Carnegie Centennial Exhibition

Koch, T. W.

Name: Koch, T. W. (Author)
Format: printed ephemera
Date: 1907
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
Abstract: Colonel James Anderson opened his own private library in Allegheny, Pennsylvania to factory workers, such as young Andrew Carnegie. He became a life-long inspiration for Andrew, who viewed public libraries as the cornerstone of education and self-imp rovement. In 1904 Andrew Carnegie donated this bust to the Allegheny Free Library.

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
Format: correspondence
Date: December, 16 1907
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 1
Abstract: Carnegie was a founder of the US Military Telegraph Corps of the Civil War. In 1907, upon request from David Homer Bates, the secretary of the Society of the United States Military Telegraph Corps, he established pensions for them; in a few years he e xtended pensions to their widows as well.

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 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.

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
Format: correspondence
Date: December 5, 1901
Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 3A
Abstract: In this letter to Robert A. Franks, the president and director of the Carnegie Home Trust Company, Andrew Carnegie provides the first details on funding and payment arrangements for the Home Trust Company.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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