Carnegie Centennial Exhibition

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Format: books
Date: between 1927 and 1928
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: The first donations to Columbia University (Astronomy Observatory, Teachers College, College of Pharmacy, etc.) were made by Andrew Carnegie himself and go back to the early 1900s. The Corporation has worked with Columbia ever since, with total donat ions exceeding 20 million dollars. This is a small sample of reports, produced by various Columbia University affiliates under Carnegie Corporation grants.

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.

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Format: books
Date: between September 8 and 18, 1964
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.B. Reports on Grants, 1911-1983. Box no. 39
Abstract: The first donations to Columbia University (Astronomy Observatory, Teachers College, College of Pharmacy, etc.) were made by Andrew Carnegie himself and go back to the early 1900s. The Corporation has worked with Columbia ever since, with total donat ions exceeding 20 million dollars. This is a small sample of reports, produced by various Columbia University affiliates under Carnegie Corporation grants.

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Format: books
Date: 1957
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.B. Reports on Grants, 1911-1983. Box no. 38

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.

Lester, Robert M. (Robert MacDonald), 1889-1969

Name: Lester, Robert M. (Robert MacDonald), 1889-1969 (Author)
Format: books
Date: 1944
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VIII. Printed Material. VIII.A. CCNY Publications. Box no. 3
Abstract: This early brochure from the Carnegie Corporation of New York Review Series, written by the Corporation's Secretary, summarizes the first 30 years of Carnegie Corporation grants aimed at fostering scientific research.

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.

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