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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 S.H. Church, April, 25, 1909)
(James Bertram (?) to S.H. Church, April, 25, 1909)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Philanthropists--United States, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.
An unsigned typescript letter presumably from James Bertram, Andrew Carnegie's personal secretary, to Samuel Church, Secretary of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, acknowledging receipt of Church's April 23rd letter and informing him that Mr. Carnegie is leaving for Europe in two days and has no time to prepare a letter, presumably for the upcoming Founder's Day celebration. A handwritten notation on the letter says, ""Founder's Day.""
(James Bertram (?) to S.H. Church, March 15, 1909)
(James Bertram (?) to S.H. Church, March 15, 1909)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Philanthropists--United States, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.--Planning
An unsigned typescript letter presumably from James Bertram, Andrew Carnegies personal secretary, to Samuel Church, Secretary of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, acknowledging receipt of Church's March 13th letter, confirming that Carnegie will be pleased to see Church when he visits New York, and noting that Carnegie is impressed with plans for the upcoming Founder's Day program.
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, April 21, 1913)
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, April 21, 1913)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise, Benefactors--United States, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.
A signed typescript letter from James Bertram to Samuel Church written in response to Church's April 17th letter to Andrew Carnegie. Bertram notes that Carnegie is gratified by Church's letter of thanks and regrets that he and Mrs. Carnegie will be unable to attend the upcoming Founder's Day celebration.
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, April 29, 1912)
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, April 29, 1912)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute
An unsigned typescript letter presumably by James Bertram to Samuel Harden Church stating that Andrew Carnegie has not seen any accounts of the Carnegie Institute's Founder's Day celebration in the newspapers and requesting that Church send some clippings.
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, December 16, 1910)
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, December 16, 1910)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Church, Bertha Jean, Shopping--New York (State)--New York
A typescript letter from James Bertram to Samuel H. Church regarding a visit by Mr. Samuel H. Church and Mrs. Bertha Jean Church to Andrew Carnegie. Bertram writes that Carnegie would like to see them the next day and suggests that they come around 5:00 p.m. after Mrs. Church has finished her shopping or possibly Sunday.
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, December 7, 1911)
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, December 7, 1911)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Reed, J. H., Trusts and trustees
A typescript letter from James Bertram to Samuel H. Church concerning Andrew Carnegie's desire to see Church. Bertram writes that he received his letter of December 6, 1911 and states that Mr. Carnegie ""is weary to look upon your face"". Carnegie would like to see Church Saturday at 5:00 p.m., Friday in the p.m. he is seeing Judge Reed ""on trust business"".
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, January 15, 1912)
(James Bertram to S.H. Church, January 15, 1912)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Frick, Childs, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Museum, Museum exhibits, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
An unsigned typescript letter presumably from James Bertram to Samuel Harden Church in response to Church's letter of the 12th concerning a resolution by the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Institute to thank Childs Frick for a donation to the museum of a collection of ""natural history objects.""
(Samuel Harden Church to James Bertram, April 29, 1910)
(Samuel Harden Church to James Bertram, April 29, 1910)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute)
Typescript letter (signed by S.H. Church's secretary). Andrew Carnegie requested a memorandum of what Church wanted him to say at the Founder's Day celebration on May 2, so Church gives instructions to James Bertram and asks him to send the letter to him in Saturday's mail.
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, April 12, 1912)
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, April 12, 1912)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Booth, Franklin P., Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Museum
A typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to James Bertram concerning an ""indignant letter"" from Franklin B. Booth to Andrew Carnegie. Booth, through some oversight, had not been thanked for a donation to the Carnegie Museum.
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, December 5, 1903)
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, December 5, 1903)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.
A typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church, Secretary of the Board of Trustees Carnegie Institute, to James Bertram, personal secretary of Andrew Carnegie. In the letter Mr. Church explains to Mr. Bertram that he has asked Pittsburgh Printing Company to forward twenty-five copies of the Founder's day book for 1903 to Mr. Carnegie. Mr. Church goes on to mention that he is going to send out copies to individuals and institutions that were on a revised mailing list that Mr. Bertram sent to him last spring. On letterhead with drawing of the Carnegie Institute.
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, July 13, 1911)
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, July 13, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Art commissions, Carnegie, Louise, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York
A typescript letter from Samuel H. Church to James Bertram concerning a portrait of Andrew Carnegie that was painted by Anders Zorn. Church writes that he received Bertram's private letter dated June 30, 1911 and he states that they (presumably Carnegie Institute, Board of Trustees) are all very disappointed with the portrait. He relates that he went to New York to inspect Zorn's portrait and he agrees with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie's opinions of the portrait. Church notes that ""while Mr. Zorn may be one of the world's greatest portrait painters "", he feels that he rushed in painting the portrait and didn't pay enough attention to the portrait. He writes that Zorn gave President Taft eight sittings and Andrew Carnegie only four. His portrait of President Taft is ""said to be a good one"". Church states that he wrote to Zorn and told him the portrait of Carnegie was a failure. He has included a copy of the letter to Anders Zorn. The paining is being left at Carnegie's house for now. A P.S. states that he returns the private memorandum Bertram sent to him.
(S.H. Church to Mr. Bertram, April, 27, 1909)
(S.H. Church to Mr. Bertram, April, 27, 1909)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Philanthropists--United States, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence
A signed handwritten letter from Samuel Church, Secretary of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, to James Bertram, Andrew Carnegie's personal secretary, insisting that Carnegie send either a letter or a telegram to be read to those in attendance at the upcoming Founder's Day celebration.