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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 Church (?) to John A. Poynton, September 25, 1919)
(Samuel Church (?) to John A. Poynton, September 25, 1919)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute, World's work, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial--Press-coverage, Philanthropists--United States--Press coverage
A unsigned typescript letter presumably from Samuel Church, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, to John Poynton, Andrew Carnegie's personal secretary, written in response to Poynton's September 23rd letter. Church assures Poynton that photos of the Carnegie Institute were sent to World's Work magazine as he requested and expresses interest in obtaining a copy, for the Carnegie Institute, of Poynton's set of worldwide newspaper clippings related to Andrew Carnegie's death. Marked ""copy of letter.""
(Samuel H. Church to C.P.G. Scott, May 11, 1911)
(Samuel H. Church to C.P.G. Scott, May 11, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Scott, C. P. G. (Charles Payson Gurley), 1853-1936--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Spelling reform, English language--Orthography and spelling
A typescript letter from Samuel H. Church to C. P. G Scott concerning a forwarded copy of a letter Scott wrote to Andrew Carnegie dated April 24, 1911. Church as per Carnegies request in a letter dated May 9, 1911 has read and noted the letter Scott wrote on simplified spelling and is now going through the process of digesting it. He confesses that he has a great deal of sympathy with the general movement of simplified spelling. He will study and reflect upon the subject of simplified spelling and will distribute it to our representative people in Pittsburgh.
(Samuel H. Church to John W. Beatty, August 31, 1911)
(Samuel H. Church to John W. Beatty, August 31, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Art commissions
A typescript letter from Secretary, presumably Samuel H. Church, to John W. Beatty concerning the portrait Anders Zorn painted of Andrew Carnegie. Church states that he is enclosing correspondence from Anders Zorn, dated August 18, 1911 and James Bertram, presumably dated June 30, 1911. He asks Beatty to return the enclosed correspondence to him after he has read it. Church states that Bertram's negative opinion of the portrait is the same as Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. He asks Beatty what they should do about the portrait. He writes that Bertram ""has enclosed an order for the portrait"" and asks Beatty if they should get the portrait from Carnegie's house before he returns from abroad or ""sit tight and do nothing more until something drops"". A P.S. is included stating that Mr. and Mrs. Church stopped at Plymouth for a couple of days and they are ""about ready to join"" Beatty and Mr. Hamerschlag ""as members of the Plymouth colony next year"".
(Samuel H. Church to John W. Beatty, May 19, 1911)
(Samuel H. Church to John W. Beatty, May 19, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Art commissions, Portraits, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Carnegie, Louise, Whitfield, Estelle, Franks, Thetta Quay, Bertram, James, 1872-1934
A typescript letter from Samuel H. Church to John W. Beatty in regards to a portrait of Andrew Carnegie that was painted by Anders Zorn. In the letter Church refers to a telegram he sent Beatty from the train he was on May 19, 1911 in which he stated ""that the Zorn portrait of Mr. Carnegie is a total failure"". Church writes that Mr. Carnegie, Mrs. (Louise) Carnegie, Miss (Estelle) Whitfield and Mrs. (Thetta Quay) Franks all dislike the portrait. Church states that Carnegie thinks that the portrait looks like a ""beer-swilling, lounging German"" and is a ""libelous canvas"". The portrait has been placed facing inwards on a shelf in James Bertram's office. Carnegie was told by Zorn that someone would ""call for it"" but no one has done so yet. Church believes that if the portrait is that bad he thinks that ""we should reject it"" and not pay the $7,000 fee for the portrait. In his above mentioned telegram he asked Beatty to take one or two experts to look at the painting. Church writes that he has written to Carnegie to inform him that Beatty will call on him to look at the portrait. Signed Secretary. Includes a P.S. with a note that Church has asked Mr. Bruce to sign letter for him and another P.S. that he also just received Beatty's telegram presumably of May 19, 1911. He asks Beatty to send him a wire on Monday ""so that I will know what is in the air"".
(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, February 12, 1912)
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, February 12, 1912)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, University of Pittsburgh--Anniversaries, etc., University of St. Andrews, University of Aberdeen, Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Universities and colleges--Scotland
An unsigned typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie accepting Carnegie's request that he stand in for Carnegie as representative of St. Andrews and Aberdeen Universities at the University of Pittsburgh's 125th anniversary festivities.
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, January 19, 1907)
(Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie, January 19, 1907)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Stanhope, Philip James, 1847-1923, Guthrie, George W., Mayors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie concerning functions to be held in association with the opening of the new addition to the Carnegie Institute building. Church informs Carnegie that Lord Weardale is unable to attend and that Mayor Guthrie had similar ideas to Carnegie regarding the municipal reception. The year at the head of the letter appears as ""19L7"" (i.e., 1907).
(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.
(Samuel Harden Church to Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, May 19, 1910)
(Samuel Harden Church to Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, May 19, 1910)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich, Graf von, 1862-1939--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
Typescript letter (carbon copy). S.H. Church writes to the German ambassador to invite the Emperor to give the oration on the next Founder's Day, Apr. 27, 1911.
(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
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, July 7, 1904)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, July 7, 1904)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Hatcher, J. B. (John Bell), 1861-1904, Carnegie Museum--Employees, Museum curators--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Paleontologists--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter from Samuel Church to Andrew Carnegie notifying Carnegie of the recent death of John Bell Hatcher, Curator of Paleontology at the Carnegie Museum. Church summarizes Hatcher's accomplishments and expresses regret that Hatcher will not be there to see the installation of the Diplodocus carnegii model he had just finished preparing for the British Museum.
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, October 1, 1901)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, October 1, 1901)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908--Portraits, Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947--Portraits, Bigelow, Edward Manning, 1850-1916, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
A typescript letter from Samuel Harden Church to Andrew Carnegie concerning his visit with ex-President Grover Cleveland and his wife Mrs. Frances Cleveland at their home in Princeton, N.J.. While there they discussed Founder's Day at the Carnegie Institute. He states that Mrs. Cleveland also plans to attend the Founder's Day celebration where Cleveland will speak. Church also mentions that they talked about portraits of Mr. Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland which prompts Church to wonder if they would donate them to the Carnegie Gallery. He concludes by stating that Mr. Bigelow tells him that the ground for the extensions (presumably the Institutes building extension) is ""about ready to hand over"".
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, October 28, 1904)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, October 28, 1904)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.--Planning, Lemare, Edwin H. (Edwin Henry), 1865-1934, Organists--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from Samuel Church to Andrew Carnegie discussing the program of activities for the upcoming Founder's Day celebration and requesting a letter from Carnegie that Church can read to those in attendance. In a handwritten addition to the letter, Church reports that Edwin Lemare, Carnegie Institute Director of Music and Organist, has resigned.
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, September 12, 1904)
(S.H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, September 12, 1904)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Morley, John, 1838-1923--Travel--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from Samuel Church to Andrew Carnegie describing the contents of packages Church is sending to Carnegie and British statesmen John Morley at Carnegie's request. The packages contain a selection of souvenir pamphlets from past Founder's Day ceremonies, including the texts of addresses given by the principal orators. The letter also discusses Church's intention to create a bound volume of past Founder's Day pamphlets and touches briefly on plans for John Morley's visit to Pittsburgh and the upcoming Founder's Day celebration.
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, July 13, 1911)
(S.H. Church to James Bertram, July 13, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Art commissions, Carnegie, Louise, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York
A typescript letter from Samuel H. Church to James Bertram concerning a portrait of Andrew Carnegie that was painted by Anders Zorn. Church writes that he received Bertram's private letter dated June 30, 1911 and he states that they (presumably Carnegie Institute, Board of Trustees) are all very disappointed with the portrait. He relates that he went to New York to inspect Zorn's portrait and he agrees with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie's opinions of the portrait. Church notes that ""while Mr. Zorn may be one of the world's greatest portrait painters "", he feels that he rushed in painting the portrait and didn't pay enough attention to the portrait. He writes that Zorn gave President Taft eight sittings and Andrew Carnegie only four. His portrait of President Taft is ""said to be a good one"". Church states that he wrote to Zorn and told him the portrait of Carnegie was a failure. He has included a copy of the letter to Anders Zorn. The paining is being left at Carnegie's house for now. A P.S. states that he returns the private memorandum Bertram sent to him.