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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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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 15, 1901)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 15, 1901)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Popular science monthly (New York, N.Y. : 1900), Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Dinosaurs, Diplodocus, Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Collection management--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Birds--Catalogs and collections--North America, Sea birds--Catalogs and collections--Newfoundland and Labrador, Egypt Exploration Fund, Franks, Robert A., Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898, Indians of North America--Antiquities, Swank, James Moore, 1832-1914, King, Wilson C., Peru--Antiquities, DuPuy, Herbert, Egypt--Antiquities, Golf, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A typescript letter from W.J. Holland, Director, Carnegie Museum, to Andrew Carnegie concerning the Carnegie Museum. Mr. Holland asks if Carnegie received his article on the Museum published in Popular science monthly and mentions that the Annals of the Carnegie Museum will ""go to the printer soon"". Holland states that the first complete account of the anatomy of the dinosaur ""Diplodocus carnegii"" (named after Andrew Carnegie) is in part I of volume I of The Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum and is at the printers. Work in the West continues with two young men collecting sea fowl in Newfoundland and Labrador. Plans are to have a complete collection of birds of North America ""in the next three or four years"". Holland relates that he has solicited funds for the Egypt Exploration Fund from local people and received money from his friends for the fund. Holland tells Carnegie that he and Mr. Franks are disappointed that they were not able to obtain the Donaldson collection (Thomas C. Donaldson) of American Indian material that was referred to them by Mr. J.M. Swank. He goes on to write that Mr. Wilson King has sent a collection of golden ornaments from Peruvian graves and Mr. Herbert DuPuy brought in a collection of Egyptian antiquities. Holland concludes the letter by stating that he has followed Carnegie's advice and taken up the sport of golf. On Carnegie Museum letterhead.
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, November 22, 1911)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, November 22, 1911)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Golf--New York (State)--New York, Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Museum, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs, Carnegie Museum, Argentina, Philanthropists--United States, Library benefactors--United States, Organ (Musical instrument), Franks, Robert A., Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910, Koh-i-noor (Diamond)
A typescript letter from W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie in reference to letters from Carnegie to Holland dated November 17 and 21, 1911. In this letter Holland makes reference to being unable to golf with Carnegie in New York the next day due to the amount of work he needs to finish in Pittsburgh, Pa. (presumably at the Carnegie Museum). In the letter dated November 21, 1911 Carnegie writes about the donation of a Diplodocus (Diplodocus carnegii skeleton, located in Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) to Argentina. In the letter from Carnegie dated November 21, 1911 Carnegie (erroneously) notes there are two Diplodocus in Pittsburg and wonders if they might send the first one to Argentina, but he notes, ""I suppose it would be too valuable as being the original"". In this letter Holland explains that they have another set of casts of the bones of the Diplodocus in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Museum and he can have a replica of the Diplodocus made if Carnegie has his ""bursar"", (Robert A. Franks) remit to him the amounts he calls for. He then explains that they do not have two Diplodocus, only one original and Holland is shocked that Carnegie would want to send the original to Argentina. Church states that the other big beast is a bird of another feather. He compares sending the original Diplodocus to Argentina akin to King Edward donating the Kohinoor from the crown jewels to a museum. Holland assures Carnegie that he can send as many Diplodocus replicas as Carnegie wants to crowned heads and Presidents.
(W.J. Holland to Dr. Andrew Carnegie, March 22, 1908)
(W.J. Holland to Dr. Andrew Carnegie, March 22, 1908)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Dinosaurs, Diplodocus, Berlin, Germany, Paris, France, Natural history museums--Germany--Berlin--Exhibitions, Natural history museums--France--Paris--Exhibitions, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse (Steamship), Franks, Robert A., Carnegie Museum--Finance, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Indian reservations--United States, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie concerning the installation of the copies of the Diplodocus (Diplodocus carnegii skeleton, located in Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in Berlin, Germany and Paris, France. Holland writes that he hopes Carnegie's return from his trip to the south finds him in good health. He has received letters from Berlin, Germany in regards to the ""installation"" of the Diplodocus by April 15, 1908. Holland let them know he will be there by April 10, 1908. He has booked passage on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, sailing from New York, N.Y. on April 7, 1908. Holland plans to arrive in Berlin on April 7, 1908. He has told the people in Paris, France that he cannot get there before May 15, 1908 for the installation of their copy of the Diplodocus. It will take three to four weeks to ""set up and complete"" the installation of the Diplodocus and it will be ""early June"" before they are ready for the Paris ""Inauguration"" of the Diplodocus. Holland has written to Robert A. Franks requesting Franks to send to him the amount of money it will take for a ""successful conclusion"". He than asks Carnegie for his London address through Mr. Bertram to send to Carnegie any ""messages of gratitude to convey to you"" from the dignitaries. He concludes the letter by writing that the fiscal year at the Carnegie Museum is closing and it has been a successful year with some difficulties. Holland has just received permission from the Secretary of the Interior (James Rudolph Garfield) to explore several Indian reservations that have not been explored and Mr. Garfield has been ""very kind in this matter.""