Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Subject = Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
  • Original Format = image/jp2; [1] p. ; 27 cm.
  • Subject = Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits

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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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(James Bertram to John W. Beatty, December 22, 1911)
(James Bertram to John W. Beatty, December 22, 1911)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Painters--Scotland, Portraits, Art commissions, University of St. Andrews, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A typescript letter, presumably from James Bertram to John W. Beatty, regarding a letter Beatty sent to Andrew Carnegie dated December 16, 1911. In that letter Beatty asks Carnegie if he has received a photograph of a painting of Andrew Carnegie, presumably painted by Edward A. Walton (presumably the portrait Walton painted of Carnegie commissioned by St. Andrews University)
(John W. Beatty to Col. S.H. Church, December 16, 1911)
(John W. Beatty to Col. S.H. Church, December 16, 1911)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute, Board of Trustees, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Art commissions, Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920, Frew, William Nimick, McConway, William, Scaife, W. Lucien (William Lucien), Macbeth, George A., Hamerschlag, Arthur Arton, Shaw, George E., Church, Samuel Harden
A typescript letter from John W. Beatty to Samuel H. Church regarding members of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees who ""called to see the portrait"", presumably a portrait painted of Andrew Carnegie by Anders Zorn. The members who viewed the portrait included: John A. Brashear, William N. Frew, William McConway, W. Lucien Scaife, and George A. Macbeth. Macbeth brought his daughter with him and Brashear brought Arthur A. Hamerschlag with him to view the portrait. At end of the letter there is a notation in ink that states Shaw and Church ""also saw it"".
(John W. Beatty to James Bertram, December 27, 1911)
(John W. Beatty to James Bertram, December 27, 1911)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Painters--Scotland, Portraits, Art commissions, University of St. Andrews, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, New Year
A typescript letter from John W. Beatty to James Bertram regarding a missing photograph that was taken of a painting of Andrew Carnegie that, presumably, Edward A. Walton painted (presumably the portrait Walton painted of Carnegie commissioned by St. Andrews University). In the letter Beatty acknowledges receiving Bertram's letter dated December 22, 1911 and the enclosed letter (not here) written by Mr. Walton. He states that he will write Mr. Walton in order to trace the photograph and he is sure it has ""been lost in transit"". Beatty closes the letter by wishing Bertram a ""Happy New Year"".