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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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(Joseph Buffington to Andrew Carnegie, Apr. 9, 1906)
(Joseph Buffington to Andrew Carnegie, Apr. 9, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Finance, Public libraries--Political aspects--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Endowments, Buffington, Joseph, 1855-1947--Correspondence
Handwritten letter in which Judge Buffington gives his views on the situation described in William Frew's letter of April 6. He has great faith in the people of Pittsburgh and believes that the issues will be worked out satisfactorily, according to the plan proposed by Frew.
To Andrew Carnegie, Appreciation
To Andrew Carnegie, Appreciation
Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Philanthropists--United States, Art Society of Pittsburgh. Memorial Committee, Hardy, Alex J., Art Society of Pittsburgh
A typescript address of appreciation to Andrew Carnegie for the Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Institute, Technical Schools. Written by the Art Society of Pittsburgh. Adopted by the Art Society of the City of Pittsburgh in appreciation of the gift of $3,800,000.00 given by Andrew Carnegie to the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. Signed by J. Alex Hardy, Chairman Memorial Committee. On The Art Society of Pittsburgh letterhead paper. Includes penciled notations.
(William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 13, 1906)
(William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 13, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburghFinance, Public librariesPolitical aspects--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh--Endowments, Carnegie Institute, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
Typescript letter in response to Andrew Carnegies letter of April 11, in which William Frew clarifies that while the Carnegie Institute as endowed by Carnegie is presumably safe, the Library is in a different situation, and the Board of Trustees is trying to prevent any political interference in the operations of the Library. He notes that the Carnegie Library of Allegheny and the public library in Philadelphia are not supervised by a library commission and are staffed by political appointees, whereas Boston and New York are properly maintained by commissions. He reassures Carnegie that any final decision on the situation is his.
(William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 6, 1906)
(William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 6, 1906)
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Finance, Public libraries--Political aspects--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Endowments, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
W.N. Frew, president of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Institute, writes to Andrew Carnegie describing the relations existing between the library and the City of Pittsburgh, particularly his concern, as discussed with board members Judges J.H. Reed and Joseph Buffington, that the head of the Department of Public Works might assert his authority to discharge the Library's employees and install his own political appointments. Also of concern is potential interference by the city Controller, based on state constitutional law, thus far not observed by the Board, prohibiting any city in the Commonwealth from raising money by taxation and placing it for distribution in the control of a board of commission, such as the Board of Trustees. With the recent election of George Guthrie, a longtime legal advisor to the Controller, as Mayor of Pittsburgh, such interference seems more likely. To safeguard the institutions that Carnegie founded, Frew asks him to provide money sufficient to yield an annual income of $200,000, to be used for the maintenance of the Carnegie Library system as well as the Department of Fine Arts and the Museum of the Carnegie Institute. The fund would be created on condition that the City of Pittsburgh appropriate from it up to $150,000 annually for the Library and that management of the Library remain with the Board of Trustees.
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, March 9, 1901)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, March 9, 1901)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie Institute, Bigelow, Edward Manning, 1850-1916, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904, Dispatch (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie concerning ""securing the new ground for the Carnegie Institutions"" and Edward Manning Bigelow's remarks in an interview in the morning Dispatch. He says Mr. Bigelow's treatment of the Institute in the interview is ""a very mild sample of the way in which he has treated the Institute for years"". In the past he has been ""antagonizing"" towards the Institute and discrediting of the Library. Frew believes that it would be a ""calamity"" if Bigelow is put into his old position or made Recorder. He asks Carnegie to exert his influence with Senator Quay to prevent this from happening