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1. Contract for “The Psycho-Analytic Problem of the War”
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
- Name: Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 (Contractor)
- Format: legal documents
- Date: October 10, 1921
- Abstract: This contract between Sigmund Freud and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was signed by Freud and James S. Shotwell, the General Editor of the CEIP seminal 150-volume series Economic and Social History of the World War. In December 1921 Freud informed Shotwell that he "can't make any headway" and asked to be released from the contract. In 1924, as the series was brought to a conclusion, Shotwell became director of the CEIP Division of Economics and History.
2. Last Will and Testament
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: legal documents
- Date: [1919]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 3A
- Abstract: In his will, Carnegie appointed the Home Trust Company (i.e. Robert Franks) is an executor and a trustee. As the residual legatee under his will, the Corporation received an additional $10 million when the estate was settled. Louise Carnegie inherite d most of the real estate, and the responsibility to provide for Margaret: "having years ago made provision for my wife beyond her desires and ample to enable her to provide for our beloved daughter Margaret: and being unable to judge at what provision for our daughter will best promote her happiness, I leave to her mother the duty of providing for her as mother deems best. A mother's love will be the best guide."
3. Typed letter, signed to James Bertram
Poynton, John A.
- Name: Poynton, John A. (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: March 27, 1919
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.A. Secretary's Office Records, 1911-1977. I.A.1. Board Minutes, 1911-1944. Box no. 2
- Abstract: Carnegie Corporation of New York took over many of the charitable initiatives of Andrew Carnegie. However he continued to support schools, settlements, self-help societies and other grassroots organizations, particularly in New York City, from his pe rsonal funds. In this letter, Andrew Carnegie' personal secretary John Poynton asks the Corporation to take over some of the grants. Carnegie hired Poynton as a replacement for James Bertram, who spent all of his time administering Carnegie' organized philanthropy.
4. Typed letter, signed, to Robert A. Franks, regarding payments to Martha B. Hixon
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: August 7, 1919
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 1
- Abstract: One of the last documents signed by Andrew Carnegie deals with yet another addition to his private pension list. At the time of his death on August 11, 1919 the list included 409 people.
5. Chart of projections, 1925-1945
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: posters
- Date: May 20, 1925
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series IX. Oversize Material. Map Case 14.05.01
- Abstract: This bar chart shows the Corporation's income, obligations, probable grants and tentative program commitments in various areas.
6. A Manual of the Public Benefactions of Andrew Carnegie. Table of Contents
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: books
- Date: 1919
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VIII. Printed Material. VIII.B. Re: CCNY, 1907-1996. Vol 80
- Abstract: Put together soon after Andrew Carnegie's death, the manual lists his major philanthropic projects, foundations he established along with their deeds of gift, and a brief history of their achievements up to date.
7. Carnegie Corporation Grant Disbursement Sheet for New York Academy of Medicine
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: correspondence
- Date: 1925
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 263
- Abstract: Carnegie Corporation of New York grant files document several years of planning, search for an appropriate site, and other activities related to the building of a new home for the Academy. Later the Corporation also gave grants for various studies, f or medical information service, and for development of the library.
8. Letter to Frederick P. Keppel, President of Carnegie Corporation
Brookings, Robert S. (Robert Somers), 1850-1932
- Name: Brookings, Robert S. (Robert Somers), 1850-1932 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: May 26, 1926
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 179
9. Press Release regarding the grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York
National Research Council (U.S.)
- Name: National Research Council (U.S.) (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: January 26, 1920
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 237
10. Typed letter signed to Henry Smith Pritchett
Sheldon, Edward Wright, 1858-1934
- Name: Sheldon, Edward Wright, 1858-1934 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: May 16, 1921
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 263
- Abstract: This letter, written by the President of the Society of New York Hospital, describes educational activities of the New York Academy of Medicine and its value to New York Hospital, the oldest hospital in New York City (now known as NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center). This letter was written after New York Hospital and Cornell University reached an agreement about using the hospital for teaching purposes, but several years before they agreed on building a joint medical center on East 68th Street. The New York Academy of Medicine, particularly its famous library, was the resource that allowed practicing doctors to keep abreast of changes in their profession.
11. Commonwealth Program
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: books
- Date: 1920
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.C. Financial Record Books, 1872-1987. Flat Box 493
- Abstract: A page from an oversized volume of commonwealth program grants. Each page of the volume contains a brief description, while a complete story behind each grant, its origins and results, is told in the corresponding grant file.
12. Letter and Accompanying Memorandum Relative to the Establishment of an Institute of Economics. Front cover
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: correspondence
- Date: 1922
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 179
13. Telegram to Frederick P. Keppel
Franks, Robert A.
- Name: Franks, Robert A. (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: September 1924
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 74
- Abstract: This exchange of telegrams between Frederick Keppel and Robert Franks documents the rumors about impending demolition of the Carnegie Music Hall. In fact, the Corporation owned it for 30 days after the settlement of the Carnegie estate, and then sold it to the buyer, who assured them that the Hall would continue to function as a music center.
14. Nicholas M. Butler and Frederick P. Keppel discuss funding for Louvain University Library
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Name: Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 (Author) Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: November 18, 1924
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 207
15. Resolution by Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees regarding proposed changes in the composition of the future Institute of Economics Board of Trustees, signed by Louise Carnegie
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: legal documents
- Date: February 14, 1922
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 179
- Abstract: The Institute of Economics in Washington, DC was founded with over 1 million dollars in Carnegie Corp. grants in 1922 "for the collection of facts relating to economic questions and for the study and interpretation of these facts for the benefit of th e public". It was proposed by Robert S. Brookings (1850-1932), who, like Andrew Carnegie, achieved business success early in life, and then turned to educational philanthropy. Among other things, Brookings established the Institute for Government Research in 1916 to develop the policy-making capacity at the national level, which became closely affiliated with the Institute of Economics.
16. Typed letter signed to Hew Morrison
Carnegie, Louise Whitfield, 1857-1946
- Name: Carnegie, Louise Whitfield, 1857-1946 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: March 21, 1922
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
- Abstract: The Carnegies formed a personal friendship with Edinburgh's first City Librarian, Hew Morrison, who brought Andrew Carnegie's attention to the estate at Skibo, were he would later spend his summers. Incidentally, Hew Morrison also recommended that Ca rnegie hire James Bertram as a secretary. As shown in this letter, he also participated in designing and choosing Andrew Carnegie's bookplates.
17. The New York Herald
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: periodicals
- Date: August 29, 1919
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series IX. Oversize Material. Map Case 14.05.01
18. Catalog of the Music Study Materials
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: books
- Date: January 1937
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.B. Reports on Grants, 1911-1983. Box no. 233
- Abstract: Distributing the “College Art Sets” and the “College Music Sets” to hundreds of institutions in the United States and British Commonwealth has been one of significant initiatives by the Carnegie Corporation during the 1920s-1930s. The art sets contain ed approximately 200 art history books, 1,500 mounted photographs of architecture, sculpture and painting, and small collections of original prints and textiles, all housed in specially made wood cabinet. The music sets contained an electric phonograph, over 800 records housed in a cabinet, 250 bound scores, and 129 books on musical subjects. The contents varied slightly over the years. More modest art sets were also distributed to secondary schools.
19. Carnegie Corporation Donations Volume "C"
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: legal documents
- Date: [between 1938 and 1939]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.C. Financial Record Books, 1872-1987. Flat Box 489
- Abstract: This volume contains listing and brief descriptions of donations to most Carnegie Charities, and other grantees, whose names start with "C" (including Columbia University). Just between 1911 and 1941 Columbia received $3,352,498 in Carnegie Corporat ion grants, making it the third largest Carnegie grantee among the institutions of higher education (after Carnegie-Mellon and Vanderbilt).
20. Photograph of John Campbell Merriam
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: photographs
- Date: 1938
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series X. Graphic Materials. X.C. Staff and Trustees. Box no. 1A
- Abstract: John Campbell Merriam (1869 - October 30, 1945) was a leading American paleontologist and the third president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 1920-1938. He was the chairman of the National Research Council twice, in 1919-1920 and 1921-1923, and held other prominent positions in numerous scientific organizations. This photograph was taken in his CIW office before his 1938 retirement.