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Notice of Agreement between...

1. Notice of Agreement between Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Community Service Society

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: legal documents
  • Date: January 20, 1949
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 2
  • Abstract: In January 1949 Charles Dollard, president of the Carnegie Corporation, announced that the house and garden would be transferred to the New York School of Social Work through its parent organization, the Community Service Society. The roots of the Ne w York School of Social Work trace to 1898 as a summer course offered by the New York Charity Organization Society. Six years later it was transformed into a graduate program, originally named the New York School of Philanthropy. The name was changed to the New York School of Social Work in 1917.
Program for Anniversary Lec...

2. Program for Anniversary Lectures at Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: printed ephemera
  • Date: [1939]
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 74
  • Abstract: Carnegie Corporation of New York also provided the Carnegie Hall pension fund (1925), organ (1929) and supported a series of anniversary lectures and concert programs in 1939-1941.
Letter to Carnegie Foundati...

3. Letter to Carnegie Foundation regarding the First Church Organ donated by Andrew Carnegie

Heddaeus, Ray L.
  • Name: Heddaeus, Ray L. (Author)
  • Format: correspondence
  • Date: October 23, 1935
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 3
New York Academy of Medicin...

4. New York Academy of Medicine, Window on Fifth Avenue Facade

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: printed ephemera
  • Date: 1928
  • 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 sponsored the construction of the New York Academy of Medicine building on 5th Avenue and 105th Street. It became the first notable building in New York City erected with the Carnegie Corporation's funds.
Carnegie Corporation Grant ...

5. 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.
Nicholas M. Butler and Fred...

6. 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
A Manual of the Public Bene...

7. 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.
Statements to Carnegie Corp...

8. Statements to Carnegie Corporation of New York by Related Carnegie Agencies. Front cover

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.
Records of Library Donation...

9. Records of Library Donations, New Orleans

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: albums
  • Date: between 1905 and 1918
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.C. Financial Record Books, 1872-1987. Flat Box 486
Carnegie Home Trust Company...

10. Carnegie Home Trust Company Stock certificate no. 26

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: legal documents
  • Date: 1902, 1925
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 3A
  • Abstract: Prior to 1911 the Carnegie Home Trust functioned as the de-facto predecessor of the Carnegie Corporation, providing funds for various charitable donations. The Company also served as the source from which Franks, according to Carnegie's instructions, distributed Steel bonds to the trustees of various philanthropic trusts started by Carnegie. After Carnegie's death and the settlement of his estate in 1925, Carnegie Corporation of New York administered the Home Trust Company, paying the remaining pensions, and dissolved it in 1973.
Financial Records of Donati...

11. Financial Records of Donations: Church Organs

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: albums
  • Date: 1901-1908
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.C. Financial Record Books, 1872-1987. Box no. 3
  • Abstract: This volume documents the first seven years of Andrew Carnegie's donations to communities for church organs. Carnegie was reported to joke that while he would not be responsible for what the preacher might say, he would be responsible for the positiv e influence of music.
Certificate of Incorporatio...

12. Certificate of Incorporation of Home Trust Company

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: albums
  • Date: [between 1899 and 1919]
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 3A
  • Abstract: This ledger contains the minutes for the founding meeting of the Carnegie Home Trust Company. The Company was chartered on Oct. 22, 1901 in Hoboken, NJ. The only purpose of the Carnegie Home Trust Company was to invest, keep, and distribute the mone y for philanthropic activities, as well as distribute money and pensions to relatives, friends, and others as Andrew Carnegie thought appropriate. This was the beginning of Carnegie’s organized or “wholesale” philanthropy.
Tin Plate Rolodex Card for ...

13. Tin Plate Rolodex Card for Margaret C. Miller, nee Carnegie

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: objects
  • Date: [between 1884 and 1945]
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 44
  • Abstract: Rolodex cards from the Carnegie Home Trust with addresses of annuitants (including members of the Carnegie family, such as his daughter Margaret C. Miller, organizations, and public figures), and amount of annuity.
Tin Plate Rolodex Card for ...

14. Tin Plate Rolodex Card for Helen Keller

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: objects
  • Date: [between 1884 and 1945]
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 44
  • Abstract: Rolodex cards from the Carnegie Home Trust with addresses of annuitants (including members of the Carnegie family, organizations, and public figures, such as Helen Keller, shown here), and amount of annuity.
Tin Plate Rolodex Card for ...

15. Tin Plate Rolodex Card for Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: objects
  • Date: [between 1884 and 1945]
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 44
  • Abstract: Rolodex cards from the Carnegie Home Trust with addresses of annuitants (including members of the Carnegie family, organizations, such as Carnegie Hall, and public figures), and amount of annuity.