Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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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.""
(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.
(S.H. Church to Mrs. Carnegie, March 18, 1913)
(S.H. Church to Mrs. Carnegie, March 18, 1913)
Carnegie, Louise--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Hadley, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1872-1927, Governors--Missouri, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Philanthropists--United States
A signed typescript letter from Samuel Church to Louise Carnegie expressing the hope that she and her husband will be able to come to Pittsburgh to take part in the upcoming Founder's Day celebration. Church notes that the principal speaker, Governor Hadley of Missouri, would be pleased to share the platform with Mr. Carnegie. A handwritten penciled notation on the letter indicates that attendance is impossible due to an upcoming trip to St. Louis. An unrelated (?) handwritten penciled notation on the back of the letter says, ""W.H. Kohlsach (spelling?), Holland.""