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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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Burgess ticket of the Burgh of Hawick, England (i.e. Scotland), 2nd September, 1902
Burgess ticket of the Burgh of Hawick, England (i.e. Scotland), 2nd September, 1902
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hawick Library (Scotland)--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hawick (Scotland). Town Council--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--Scotland--Hawick--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Scotland--Hawick--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hawick (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hawick (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a burgess ticket given to Andrew Carnegie by the Town Council of Hawick, Scotland, expressing thanks for the donation of a public library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 34 x 26 cm
Casket of "silver-bound bog oak, found on the Burgh lands of Hawick, some years ago", containing the freedom of the Burgh of Hawick, England (i.e. Scotland), 2nd September, 1902
Casket of "silver-bound bog oak, found on the Burgh lands of Hawick, some years ago", containing the freedom of the Burgh of Hawick, England (i.e. Scotland), 2nd September, 1902
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hawick (Scotland). Town Council--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--Scotland--Hawick--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Scotland--Hawick--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Hawick (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hawick (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of an oak casket containing a burgess ticket given to Andrew Carnegie by the Town Council of Hawick, Scotland, in appreciation of a donation for the construction of a public library building. The casket is open, revealing the document (rolled) and a metal plate on the underside of the lid. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm