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Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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Subject = Diplodocus
Date = 10/24/1912

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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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Argentina (1)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence (1)
Dinosaurs (1)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932 (1)
Lafone Quevedo, Samuel A. (Samuel Alexander), 1835-1920--Correspondence (1)
Museo de La Plata (1)
Museum directors--Argentina--La Plata (1)
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(Samuel A. Lafone Quevedo to Andrew Carnegie, October 24, 1912)

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932, Museo de La Plata, Natural history museums--Argentina--La Plata, Museum directors--Argentina--La Plata, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs, Argentina, Lafone Quevedo, Samuel A. (Samuel Alexander), 1835-1920--Correspondence

A handwritten letter from Samuel A. Lafone Quevedo, director of the Argentine national museum at La Plata, to Andrew Carnegie, expressing thanks for the donation of the Diplodocus carnegii replica and acknowledging the contribution of William Jacob Holland in its installation.

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