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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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(Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 12, 1911)
(Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 12, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts
A typescript letter, presumably from Samuel H. Church, to Andrew Carnegie, concerning a letter Andrew Carnegie sent, dated January 19, 1911, to Frew and the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute on what they would do with an extra fifty or a hundred thousand yearly income for the Institute. The Board does not feel there is a need for a new department for Carnegie Institute at this time; the present needs of the Technical Schools are being taken care of by Carnegie's endowments; the Board does believe that they can use $100,000 additional income in ""carrying forward and extending the work of the Museum and Fine Arts departments"" ; and the Board will transmit to Carnegie the ""reports of the Directors of the Museums and Fine Arts departments"" so that Carnegie can be acquainted with ""scope"" and ""purpose"" of these departments and the ""cost of developing them"". They also transmit a letter from the director of the Technical Schools with similar information.
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 25, 1910)
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 25, 1910)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools--Employees--Pensions, Carnegie Institute--Employees--Pensions, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Typescript letter, signed by Samuel Harden Church and board member Charles L. Taylor. Church presents to Andrew Carnegie the Carnegie Institute's Board of Trustees plan for establishing a pension fund for the Carnegie Institute (excluding the library) and the Technical Schools. He asks Carnegie to appropriate $100,000 for the fund, with additional annual endowments of $30,000 between 1920 and 1950. Includes an addendum approving the recommendation signed by William Nimick Frew
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, September 4, 1912)
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, September 4, 1912)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Ross, John, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Winter Harbor (Me.), Dunfermline (Scotland), Gettysburg (Pa.), Ross, John, Peace, Warships
An unsigned typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie in which Church describes a number of different matters, including: his and Mrs. Church's trip to Winter Harbor, Maine and their stop at Gettysburg; Church's felt inadequacy regarding his appointment to the Carnegie Institute's Board of Trustees; Carnegie's philanthropic work in Dunfermline; Carnegie's professed commitment to international peace and his refusal to help fund the creation of a new warship.
(Samuel Harden Church to Henry S. Pritchett, May 7, 1914)
(Samuel Harden Church to Henry S. Pritchett, May 7, 1914)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Typescript letter (unsigned). Samuel Harden Church, newly-elected president of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, acknowledges a congratulatory letter (not included) from Henry S. Pritchett, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He describes changes that he intends to make in the structure of the board and its committees, in order to strengthen the work of the Institute.
(S.H. Church to Anders L. Zorn, April 15, 1911)
(S.H. Church to Anders L. Zorn, April 15, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Art commissions, Portraits, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Portraits, Portraits, New York (N.Y.), Pittsburgh (Pa.), Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.
A typescript letter from Samuel H. Church to Anders L. Zorn stating that the Trustees of the Carnegie Institute authorize him to paint a portrait of Andrew Carnegie, ""for a price not to exceed $5,000"". Church writes that he understands that Zorn will begin painting Carnegies portrait when he is done with President Taft's portrait. He then writes that he wants Zorn to inform him when Mr. Carnegie will be expected for the first sitting. Church explains that Carnegie will leave New York City on April 26th to go to Pittsburgh, Pa. to the Founder's Day celebration and will return to New York City on April 26th. He asks Zorn if he would start the portrait before Carnegie leaves for Pittsburgh and resume when he returns to New York. Church asks Zorn to please acknowledge receipt. In a P.S. Church states that they want Zorn to paint a larger portrait of Carnegie and asks what the size would be for the $7,000 price.
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 12, 1911)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 12, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Art commissions, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Hill, David Jayne, 1850-1932
A typescript letter from Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie regarding a resolution by the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees to authorize a portrait to be painted of Andrew Carnegie. If this is agreeable to Carnegie, Church recommends Swedish painter, Anders L. Zorn to do the portrait. Mr. Zorn had painted the portraits of President Cleveland and Ambassador Hill. Includes signature of S.H. Church and penciled notations.
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, July 16, 1901)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, July 16, 1901)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Balfour, Arthur James, Earl of, Laurier, Wilfrid, Sir, 1841-1919, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Technical institutes--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Schenley, Mary Croghan, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Scientific expeditions, Childs Frick, 1883-1965, Webster, Frederic
A typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church, Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, to Andrew Carnegie concerning a letter Mr. Church received from Carnegie on June 17, 1901. Church states that they will wait to hear from him in regards to Grover Cleveland speaking at the upcoming Founders Day celebration and that he will still ask Lord Rosebery or Mr. Balfour to ""come over here"" on some future occasion. If Mr. Cleveland cannot attend Church likes the idea of Prime Minister Laurier of Canada speaking at the upcoming Founders Day celebration. Mr. Church then expresses regret that Carnegie is not planning to attend any more of the celebrations until the opening of the new building which may not happen for two or three more years. Church writes that he has been ""stirring up"" city officials in securing the land for the institute and the ""Technical Schools"". Mr. Church states that the committee on ""Plan and Scope"" for the Technical Schools recommends obtaining a plot of 50 or 60 acres. He states that Mrs. Schenley owns 60 acres that could be purchased. The Museum has four expeditions doing scientific work and the Art Gallery ""is going slowly"". He then writes that Mr. Webster the museums taxidermist is in Europe with Childs Frick. On Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, Office of the Secretary letterhead. Includes pencil marking on the verso and signature of S. H. Church
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 19, 1900)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 19, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
A typescript letter from William Nimick Few to Andrew Carnegie regarding the unveiling before the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees of the plans for the enlarged Institute building.
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, December 31, 1900)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, December 31, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Thaw, Mary Copley, Nicola, F.F., Carnegie Institute of Technology, Western University of Pennsylvania, Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie making reference to Mary Copley Thaw's letter of the 26th to Carnegie. Frew states the opinion that Thaw had two ulterior motives in writing the letter: to protect her investment in Western University and for Carnegie to purchase the property owned by her nephew, developer F.F. Nicola (presumably as the site of the new technical institute).
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, July 3, 1906)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, July 3, 1906)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Library trustees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Museum trustees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter from William Frew to Andrew Carnegie describing the makeup of the boards of trustees of the Carnegie Library and the Carnegie Institute. In answer to concerns expressed in Carnegie's letter of June 14th, Frew assures Carnegie that all board members are kept fully informed and that the mayor and members of council get proper representations on all committees. Lists of the members of both boards and all board committees accompany the letter.
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, October 9, 1900)
(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, October 9, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Wu, Tingfang, 1842-1922, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Magee, Christopher, Harrison, Alexander, 1853-1930, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute)
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie regarding preparations for the Carnegie Institute Founder's Day celebration to take place the following month. Frew mentions that an invitation was extended to Wu Ting Fang, ""the Chinese minister."" Also mentioned are John W. Beatty, C.L. Magee (i.e., Christopher Magee), Anders Zorn, and Alexander Harrison. On Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees letterhead.