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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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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 19, 1914)
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 19, 1914)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Carnegie Institute--Finance, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Skibo (Scotland)
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton requests that Church add to a report that he (Church) is to have printed a statement of the amount with which Andrew Carnegie has funded the Carnegie Institute and also that he send 500 copies of the report to Skibo. Includes handwritten notation by Samuel Harden Church regarding the Carnegie Institute's Founder's Day book. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 22, 1917)
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 22, 1917)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute, Corporation reports, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence
A typescript note (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton requests that, since the last annual report of the Carnegie Institute that he has on file is for 1914, Church send him the reports for the following years.
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 6, 1915)
(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 6, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Croall and Croall (Firm), Hardie, James F., Automobiles, Automobile industry and trade, Carnegie Engineering Corporation
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church inquiring about a firm calling itself the Carnegie Engineering Corporation that approached the firm Croall and Croall (who then contacted Skibo) about producing and manufacturing a new line of automobile.
(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 Colonel S.H. Church, December 10, 1915)
(John A. Poynton to Colonel S.H. Church, December 10, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Wilson, Margaret Barclay, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from John A. Poynton to Colonel S.H. Church referencing Miss Margaret Barclay Wilson, a professor in the Normal College, who will be sending an anthology she has just written about Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to Mr. Church, December 6, 1919)
(John A. Poynton to Mr. Church, December 6, 1919)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Louise, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence
A signed handwritten letter from John Poynton, Andrew Carnegie's personal secretary, to Samuel Church, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, informing him that Poynton has personally delivered several pieces of correspondence to Mrs. Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel H. Church, January 16, 1918)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel H. Church, January 16, 1918)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, McKahan, Mary S., Hamerschlag, Arthur Arton, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Actions and defenses, X-rays
A typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church regarding charges made by Mary S. McKahan against the Carnegie Institute of Technology regarding x-ray experimentation that left her with severe burns. A notation appears in pencil at the bottom of the page, signed ""M.G.R.,"" indicating that a copy of McKahan's letter has been retained by Arthur Hamerschlag. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel H. Church, May 27, 1918)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel H. Church, May 27, 1918)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise, Vacation homes--Massachusetts--Lenox, Lenox (Mass.), Poynton, John A.--Correspondence
A typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton informs Church that the Carnegies (and he) will be leaving for Lenox, Massachusetts the following Saturday and suggests that he visit. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, Apr. 1, 1914)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, Apr. 1, 1914)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute)
Typescript letter (signed). John Poynton requests figures and statements dealing with Carnegie Institute that Andrew Carnegie can use in his Founder's Day address.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, April 18, 1918)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, April 18, 1918)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise, Ross, John, Church, Samuel Harden. The danger of peace discussion, Franks, Robert A., American Rights League, Lawyers--Scotland--Dunfermline, Peace, Pacifists, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton informs Church that he has sent a copy of his pamphlet The danger of peace discussion to John Ross in Dunfermline. Commenting on Church's elusiveness during his New York trips, he mentions that Louise Carnegie was sorry not to have seen him during his last visit with her husband. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, April 30, 1918)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, April 30, 1918)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Bertram, James, 1872-1934, Pittsburgh dispatch, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel H. Church. Poynton makes reference to an article appearing in the Pittsburgh dispatch (about an unspecified matter pertaining to Andrew Carnegie) and inquires as to whether or not it is true. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, June 21, 1917)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, June 21, 1917)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Homes and Haunts--Massachusetts--Lenox, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, Lenox (Mass.), Vacation homes--Massachusetts--Lenox, Curtis Hotel (Lenox, Mass.), World War, 1914-1918, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence
An signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, written during the Carnegies' stay at Shadowbrook in Lenox, Massachusetts. Poynton comments on: Church's letter on the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association; his regrets about having to discontinue their discussion on the topic of the Carnegie Institute; the improved health of Andrew Carnegie and his interest in ""all things, particularly the progress of the Allies."" Poynton also extends an invitation for the Churches to come to Lenox and stay as his guests at the Curtis Hotel. On Shadowbrook letterhead.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, May 14, 1914)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, May 14, 1914)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Vredespaleis (Hague, Netherlands), Peace
Typescript letter (signed). Poynton tells Church that he does not have the requested pamphlet and does not know if it was issued. He gives Church a Dutch contact.
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, May 8, 1914)
(John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, May 8, 1914)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise
Typescript letter (signed). Poynton communicates the Carnegies' appreciation of Church's account of recent happenings in the Pittsburgh area. Church will visit Carnegie in New York soon. The Carnegies are preparing to leave for Scotland on May 23.
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, April 6, 1917)
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, April 6, 1917)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Industrial relations--United States, Labor world (San Francisco, Calif.), Equal opportunities
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton informs Church that he has not been able to show Andrew Carnegie a specified article on the topic of labor because he (Carnegie) was suffering from a ""slight cold"" but goes on to offer his own opinion of the article, revealing an anti-labor/pro-capital bias. Poynton also mentions that there will be a meeting of the full board of trustees of the Carnegie Corporation of New York before adjourning for the summer. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie. Includes penciled notation ""for reply.""
(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.""
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, December 20, 1916)
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, December 20, 1916)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934, Carnegie Institute, Painters--United States, Art
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church regarding a letter from Church to painter Howard Russell Butler concerning a portrait of Andrew Carnegie that Butler had promised the Carnegie Institute. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, December 27, 1916)
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, December 27, 1916)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew--Portraits, Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934, Carnegie Institute, Painters--United States, Art
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church acknowledging Church's clarification of the misunderstanding concerning Howard Russell Butler's portrait of Andrew Carnegie. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, January 3, 1916)
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, January 3, 1916)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Travel--New York (State)--New York, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Everglades (Fla.), Winter
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton expresses regret that he was unable to see Church during the latter's visit to New York and discusses the Carnegies' upcoming winter stay in the South (i.e. the Florida Everglades). On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, June 18, 1918)
(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, June 18, 1918)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Louise, Bertram, James, 1872-1934, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute)
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton states that Church's letter of the 6th reached Mrs. Carnegie but the Founder's Day book did not, and, consequently, she has borrowed a copy from James Bertram. Poynton then requests that a copy of the book be sent to him. On Shadowbrook letterhead.