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1. Act to Incorporate Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York (State). Secretary's Office
- Name: New York (State). Secretary's Office (Author)
- Format: legal documents
- Date: March 21, 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
2. An Address delivered on the opening of the new Engineering Building of the University of Edinburgh. Front cover
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Speaker)
- Format: pamphlets
- Date: 1906
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.B. Printed Material. Box no. 4
- Abstract: The University of Edinburgh awarded Andrew Carnegie an honorary degree in 1906. He was twice elected Rector of Scotland' most ancient university, St. Andrews. Carnegie' speech in Edinburgh and his photograph in Aberdeen document his triumphant 1906 v isit to these institutions.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. Carnegie Family Home Convention
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
- Format: photographs
- Date: 1910
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series X. Graphic Materials. X.C. Staff and Trustees. Flat Box 526
- Abstract: The Carnegie family in Pittsburgh on the return of Mr. Andrew Carnegie (front row, third from the left) and Mrs. Louise Whitfield Carnegie (front row, second from the left) from California en route to New York. Pittsburgh witnessed Carnegie's meteori c rise from bobbin boy on a cotton mill, to a telegraph operator then to a railroad manager, and finally to a steel industry titan. Over the years many other members of the extended family settled there as well. Andrew Carnegie moved to New York City in 1867, but Pittsburgh has always remained the site of his steel factories, and the recipient of many Carnegie benefactions.
8. Carnegie Medal
Manship, Paul
- Name: Manship, Paul (Designer)
- Format: objects
- Date: [1929]
- Collection Name: Frederick P. Keppel Papers
- Abstract: This medal and logo was designed for Carnegie Corporation of New York by a prominent American sculptor Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Pegasus, the winged mythological horse, is the central figure surrounded by the motto: "Carnegie Corporation for t he Advancement and Diffusion of Knowledge and Understanding."
9. Certificate of US Naturalization
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: legal documents
- Date: 1885
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
- Abstract: Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Andrew Carnegie came to the United States in 1848 at the age of 12. Andrew, with his parents Margaret and William and his younger brother Tom, settled in Allegheny City, PA, because Margaret Carnegie's sisters had alrea dy been living in the area. This certificate was granted to Andrew Carnegie in New York, upon his presentation of a copy of the 1854 "statement of intention to become a citizen" made by his father William Carnegie to Allegheny County Clerk.
10. 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.
11. The Final version of the first Deed of Gift to the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: November 10, 1911
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.F. General Files, 1911-1987. Box no. 11
12. The Gospel of Wealth; Volume 148
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: periodicals
- Date: June 1889
- Collection Name: Rare Book & Manuscript Library General Rare Book Collection
- Abstract: In 1889, Andrew Carnegie wrote "The Gospel of Wealth", in which he asserted that all personal wealth beyond that required to supply the needs of one's family should be regarded as a trust fund to be administered for the benefit of the community. The essay was originally published as "Wealth" in the June 1889 issue of the North American Review.
13. 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.
14. 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."
15. 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.
16. Manuscript letter, signed, to Robert A. Franks
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: May 5, 1901
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 1
- Abstract: Andrew Carnegie used to say that among all his donations his private pension list was the one most dear to him. In this letter he asks his agent Robert A. Franks to bring the list to Scotland, so he could make some changes to it while on vacation.
17. Marriage Settlement between Andrew Carnegie and Louise Whitfield
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: legal documents
- Date: April 22, 1887
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VI. Other Carnegie Organizations, 1893-1981. VI.A. Home Trust Company. Box no. 8
- Abstract: In this prenuptial agreement between Andrew Carnegie and Louise Whitfield, Louise gave up her rights to her husband's estate in return for an annual income of $20,000 (over 3 million dollars in today's money). The bulk of Andrew Carnegie's estate was to be devoted to charitable and educational purposes, with Louise's full approval.
18. Monochrome guache on paper, "Andrew Carnegie ain't going to work no more"
Ebert, Charles H. V.
- Name: Ebert, Charles H. V. (Author)
- Format: caricatures and cartoons
- Date: [1901]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series X. Graphic Materials. X.A. Andrew Carnegie. Box no. 1
- Abstract: On March 11, 1901 Carnegie sold out to J.P. Morgan for $480,000,000, a move which allowed Morgan to create US Steel, and made Carnegie the richest man in the world. This original caricature by Charles H. Ebert was intended for the March 1901 issue of Life magazine.
19. 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
20. 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.