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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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, February 17, 1915)
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, February 17, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania, Railroads--Officials and employees--United States
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church in response to Church's letter of the 16th. Poynton informs Church that the printer has been instructed to send him one thousand copies of the transcript of Andrew Carnegie's testimony before the Commission on Industrial relations and that they were presently engaged in addressing copies to railroad executives throughout the country. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, February 16, 1915)
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, February 16, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania, Duquesne Club, Businessmen--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Railroads--Officials and employees--United States
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton, in response to Poynton's letter of the 13th. Church proposes the idea of widening the circulation of the transcript of Andrew Carnegie's testimony before the Commission on Industrial Relations to as many people as possible, noting as examples the ready-made audiences of the approximately 600 businessmen who are members of the Duquesne Club and the 1,000 railroad officials throughout America. Marked ""Dictated.""