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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(Robert Scully to Samuel H. Church, September 14, 1911)
(Robert Scully to Samuel H. Church, September 14, 1911)
Scully, Robert E.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, W. S. Budworth and Son, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924, Carnegie Institute, Art--Transportation, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York
A typescript letter from Robert Scully to Samuel Harden Church regarding the shipment of a portrait Anders Zorn painted of Andrew Carnegie. Scully writes, per Church's letter of September 13, 1911, that he will make arrangements with Budworth and Son (to ship the painting to Mr. John W. Beatty, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.). Scully also states that he is enclosing a letter from Mr. James Bertram dated, June 29, 1911. He will notify Church when the portrait is ""en route"". He concludes the letter by writing that Church's own picture ""has been received at 91st Street and will be installed in Mr. Carnegie's room as requested"". This was the address of Andrew Carnegie's home in New York City. On The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching letterhead.
(Robert Scully to S.H. Church, September 18, 1911)
(Robert Scully to S.H. Church, September 18, 1911)
Scully, Robert E.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York, W. S. Budworth and Son, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924, Carnegie Institute, Art--Transportation, American Express Company
A typescript letter from Robert Scully to Samuel Harden Church regarding the shipment of a portrait Anders Zorn painted of Andrew Carnegie. Scully writes that the portrait has been picked up at the Carnegie mansion (in New York City) by Budworth and Son and they advised him that it was being shipped by American Express to Mr. John W. Beatty (Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.). On The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching letterhead.
(Samuel H. Church to J.A. Garber, September 19, 1911)
(Samuel H. Church to J.A. Garber, September 19, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Garber, J.A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York, W. S. Budworth and Son, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924, Carnegie Institute, Art--Transportation, American Express Company
A typescript letter from Secretary (Samuel H. Church) to J.A. Garber, Business Manager, Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. concerning the shipment of a portrait Anders Zorn painted of Andrew Carnegie. Church writes that the portrait had been picked up at the Carnegie mansion (in New York City) on Sat, September 16th by Budworth and Son and it was being shipped by American Express to Mr. John W. Beatty (Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.). He asks Garber to let him know ""as soon as the picture arrives"" and to not let anyone look at the portrait unless Church or Beatty authorizes it. On The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching letterhead.