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  • Subject = Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
  • Date = 4/11/1906
  • Original Format = image/jp2; 2 p. ; 27 cm.

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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 William Nimick Frew, April 11, 1906 (typescript))
(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, April 11, 1906 (typescript))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburghFinance, Public librariesPolitical aspects--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh--Endowments
Typescript of handwritten letter in which Andrew Carnegie tells William Frew that all cities appoint library commissions, and he doesn't believe that the people of Pittsburgh would accept political control rather than a commission. It should be an easy matter to fix a sum for the Carnegie Librarys maintenance and let the City pay that to the commission. He dismisses the idea of a contract to manage the city's libraries for $150,000 annually, thus relieving the city of responsibility for maintaining them, and he will not pay for such purpose, especially as Pittsburgh will need over twice that much money in the future. He proposes a private conference with Mayor Guthrie and some of the board members to discuss his plans.