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1. Letter to Andrew Carnegie
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
- Name: Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: June 24, 1911
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.F. General Files, 1911-1987. Box no. 11
- Abstract: In this letter immediately following the Corporation's approval by the Assembly and the Governor of the State of New York, Elihu Root praises the charter and discusses future plans for the Corporation.
2. Typed letter, signed, to Andrew Carnegie
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
- Name: Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: November 16, 1909
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.F. General Files, 1911-1987. Box no. 11
- Abstract: In this letter Elihu Root answers Andrew Carnegie's inquiry regarding his legal options for setting up a philanthropic trust in his will. Root's advice was to set up a corporation in his lifetime in order to avoid legal entanglements.