Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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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 S.H. Church, January 30, 1912)
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, January 30, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Arts--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church discussing Pittsburgh's ranking in higher and technical education and the arts in comparison with cities in the East. On Carnegie's personal letterhead.
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, January 30, 1912 (copy))
(Andrew Carnegie to S.H. Church, January 30, 1912 (copy))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Arts--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel Harden Church discussing Pittsburgh's ranking in higher and technical education and the arts in comparison with cities in the East. Marked ""Copy of letter"".
(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, January 30, 1912)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, January 30, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Museum exhibits, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Diplodocus, Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941, Dinosaurs--Utah, Paleontological excavations--Utah, Spain, Argentina
An unsigned typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Jacob Holland discussing the diplodocus carnegii replicas to be presented as gifts to Spain and Argentina and the discovery in Utah by Carnegie Museum paleontologists of what, according to Holland's description, was the largest and most complete dinosaur to be found to date in the United States.
(Arthur A. Hamerschlag to Andrew Carnegie, January 31, 1912)
(Arthur A. Hamerschlag to Andrew Carnegie, January 31, 1912)
Hamerschlag, Arthur Arton--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, College presidents
A typescript letter from Arthur Arton Hamerschlag to Andrew Carnegie concerning the availability of space for housing additional students at the Carnegie Technical Schools after the completion of an unspecified number of new buildings. Marked ""Copy"".
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, February 3, 1912)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, February 3, 1912)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Museum exhibits, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Diplodocus, Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941, Spain, Argentina, Franks, Robert A.
A typescript letter from William Jacob Holland to Andrew Carnegie relating progress on the creation of replicas of the diplodocus carnegii to presented as gifts to Argentina and Spain, mentioning that he had requested one thousand dollars from Robert A. Franks, Carnegie's financial secretary.