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1. The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial Museum
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: printed ephemera
- Date: March, 1972
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
- Abstract: Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum and cottage in Dunfermline, Scotland, where he was born on November 25, 1835, the son of a handloom weaver. Andrew's first-ever public gift was for Dunfermline, when he donate £5,000 in 1874 for the "Carnegie Baths" recreation and health club, followed by his 1880 gift for a public library.
2. Carnegie Family and Associates at the Opening of Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: printed ephemera
- Date: [June 28, 1928]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
- Abstract: The photograph, published in the Carnegie Magazine depicts Carnegie family and friends with the Birthplace Museum architect James Shearer and John Ross, the head of the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust during the Museum Opening Ceremony.
3. Opening Ceremony Program for the Birthplace Museum
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: printed ephemera
- Date: June 28, 1928.
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
- Abstract: In 1895 Louise Carnegie bought the "Birthplace Cottage" as a surprise 60th birthday present for Andrew. After his death, Mrs. Carnegie proposed and funded the erection of a Memorial Treasure House adjoining the Birthplace. Work began in 1925 on the design by architect James Shearer. The linked buildings of the Cottage and Memorial Hall were formally opened on June 28, 1928.