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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 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.
(Unknown correspondent to W.J. Holland, March 6, 1912)
(Unknown correspondent to W.J. Holland, March 6, 1912)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Douglass, Earl, b. 1862, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Museum, Dinosaurs--Utah, Paleontological excavations--Utah, Paleontologists--United States
A unsigned typescript letter presumably from an unidentified official of Carnegie Institute to William Jacob Holland. The author of the letter light-heartedly reprimands Holland for allowing an underling to send Carnegie a lengthy handwritten letter, most likely referring to paleontologist Earl Douglass's letter of the 27th concerning the Utah dinosaur quarry. Marked in pencil ""Carnegie Institute"".
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, August 22, 1910)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, August 22, 1910)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Travel--Europe, Carnegie Museum, Diplodocus, Brussels (Belgium), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Stockholm (Sweden), Stewart, Douglas, Dinosaurs--Exhibitions, Dinosaurs--Utah, Paleontological excavations--Utah, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A typescript letter from William Jacob Holland to Andrew Carnegie on Carnegie Museum letterhead. Holland describes his itinerary through Europe following the installation of a diplodocus in St. Petersburg and discusses progress in the dinosaur excavation in Utah, mentioning that Douglas Stewart had taken care of museum business in his absence.
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, December 20, 1909)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, December 20, 1909)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum--Endowments, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Endowments Douglass, Earl, b. 1862, Palentologists--United States, Saurischia--Utah, Paleontological excavations--Utah
A signed typescript letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie acknowledging the receipt of James Bertram's December 13th letter and thanking Carnegie for approving additional money for the 1910 Fossil Fund. The letter goes on to describe the sauropod excavation currently underway (in Utah) under the direction of Carnegie Museum paleontologist Earl Douglass.
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, January 18, 1910)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, January 18, 1910)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Douglass, Earl, b. 1862, Paleontological excavations--Utah
Typescript letter. W.J. Holland hopes that a copy of a comic play from Paris will cheer Andrew Carnegie, who is recovering from illness. He reports on Earl Douglass' paleontological work in Utah.
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, January 29, 1912)
(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, January 29, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Diplodocus, Museum exhibits, Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Spain, Argentina, Paleontological excavations--Utah, Fossils, Dinosaurs--Utah, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A typescript letter from William Jacob Holland to Andrew Carnegie discussing the creation of a replica of the diplodocus carnegii to be given to the King of Spain. Holland goes on to describe a recent discovery at Carnegie Museum's Utah quarry, ""the most complete as well as the largest specimen of a dinosaur yet discovered in America."" On Carnegie Museum letterhead.