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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 Samuel Harden Church, May 10, 1912)
(Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church, May 10, 1912)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Louise, Carnegie, Mohonk Lake (N.Y.), Entertaining, Vacations, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church stating that Mrs. Carnegie would not be able to entertain this year due to a need to rest because of her ""first indisposition."" Carnegie also expresses regret for their not attending Lake Mohonk with the Churches.
(Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church, May 10, 1912 (copy))
(Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church, May 10, 1912 (copy))
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Louise, Carnegie, Mohonk Lake (N.Y.), Entertaining, Vacations, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church stating that Mrs. Carnegie would not be able to entertain this year because of a need to rest due to her ""first indisposition."" Carnegie also expresses regret for their not attending Lake Mohonk with the Churches. Marked ""Copy of letter"".
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, May 13, 1912)
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, May 13, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Louise, Lake Mohonk (N.Y.), Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Vacations, Highlands (Scotland)
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church, written in response to Church's letter of the 11th, in which Carnegie reiterates his reasons for not attending Lake Mohonk and suggests that Mrs. Carnegie is in need of ""a quiet time in the Highlands.""
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, May 13, 1912 (copy))
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, May 13, 1912 (copy))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Louise, Lake Mohonk (N.Y.), Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Vacations, Highlands (Scotland)
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church, written in response to Church's letter of the 11th, in which Carnegie reiterates his reasons for not attending Lake Mohonk and suggests that Mrs. Carnegie is in need of ""a quiet time in the Highlands"". Marked ""Copy of letter"".
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, June 8, 1915)
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, June 8, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Health, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Garmany, Jasper, Barrow, Archibald C., Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton remarks on the improvement in Andrew Carnegie's health as reported by Dr. Jasper Garmany and Archibald Barrow and conveys his pleasure in having Church as a neighbor this summer in Bar Harbor, Maine. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, September 24, 1915)
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, September 24, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial, Carnegie, Louise, Obituaries, Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations
An unsigned typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church commenting on: Church's ulcerated tooth; the continued improvement in the health of Andrew Carnegie; the weather at Bar Harbor, Maine; and Louise Carnegie's appreciation of Church's letter (presumably of the 9th, which refers to a biographical sketch of Carnegie.) On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, August 11, 1915)
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, August 11, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton expresses pleasure that Andrew Carnegie is ""quite his old self again"" and also that the Churches will be vacationing at Bar Harbor, Maine. Includes penciled postscript: ""will write him.""
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, May 11, 1912)
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, May 11, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Lake Mohonk (N.Y.), Vacations, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie regarding Carnegie's not being able to attend Lake Mohonk that year. Church states he was only going in order to be with Carnegie.
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, December 18, 1915)
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, December 18, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial, Obituaries, Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations, Associated Press
An unsigned typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton concerning a biographical sketch he had written to be provided to the press in the event of Andrew Carnegie's passing.
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, June 10, 1915)
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, June 10, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton in response to Poynton's letter of the 8th. Church comments on the reported improved health of Andrew Carnegie and states that he and Mrs. Church have not yet made definite vacation plans.
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, May 20, 1915)
(Samuel Harden Church to J.A. Poynton, May 20, 1915)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Winter Harbor (Me.), Vacations, Cemeteries, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial, Carnegie, Louise--Death and burial.
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to John A. Poynton regarding their respective vacations. In a postscript, Church comments, in reference to an earlier conversation, that he has approached Mrs. Carnegie about ""a final resting place."" Marked ""personal.""