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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, February 5, 1912)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, February 5, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Diplodocus, Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Museum exhibits, Argentina, Spain, Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941, China
A unsigned typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Jacob Holland, written in response to Holland's letter of the 3rd. Carnegie answers in the affirmative as to whether he should continue making replicas of the Diplodocus carnegii those to be given to Argentina and Spain have been completed.
(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, January 26, 1912)
(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, January 26, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Rian?o, Juan, Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941, Diplodocus, Museum exhibits, Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Argentina, Spain, Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
An unsigned typescript letter presumably from Andrew Carnegie to William Jacob Holland discussing Spanish ambassador Juan Rian?o's request for a copy of Diplodocus carnegii. Carnegie orders Holland to fulfill the request as is being done for Argentina. Also mentions a photograph of ""Grant's letter to Stanton.""
(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.
Carnegie Museum correspondence
Carnegie Museum correspondence
Franks, Robert A.--Correspondence, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Transportation, Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Travel costs, Spain, Carnegie Museum, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A document describing: a letter from William Jacob Holland to Robert A. Franks regarding travel expenses for Holland's trip to Buenos Aires for the delivery and installation of the Diplodocus carnegii replica donated to the Argentine government; and a memo from Franks on stated expenses. Affixed to sheet is a cutting from a piece of correspondence requesting that the recipient ""honor the calls of (Holland) ... for sums as needed to the extent of Fifteen hundred dollars, to pay for work on replica of Diplodocus for Spain and two extra ones to be held in reserve.""
(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.
(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.