Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Subject = Argentina
  • Date = 1912-08-05;

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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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Carnegie Museum correspondence
Carnegie Museum correspondence
Franks, Robert A.--Correspondence, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Transportation, Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Travel costs, Spain, Carnegie Museum, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A document describing: a letter from William Jacob Holland to Robert A. Franks regarding travel expenses for Holland's trip to Buenos Aires for the delivery and installation of the Diplodocus carnegii replica donated to the Argentine government; and a memo from Franks on stated expenses. Affixed to sheet is a cutting from a piece of correspondence requesting that the recipient ""honor the calls of (Holland) ... for sums as needed to the extent of Fifteen hundred dollars, to pay for work on replica of Diplodocus for Spain and two extra ones to be held in reserve.""