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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. Board of Trustees, at the First Carnegie Corporation Meeting
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: photographs
- Date: November 10, 1911
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
- Abstract: Top row: Left to right: Henry S. Pritchett, James Bertram, Charles L. Taylor, (president of the Carnegie Hero Commission), Robert Franks. Bottom Row: William N. Frew (the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg Chairman of the board); Robert S. Woodward (Pres ident of the Carnegie Institution of Washington); Elihu Root, Andrew Carnegie, his daughter Margaret, his wife Louise. The meeting took place in Andrew Carnegie's House on East 91st Street.
3. Call for the First Board Meeting
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: correspondence
- Date: November 1, 1911
- 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. 1
4. 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.
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. Invitation, Dinner for Andrew Carnegie in Lotos Club with Hero Medal
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: objects
- Date: March 7, 1909
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series X. Graphic Materials. X.A. Andrew Carnegie. Map Case 14.05.01
- Abstract: The Lotos Club, one of the oldest literary clubs in the United States, was founded on March 15, 1870, by a group of young writers, journalists and critics. In 1909 with financial backing from Andrew Carnegie the Club moved from Fifth Avenue at 21st Street to its new building at 110 West 57th Street, where it remained until entering its present home at 5 East 66th Street in 1947.
7. 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."
8. 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
9. 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.
10. Regulations : Andrew Carnegie Relief Fund. Front Cover
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format: pamphlets
- Date: January 1, 1902
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 3
- Abstract: In December 1901, the Carnegie Company announced that its advisory committee, chaired by Charles L. Taylor, had completed a workable plan of administering the Carnegie Relief Fund. The Fund officially became operative in January 1902.
11. Summary of a letter by Nicholas Murray Butler, made for Frederick P. Keppel by a Carnegie Corporation secretary
Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Name: Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: February 25, 1930
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 2
- Abstract: For many years Carnegie family and friends contemplated the best use for the Carnegie Mansion. Nicholas Murray Butler was the most vocal proponent of turning it into a permanent home for all the New York-based philanthropic organizations connected to Andrew Carnegie. His letters with various proposals to this effect span more than two decades.