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1. The Carnegie American Benefactions in Operation. Front cover
Ross, John
- Name: Ross, John (Author)
- Format: pamphlets
- Date: [1913]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 72
- Abstract: This booklet was written by Dr. John Ross, the head of the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, established in 1903, for the betterment of social conditions in Carnegie's native town. Dr. John Ross also was in charge of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust, establishe d in 1908, for recognition of heroic acts performed in peaceful walks of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The Hero Fund was modeled after the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, established in the United States in 1904, and was soon followed by Carnegie Hero Funds in France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Italy.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Carnegie Library, Albany, Georgia
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: photographs
- Date: 1938
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
- Abstract: Perhaps the most recognizable legacy of Andrew Carnegie and later, Carnegie Corporation, is the American institution of the free public library. Between 1890 and 1917 Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Corporation of New York built 2,509 new libraries all over the world, including 1,681 in the Unites States. The recipient communities were required to pass an ordinance, guaranteeing annual tax support for the library operations. Later the Corporation moved from brick and mortar to developing librarianship and library science.
5. Central Office of International Associations Chart
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: posters
- Date: [between 1910 and 1911]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
- Abstract: This chart of international peace groups was produced by the Central Office of International Associations in Brussels, Belgium. The Office was the executive body of the Union of International Associations, founded in 1910 at the 1st World Congress of International Organizations in Brussels and supported by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Ground Floor Plan for Belgrade University Library
Nestorović, Nikola B.
- Name: Nestorović, Nikola B. (Architect) Đorđević, Dragutin, 1866-1933 (Architect)
- Format: architectural drawings
- Date: [1925]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
- Abstract: In their 1920 decision to allocate $100,000 for the building of the Belgrade University Library the CEIP Executive Committee stated: “Mr. Carnegie's name and fame are inseparably associated with his gifts for the construction of libraries in many land s. … It seems therefore peculiarly fitting to erect this library in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia since 1389, where Serbian independence was proclaimed on August 22, 1878, and which was twice captured by the enemy during the Great War, as the gift of the Carnegie Endowment in commemoration of the heroic defense made by the Serbian people.” The library of the Royal University of Belgrade, rebuilt with Carnegie Endowment’s contributions, officially opened its doors on May 24 1926. Today Svetozar Marković University Library is the largest university library in the country.
9. League of Nations News, Volume IV, No. 62. Cover page
League of Nations Non-Partisan Association (U.S.)
- Name: League of Nations Non-Partisan Association (U.S.) (Author)
- Format: pamphlets
- Date: February 1927
- Collection Name: Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs Records
10. 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
11. 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.
12. Memorandum on Andrew Carnegie's Pensions for US Presidents
Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943
- Name: Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: January 8, 1929
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 3
- Abstract: The memorandum from Frederick P. Keppel (Carnegie Corporation of New York President from 1923 to1941) tells about the fate of Carnegie's idea of creating pensions for the former presidents of the United States.
13. The moral values of a League of Nations. Front cover
Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs
- Format: pamphlets
- Date: 1917
- Collection Name: Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs Records
- Abstract: Pamphlet from the Churches and the Moral Aims of the War Series
14. National Peace Federation Chart of Peace Organizations in the United States
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: posters
- Date: 1915
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
15. 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.
16. 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
17. Notes on Erection of Library Buildings
Bertram, James, 1872-1934
- Name: Bertram, James, 1872-1934 (Author)
- Format: printed ephemera
- Date: 1911
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VIII. Printed Material. Vol 44
- Abstract: Responding to numerous requests from communities the Corporation developed a set of guidelines for library buildings. This is the first version of the guidelines in simplified spelling.
18. 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.
19. Portfolio of Carnegie Libraries. Plate 5
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.
20. Poster for the University of Louvain Library Fund
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: posters
- Date: [between 1918 and 1947]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
- Abstract: The Carnegie charities contributed $100,000 to the fund for the reconstruction of the Library of the University of Louvain, destroyed in World War I. The intentional burning down of one of the largest and oldest European libraries by German troops pr ovoked widespread outrage, and prompted an international fundraising drive, spearheaded by U.S. academics.