Carnegie Centennial Exhibition

Ross, John

Name: Ross, John (Author)
Format: pamphlets
Date: [1913]
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 72
Abstract: This booklet was written by Dr. John Ross, the head of the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, established in 1903, for the betterment of social conditions in Carnegie's native town. Dr. John Ross also was in charge of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust, establishe d in 1908, for recognition of heroic acts performed in peaceful walks of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The Hero Fund was modeled after the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, established in the United States in 1904, and was soon followed by Carnegie Hero Funds in France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Italy.

League of Nations Non-Partisan Association (U.S.)

Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Format: pamphlets
Date: 1916
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VIII. Printed Material. Box no. 1
Abstract: In the early years the Carnegie philanthropies were very close. Carnegie Corporation of New York provided financial assistance to other Carnegie organizations, while also using their resources and expertise to channel the funds toward specific activit ies. The Carnegie projects in Europe were administered by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and many basic science research grants went through the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Carnegie Corporation shared the office space and much of the administrative staff until 1979.

Carnegie, Louise Whitfield, 1857-1946

Name: Carnegie, Louise Whitfield, 1857-1946 (Author)
Format: pamphlets
Date: 1946
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 2
Abstract: The Corporation held title to this property under the terms of the will of Mrs. Carnegie, except for the tennis court, which she left to neighboring Spence School for Girls.

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