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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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Address of thanks on satin with ivory roll for £8000 for a branch library building from the Council of the City of Liverpool, 5th September, 1906
Address of thanks on satin with ivory roll for £8000 for a branch library building from the Council of the City of Liverpool, 5th September, 1906
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England). City Council--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Branch libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of an ornamented document containing a resolution by the Council of the City of Liverpool, England, thanking Andrew Carnegie for the donation of £8,000 for the construction of a branch library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 35 x 26 cm
Box containing address of thanks, for £8000 for a branch library building, from the Council of the City of Liverpool, 5th September, 1906
Box containing address of thanks, for £8000 for a branch library building, from the Council of the City of Liverpool, 5th September, 1906
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England). City Council--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Branch libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Scrolls--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a wooden casket containing a scroll. A metal plate on the casket features the letter A superimposed of the letter C. The scrolled document is a resolution by the Council of the City of Liverpool, England, thanking Andrew Carnegie for the donation of £8,000 for the construction of a branch library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm
Burgess ticket of the City of Liverpool, England, 3rd August, 1911
Burgess ticket of the City of Liverpool, England, 3rd August, 1911
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Sefton Park Public Library--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a burgess ticket presented by the City of Liverpool, England, to Andrew Carnegie for his funding of a public library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 34 x 26 cm
Illuminated resolution of acceptance bound in leather ornamented with silver from the Council of the City of Liverpool for gift for a branch library in West Derby, 4th February, 1903
Illuminated resolution of acceptance bound in leather ornamented with silver from the Council of the City of Liverpool for gift for a branch library in West Derby, 4th February, 1903
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Andrew Carnegie Library (West Derby, Liverpool, England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England). City Council--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Branch libraries--England--Liverpool--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., West Derby (Liverpool, England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., West Derby (Liverpool, England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of an illuminated address containing a resolution issued by the City Council of Liverpool, England, stating acceptance of funds donated by Andrew Carnegie for a branch library building in West Derby. The text states that the library would be named the Andrew Carnegie Library. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm
Silver casket from Sefton Park, Liverpool, containing the freedom of the City of Liverpool, England, 3rd August, 1911
Silver casket from Sefton Park, Liverpool, containing the freedom of the City of Liverpool, England, 3rd August, 1911
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Sefton Park Public Library--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Sefton Park Public Library--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--England--Liverpool--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Pictorial works., Silver boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a silver casket given to Andrew Carnegie by the City of Liverpool, England. The casket contains a burgess ticket containing a statement of thanks to Carnegie for the funding of a public library building, which is represented in the casket's shape. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 25 x 34 cm
Silver gilt key, city arms in enamel, presented to Mr. Carnegie on the occasion of his opening the Toxteth Branch Library, Liverpool, England, 15th October, 1902
Silver gilt key, city arms in enamel, presented to Mr. Carnegie on the occasion of his opening the Toxteth Branch Library, Liverpool, England, 15th October, 1902
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library Museum and Arts Committee of the City of Liverpool (Liverpool, England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Toxteth Branch Library (Toxteth, Liverpool, England)--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Branch libraries--England--Liverpool--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Locks and keys--England--Liverpool--Pictorial works., Toxteth (Liverpool, England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Toxteth (Liverpool, England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Photographs of the front and reverse views of a decorative silver gilt key presented by the Library Museum and Arts Committee of the City of Liverpool to Andrew Carnegie at the opening of the branch public library building in Toxteth, Liverpool England. There is an inscription in the middle of the handle of the front side of the key. In the middle of the handle of the reverse side of the key are the intertwined initials AC and a coat of arms. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm