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 John S. Lambie, February 6, 1890)
(Andrew Carnegie to John S. Lambie, February 6, 1890)
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Carnegie asks Lambie to forward a letter to the Mayor and City Councils of Pittsburgh. In this letter, Carnegie offers a list of his proposed trustees for the Carnegie Library: James B. Scott, W.J. Holland, Henry Clay Frick, George Macbeth, Reuben Miller, J.F. Hudson, David McCargo, William N. Frew. H.K. Porter, E.M. Ferguson, Robert Pitcairn, and John B. Jackson are included.
(Andrew Carnegie to John S. Lambie, May 6, 1890)
(Andrew Carnegie to John S. Lambie, May 6, 1890)
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Andrew Carnegie writes to Lambie about the resignation of ''three citizen members of the Library Commission'', and the equality of representation of this council, with nine City officials, and nine ''citizens''.
(Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, December 2, 1895)
(Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, December 2, 1895)
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Appropriations and expenditures
Carnegie writes to Frew about his views on a unity of management and discusses the City of Pittsburghs commitment in matching Carnegies contributions to the Carnegie Institute. Carnegie speaks in broad terms of entrusting his wealth to a committee of able men. His remarks seem to foreshadow the birth of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
(Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, December 2, 1895 (copy))
(Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, December 2, 1895 (copy))
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Carnegie writes to Frew about his views on a unity of management and discusses the City of Pittsburghs commitment in matching Carnegies contributions to the Carnegie Institute. Carnegie speaks in broad terms of entrusting his wealth to a committee of able men. His remarks seem to foreshadow the birth of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
(Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, December 26, 1895)
(Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, December 26, 1895)
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Carnegie asks that Frew call the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Library together for a meeting.
(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, May 7, 1890)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, May 7, 1890)
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Andrew Carnegie writes to W.J. Holland to express his regret that the Library Commission had an inauspicious start, and that Holland felt that it was necessary to resign.
The Carnegie Institute
The Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Frew, William Nimick, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute)
Draft of speech delivered by Andrew Carnegie on Founder's Day, ghost-written by William Nimick Frew and presumably accompanying his letter of Apr. 18, containing information on Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, and the Technical Schools. The organ recitals and care of the institute building are mentioned briefly, and gratitude is expressed for coverage of the Institute by local newspapers. William Nimick Frew's service is acknowledged, as well as the work of the Board of Trustees.
The Carnegie Institute
The Carnegie Institute
Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Frew, William Nimick, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise--Health, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.
Revised draft of speech delivered by Andrew Carnegie on Founder's Day, ghost written by William Nimick Frew, containing information on Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, and the Technical Schools. The organ recitals and care of the institute building are mentioned briefly, and gratitude is expressed for coverage of the Institute by local newspapers. William Nimick Frew's service is acknowledged, as well as the work of the Board of Trustees. The revisions include acknowledgement of the election of Samuel Harden Church as president of the Institute and Mrs. Carnegie's regrets that she is unable to attend due to illness.
(Henry Clay Frick to William N. Frew, February 28, 1894)
(Henry Clay Frick to William N. Frew, February 28, 1894)
Officials and employees -- Salaries, Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Henry Clay Frick writes to William Frew about Frew receiving compensation for his work as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Library Commission of Pittsburgh, and Building Committee.
(Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, November 10, 1897)
(Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, November 10, 1897)
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
S.H. Church informs Carnegie of a form letter, sent to the members of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, that asked that each trustee write a biographical sketches about himself for possible future use by the Institute. Church asks that Carnegie write a sketch as well.
(Samuel H. Church to Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, (1897))
(Samuel H. Church to Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, (1897))
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
In this form letter, sent to the members of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, Samuel Harden Church, asks that trustees write biographical sketches about themselves for possible future use by the Institute.
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 9, 1890)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 9, 1890)
Trusts and trustees -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees
Holland writes to Andrew Carnegie about his reasons for resigning from the board of Carnegie's Library Commission, calling it a matter of personal honor.