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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 R.A. Franks, October 30, 1907)
(Andrew Carnegie (?) to R.A. Franks, October 30, 1907)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Franks, Robert A.--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Carnegie Institute--Finance
An unsigned typescript letter presumably from Andrew Carnegie to his business secretary Robert Franks authorizing Franks to send William Frew funds to cover a Carnegie Institute budget shortfall caused by a misunderstanding about the date that bond interest was payable.
(Andrew Carnegie to Robert A. Franks, November 27, 1903)
(Andrew Carnegie to Robert A. Franks, November 27, 1903)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Franks, Robert A.--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick, Carnegie Institute--Finance
Typescript letter (carbon copy, unsigned). Carnegie instructs R.A. Franks, of Home Trust Co., Hoboken, N.J., to remit to William Nimick Frew sums of $25,000 from the $5 million endowment given to Carnegie Institute.
(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew)
(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Mayors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from Andew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew regarding the mayor of Pittsburgh's disagreement with the Carnegie Institute regarding an increase in funding for the Institute by the city of Pittsburgh.
(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew)
(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Franks, Robert A., Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew regarding Carnegie Institute financial matters, with a reference to Robert Franks.
(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, December 15, 1906)
(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, December 15, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Philanthropists--United States, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Finance
A letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, President of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, in reference to a letter from Mr. Frew dated December 13, 1906, that states he would like to ""take care of everything but the Library proper"". Mr. Carnegie wants to have his ""fund"" used ""to pay for the portion of the Building the Carnegie Institute occupies"".
(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, July 8, 1907)
(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, July 8, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A signed typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Frew, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, written in response to Frew's June 22nd letter. Carnegie chides Frew for bothering him about the Carnegie Institute's current year finances and objects to Frew's implication that he is at fault for a budget shortfall. A handwritten initialed note in pen at the bottom of the letter indicates that Carnegie has no intention of leaving the Institute in the lurch.
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 21, 1900)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 21, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew concerning his contribution to the enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building. Refers to Frew's letter of the 19th.
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 26, 1900)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 26, 1900)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, with handwritten corrections and postscript. Carnegie betrays concerns about being able to fill the space of the forthcoming enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building. Refers to Nimick's comments in his letter of the 24th.
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 28, 1900)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 28, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew discussing Carnegie's contribution to the enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building and his concern of having ""more space than we are able to fill."" Refers to Frew's letter of the 26th.
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, December 15, 1906)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, December 15, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Philanthropists--United States, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Finance, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, President of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, in reference to a letter from Mr. Frew dated December 13, 1906, states that he would like to ""take care of everything but the Library proper"". Mr. Carnegie wants to have his ""fund"" used ""to pay for the ""portion of the Building the Carnegie Institute occupies"". Mr. Carnegie goes on to give his opinion that the City of Pittsburghs annual payment of $200,000 for its ""Libraries"" for the current population is ""doing very well indeed, judging by what I see other cities do"". Carnegie then states that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is near the front of public library facilities and that ""she gets the full worth of her money and even more"".
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, January 19, 1911)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, January 19, 1911)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Endowments
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, president, Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute, concerning what Frew and the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute would do with an extra fifty or a hundred thousand yearly income for the Institute. Includes corrections in ink and signed by Andrew Carnegie.
(G.A. Dillinger to Andrew Carnegie, June 6, 1914)
(G.A. Dillinger to Andrew Carnegie, June 6, 1914)
Dillinger, Gregg A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Carnegie Institute of Technology--Endowments, Carnegie Hero Fund Trust--Finance, Carnegie Corporation of New York--Finance
A typescript letter from Gregg A. Dillinger, secretary of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute, to Andrew Carnegie stating at the meeting of the Board of Trustees held June 5, 1914, President Church announced that Carnegie arranged to transfer one million dollars to the Carnegie Institute ""for the general purpose of the Carnegie Institute"". Dillinger writes about the additional allowance of $50,000 per year Andrew Carnegie is now endowing the Institute with to support a portion of the School work. This $50,000 now given by Carnegie replaces the $50,000 that had been given by the Carnegie Hero Fund in the past. The $50,000 per year ""would be capitalized at the convenience of the Carnegie Corporation as part of the permanent endowment fund"". The letter ends with Dillinger expressing gratitude to Andrew Carnegie from the Board of Trustees ""for your devoted and generous care of the Institute"".
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 19, 1914)
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 19, 1914)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Carnegie Institute--Finance, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Skibo (Scotland)
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton requests that Church add to a report that he (Church) is to have printed a statement of the amount with which Andrew Carnegie has funded the Carnegie Institute and also that he send 500 copies of the report to Skibo. Includes handwritten notation by Samuel Harden Church regarding the Carnegie Institute's Founder's Day book. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(J.P. McCollum to Andrew Carnegie, May 3, 1900)
(J.P. McCollum to Andrew Carnegie, May 3, 1900)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Music Hall--Finance, Music-halls--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Music patrons, Music, McCollum, J.P.--Correspondence
A typescript letter from J.P. McCollum to Andrew Carnegie commending him on the enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building and offering reasons for Carnegie to fund a music hall as well. On letterhead of the Mozart Club, Pittsburgh.
(Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 12, 1911)
(Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 12, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts
A typescript letter, presumably from Samuel H. Church, to Andrew Carnegie, concerning a letter Andrew Carnegie sent, dated January 19, 1911, to Frew and the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute on what they would do with an extra fifty or a hundred thousand yearly income for the Institute. The Board does not feel there is a need for a new department for Carnegie Institute at this time; the present needs of the Technical Schools are being taken care of by Carnegie's endowments; the Board does believe that they can use $100,000 additional income in ""carrying forward and extending the work of the Museum and Fine Arts departments"" ; and the Board will transmit to Carnegie the ""reports of the Directors of the Museums and Fine Arts departments"" so that Carnegie can be acquainted with ""scope"" and ""purpose"" of these departments and the ""cost of developing them"". They also transmit a letter from the director of the Technical Schools with similar information.
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, June 5, 1914)
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, June 5, 1914)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Carnegie Hero Fund Trust, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.
A typescript letter from President, presumably Samuel Harden Church, newly elected president of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, to Andrew Carnegie regarding the first meeting of the Board of Trustees since Church was elected president. At this meeting Church announced Carnegie's gift of one million dollars to the Institute and the additional allotment of one million dollars that would take the place of the $50,000 annual appropriation that had been made by the Carnegie Hero Fund. Church writes of the gratitude felt by the Board of Trustees for the additional two million dollars to the Carnegie Institute endowment funds. He writes that the new administration is starting out ""beautifully"" and that there is a lot of work to do. Church hopes to send Carnegie a supply of Founder's Day books the following week.
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, May 11, 1914)
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, May 11, 1914)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence
Typescript letter (unsigned). Samuel Harden Church reports on three items requested by Andrew Carnegie in a letter of May 4 (not included): the cost of the Carnegie Institute from its founding; expenditures of past years; and the estimate for the present year.
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 29, 1912)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 29, 1912)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick, Reed, J. H., Carnegie Institute--Finance
A typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie concerning Carnegie Institute appropriations for the current year. Includes postscript in ink. On Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees letterhead.
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 26, 1900)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 26, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie in which Frew suggests that Carnegie write a letter explicitly stating the amount of his contribution to the enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building so as to prevent a condemnation ordinance against him.
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, December 14, 1906)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, December 14, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Guthrie, George W., Philanthropists--United States, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Appropriations and expenditures, Newspapers--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Finance, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Finance, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees. Executive Committee, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie concerning an accompanying newspaper clipping, Understanding with Carnegie, presumably from a local Pittsburgh, Pa. newspaper, about Andrew Carnegie and the mayor of the City of Pittsburgh. The article hints that there is some understanding between Andrew Carnegie and Mayor Guthrie regarding Carnegie Institute. Mayor Guthrie does not indicate what that understanding is. Mr. Guthrie does go on to state that Mr. Carnegie would not endow the library. Because the building size of the Carnegie Institute has increased, the newspaper article speculates that Mr. Carnegie may help out with the increased expenses that the larger building may incur. In the letter Mr. Frew states ""somebody has been talking"" and he assures Mr. Carnegie that it was not him. He also includes a P.S. on the back of the letter that reminds Mr. Carnegie that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Board of Trustees is meeting to receive estimates from different subcommittees of the Board for maintenance of the different departments and buildings for the next fiscal year. The Executive Committee will report to the full Board of Trustees their recommendations which will then be presented to the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh. Mr. Frew states that the maintenance of the portions of the new building that are to be occupied by the Carnegie Institute (the Fine Arts and Museum departments) should be looked into for the meeting of the Executive Committee. On Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh letterhead.