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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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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, November 28, 1904)
(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, November 28, 1904)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Library benefactors--United States, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Homewood Branch, Carnegie libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maintenance and repair
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew regarding the cost of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Homewood Branch and the promised cost of maintenance for the library. Includes handwritten notation at end of last typed sentence. Signed by Andrew Carnegie. On Andrew Carnegie letterhead.
Basement plan, Carnegie Branch Library, Lawrenceville, scale-1/8 in. = 1 ft.
Basement plan, Carnegie Branch Library, Lawrenceville, scale-1/8 in. = 1 ft.
Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Designs and plans, Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Lawrenceville Branch
The plan for the basement of the Lawrenceville Branch of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, detailing the vestibule, unpacking room, boiler room, men's lavatory, and stairwells.
First floor plan, Carnegie Branch Library, Lawrenceville, scale 1/8 in.=1 ft.
First floor plan, Carnegie Branch Library, Lawrenceville, scale 1/8 in.=1 ft.
Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Lawrenceville Branch, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., West End (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Library buildings--Designs and plans., Alden and Harlow Architects--Correspondence
Plan for the first floor of the Lawrenceville Branch of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Getting anxious : Homewood residents hope work will start soon on Carnegie Library
Getting anxious : Homewood residents hope work will start soon on Carnegie Library
Carnegie libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Library benefactors--United States, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Homewood Branch
A newspaper article from the East End herald (Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)) dated March 10, 1904, expressing the eagerness of the residents of Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) for the construction to begin on the new library building promised by Andrew Carnegie. The article is pasted on a sheet of paper and is in four separate pieces.
(J.A. Cyphers, W.D. Forsyth, J.G. Schuler, M.C. Cable, F.J. Halferty. G.W. Barclay to W.N. Frew, February 1, 1904)
(J.A. Cyphers, W.D. Forsyth, J.G. Schuler, M.C. Cable, F.J. Halferty. G.W. Barclay to W.N. Frew, February 1, 1904)
Cyphers, J. A.--Correspondence, Forsyth, W. D.--Correspondence, Schuler, J. G.--Correspondence, Cable, M. C.--Correspondence, Halferty, F. J.--Correspondence, Barclay, G. W.--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Homewood Branch, Carnegie libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Homewood Public School (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Public schools--Pennsylvania--Homewood
A typescript letter from the directors of the Homewood Public School (J.A. Cyphers, W.D. Forsyth, J.G. Schuler, M.C. Cable, F.J. Halferty. G.W. Barclay) located in Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) to Mr. William Nimick Frew regarding the building of a new Carnegie Library in Homewood. As representatives of the 1,770 school children at the Homewood Public School they appeal to Mr. Frew to not hesitate in beginning the building of the new library. On Homewood Public School letterhead.
(Letter from the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade to Andrew Carnegie, March 9, 1904)
(Letter from the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade to Andrew Carnegie, March 9, 1904)
Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa), Gymnasiums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Auditoriums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood Board of Trade (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Library Committee, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919Correspondence, Library benefactors--United States, Young men--Recreation--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Men--Recreation--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Young men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Men--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Petitions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Garwood, C. H.
A typescript letter to Andrew Carnegie from the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade, dated March 9, 1904. The letter expresses their appreciation of the generous gift of a branch library that will be built in Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Included in the letter is a request that the building be large enough to accommodate at least 6 to 8,000 volumes and that a gymnasium and assembly hall be included. Reference is made to an accompanying petition of boys and young men of Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) to the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade requesting the inclusion of an auditorium and gymnasium in the Homewood Public Library. Members of the committee are listed at the end of the letter. Signed by the secretary of the committee, C.H. Garwood.
(Location of West End Branch, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)
(Location of West End Branch, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)
West End (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., West End (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. West End Branch
An undated map showing the location of the future site of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's West End Branch.
Payments and conditions of appr.
Payments and conditions of appr.
Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A table of payments and appropriations for the construction of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh branch library buildings.
(R.A. Franks to W.N. Frew, April 7, 1903)
(R.A. Franks to W.N. Frew, April 7, 1903)
Franks, Robert A.--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. East Liberty Branch, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, East Liberty (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Library benefactors--United States
A typescript letter from Robert A. Franks, Andrew Carnegie's secretary and president of Home Trust Company, Hoboken, N.J. to William Nimick Frew, president of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, regarding the gift by Andrew Carnegie of $150,000.00 for the creation of a branch library building in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pa. On Home Trust Company letterhead.
(Remarks by William Nimick Frew at dedication of Lawrenceville Branch)
(Remarks by William Nimick Frew at dedication of Lawrenceville Branch)
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Lawrenceville Branch, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
Remarks by William Nimick Frew delivered at the dedication of the Lawrenceville Branch of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Document accompanied letter from Frew to Andrew Carnegie dated May 11, 1898.
(Resolution by the Carnegie Library Commission)
(Resolution by the Carnegie Library Commission)
South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library Commission, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. South Side Branch
An undated typescript resolution by the Carnegie Library Commission accepting the donation of the site to be used for the South Side Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
(Signed petition from boys and young men of Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) to the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade)
(Signed petition from boys and young men of Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) to the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade)
Young men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Young men--Recreation--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Men--Recreation--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Auditoriums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Gymnasiums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood Board of Trade (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Library Committee, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Homewood Branch, Petitions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript petition with handwritten signatures of boys and young men of Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) to the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade requesting the inclusion of and auditorium and gymnasium in the new Carnegie Library building to be built in Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Includes columns for name, age and street and number. Accompanies a letter from the Library Committee of the Homewood Board of Trade to Andrew Carnegie, dated March 9, 1904.
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, May 11, 1898)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, May 11, 1898)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Lawrenceville Branch, Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie concerning the opening of the Lawrenceville Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Frew mentions that enclosed with the letter is a copy of his remarks from the dedication.
(W.N. Frew to James Bertram, November 2, 1903)
(W.N. Frew to James Bertram, November 2, 1903)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Homewood Branch, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Branch libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Library benefactors--United States, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to James Bertram, personal secretary of Andrew Carnegie. Frew asks Bertram to bring to the attention of Andrew Carnegie the letter he sent to Carnegie dated October 27th concerning property for the proposed Homewood Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.