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Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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Subject = Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Date = 1899-10-11

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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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Carnegie libraries--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (2)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (2)
Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (2)
Kirkcaldy (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (2)
Metal containers--Pictorial works. (2)
Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (2)
Public libraries--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (2)

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Burgess ticket of the Burgh of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, 11th October, 1899

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Kirkcaldy (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Metal containers--Pictorial works., Kirkcaldy (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a burgess ticket presented to Andrew Carnegie by the Burgh of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, for his benevolence in establishing free libraries. Names appearing in document: Alexander Hutchison, John Peebles, John Tait, Alexander Thomson, David Dishart. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 34 x 26 cm

Tall silver gilt cup, containing the freedom of the Burgh of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, 11th October, 1899

A photograph of a silver gilt cup containing a burgess ticket, presented to Andrew Carnegie by the Burgh of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, for his benevolence in establishing free public libraries. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 35 x 25 cm

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