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This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie's bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use as part of their curriculum.
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(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 19, 1914)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Poynton, John A.--Correspondence
A telegram from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church requesting that Church send a few printed copies of an unspecified speech by Andrew Carnegie before they set sail.
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(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 22, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute, MacDougall, Donald, 1854-1920. Scots and Scots descendants in America, Scots--United States, Scottish Americans
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton requests a photograph of the Carnegie Institute building for the article on Andrew Carnegie to appear in Donald MacDougall's upcoming book Scots and Scots descendants in America. Shorthand appears in pencil in the lower margin. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 29, 1917)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Trusts and trustees, Corporate meetings
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to S.H. Church. Poynton informs Church that if the meeting of the Carnegie Corporation trustees is to be held in Pittsburgh, he will be unable to attend and regrets not seeing him (Church). On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(Letter to Mr. J.A. Poynton, December 13, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Wilson, Margaret Barclay
A letter from unknown correspondent to Mr. John A. Poynton regarding Miss Margaret Barclay Wilson's Anthology of Andrew Carnegie.
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(President to J.A. Poynton, January 3, 1916)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from the President to J.A. Poynton thanking him for his letter of December 31st and for six copies of the ""Anthology"" for the Carnegie Library and branches.
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(""President"" to J.A. Poynton, May 14, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Foster, Katharine, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Employees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from the President to Mr. J.A. Poynton, in response to Andrew Carnegie's letter of February 1, 1915, reporting on the outcome of the fifty-eight employees dismissed from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, including Katharine Foster.
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(""President"" to Mr. J.A. Poynton, December 26, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Wilson, Margaret Barclay, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from the President to John A. Poynton asking how to purchase Miss Margaret Barclay Wilson's published book ""A Carnegie Anthology"" for the Carnegie Library and branches.
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(President to Mr. J.A. Poynton, December 30, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Wilson, Margaret Barclay
A letter from the President to Mr. John A. Poynton enclosing a complete list of trustees' names and addresses for use in distributing Miss Wilson's ""A Carnegie Anthology.""
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(Samuel Church (?) to John A. Poynton, September 25, 1919)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute, World's work, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial--Press-coverage, Philanthropists--United States--Press coverage
A unsigned typescript letter presumably from Samuel Church, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, to John Poynton, Andrew Carnegie's personal secretary, written in response to Poynton's September 23rd letter. Church assures Poynton that photos of the Carnegie Institute were sent to World's Work magazine as he requested and expresses interest in obtaining a copy, for the Carnegie Institute, of Poynton's set of worldwide newspaper clippings related to Andrew Carnegie's death. Marked ""copy of letter.""
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, April 10, 1917)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Trusts and trustees, Corporate meetings
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton regarding the prospect of a future meeting of the Carnegie Corporation board being held in Pittsburgh, which was opposed only by Elihu Root, who does not like to travel. On letterhead of the Carnegie Institute. Marked ""copy of letter.""
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, April 21, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Travel--New York (State)--New York, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton. Church discusses his upcoming trip to New York, principally his prospective visit with Andrew and Louise Carnegie to obtain some form of communication to be conveyed at the following week's Founder's Day celebration, which the Carnegies, to Church's expressed regret, would not be attending.
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, April 25, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Travel--New York (State)--New York, Church, Samuel Harden--Travel--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Carnegie, Louise, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia (Pa.)
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton. Church states that he is anxious to hear from Louise Carnegie, that he can be reached at the secretary's office at the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia until having to return to Pittsburgh for the Founder's Day celebration.
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, December 18, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial, Obituaries, Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations, Associated Press
An unsigned typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton concerning a biographical sketch he had written to be provided to the press in the event of Andrew Carnegie's passing.
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, February 11, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
An unsigned typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton, written in response to Poynton's letter of the 10th, requesting one hundred copies of Andrew Carnegie's testimony before the Commission on Industrial Relations.
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, February 16, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania, Duquesne Club, Businessmen--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Railroads--Officials and employees--United States
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton, in response to Poynton's letter of the 13th. Church proposes the idea of widening the circulation of the transcript of Andrew Carnegie's testimony before the Commission on Industrial Relations to as many people as possible, noting as examples the ready-made audiences of the approximately 600 businessmen who are members of the Duquesne Club and the 1,000 railroad officials throughout America. Marked ""Dictated.""
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, February 6, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton concerning the Commission on Industrial Relations' decision to come to Pittsburgh to make inquiries into the affairs of the Carnegie Institute. Marked ""dictated.""
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, February 8, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
An unsigned typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton concerning the copy of Andrew Carnegie's statement before the Commission on Industrial Relations that Poynton had sent him.
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, February 8, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton requesting the original plate of a photograph of Andrew Carnegie that he thought should be included in Carnegie's biography.
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, January 16, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John Poynton in response to Poynton's letter of the previous day requesting that Church answer questions pertaining to the Carnegie Institute furnished by Basil Manly, the official in charge of federal hearings on industrial relations. Church agrees to the request, then goes on to discuss the application for the position of guard at the Carnegie Institute by a Mr. Dunn, mentioning a Mr. Cunningham, Custodian of Buildings and Grounds.
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(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, January 19, 1917)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial, Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909, Obituaries
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton regarding to a characterization of Andrew Carnegie by poet Richard Watson Gilder presumably to be considered as material for Carnegie's obituary in the event of his passing. On letterhead of the Carnegie Institute. Marked ""copy of letter.""
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