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161. Typed letter, signed, to Andrew Carnegie
Pierce, William L.
- Name: Pierce, William L. (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: March 27, 1907
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 210
- Abstract: Fundraising letter for the Manhattan Trade School for Girls, an exemplary Progressive Era institution, the brainchild of a group of New York City reformers and philanthropists, and the subject of a 1911 documentary. At this time it was the only vocat ional school in the city for female students.
162. 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.
163. Typed letter, signed, to Andrew Carnegie
Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939
- Name: Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: February 6, 1905
- Collection Name: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records
- Abstract: Letter from Pritchett, written two months prior to the founding of the Foundation, discusses the plans for the "insurance for institutions of learning," and mentions Frank A. Vanderlip (1864-1937) vice-president and then president of National City Ban k of New York, a future CFAT executive committee member.
164. Typed letter signed to Andrew Carnegie requesting a grant for Barnard College
Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936
- Name: Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: April 29, 1913
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 101
165. Typed letter signed to Elihu Root
Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939
- Name: Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: November 3, 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: Henry Pritchett comments on the first versions of the constitution and by-laws for Carnegie Corporation of New York drafted by Elihu Root.
166. Typed letter signed to Elihu Root
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
- Name: Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: June 19, 1908
- Collection Name: Nicholas Murray Butler Papers
- Abstract: N. M. Butler was a lifelong friend and political ally of Elihu Root, whom he met in 1885. Together they came up with the idea of Endowment for International Peace, which they then presented to Andrew Carnegie. In this letter he discusses the feasib ility of an international conference on labor relations.
167. Typed letter signed to Frank A. Vanderlip
Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943
- Name: Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: August 12, 1905
- Collection Name: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records
- Abstract: This letter from Keppel, then the Secretary of Columbia University, to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, accompanied the Columbia University List of Faculty (see the first page of the list shown below) submitted to the CFAT in order to calculate their retirement allowances under the original Carnegie plan.
168. Typed letter, signed, to Frederick P. Keppel regarding a book by James Shotwell
Lynd, Robert Staughton, 1892-1970
- Name: Lynd, Robert Staughton, 1892-1970 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: March 30, 1931
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 327
- Abstract: James Shotwell was also responsible for the International Relations section of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Founded in New York City in 1923, it became the world's first national coordinating body of the social sciences. Carnegie Cor poration of New York both provided financial support for the Council and used it as an intermediary to channel grants to smaller institutions and individuals.
169. Typed letter signed to Henry Smith Pritchett
Sheldon, Edward Wright, 1858-1934
- Name: Sheldon, Edward Wright, 1858-1934 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: May 16, 1921
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 263
- Abstract: This letter, written by the President of the Society of New York Hospital, describes educational activities of the New York Academy of Medicine and its value to New York Hospital, the oldest hospital in New York City (now known as NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center). This letter was written after New York Hospital and Cornell University reached an agreement about using the hospital for teaching purposes, but several years before they agreed on building a joint medical center on East 68th Street. The New York Academy of Medicine, particularly its famous library, was the resource that allowed practicing doctors to keep abreast of changes in their profession.
170. Typed letter, signed, to Henry Smith Pritchett
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
- Name: Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: June 8, 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 Root and Pritchett discuss Carnegie Endowment for International Peace matters, and the progress of the State of New York legislation to approve Carnegie Corporation of New York.
171. Typed letter, signed to Henry Smith Pritchett
Bertram, James, 1872-1934
- Name: Bertram, James, 1872-1934 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: August 27, 1914
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.E. Staff and Trustee Files, 1913-1996. Box no. 18
- Abstract: There was tension at times between Andrew Carnegie's more illustrious friends, particularly Henry Smith Pritchett, and trusted Carnegie employees Franks and Bertram, whom Pritchett at times angrily called "the clerks".
172. Typed letter signed to Henry Smith Pritchett
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Name: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: December 11, 1905
- Collection Name: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records
- Abstract: The letter hints at differences in vision that existed between Andrew Carnegie and the CFAT’s first president Henry S. Pritchett. Carnegie saw the Foundation as an agency for payment of retiring allowances. Pritchett, on the other hand, hoped that th e Foundation would be “one of the Great Agencies…in standardizing American education” and put higher priority on the educational inquiry activities.
173. Typed letter signed to Henry Smith Pritchett
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
- Name: Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: May 24, 1912
- Collection Name: Nicholas Murray Butler Papers
- Abstract: Correspondence between N. M. Butler and H. S. Pritchett, both university presidents and members of Andrew Carnegie's inner circle, stretches over 40 years and numerous archival collections. This letter discusses Andrew Carnegie, various matters of Car negie philanthropy, and the chances of Elihu Root being nominated for the US presidency.
174. Typed letter, signed, to Henry Smith Pritchett in response to the Teachers Retirement Survey
Van Amringe, J. Howard (John Howard), 1835-1915
- Name: Van Amringe, J. Howard (John Howard), 1835-1915 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: May 2, 1915
- Collection Name: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records
- Abstract: John Howard Van Amringe (1836-1915) graduated from Columbia in 1860. Thereafter, he taught mathematics at Columbia, holding a professorship from 1865 to 1910 when he retired. Van Amringe was also the first Dean of Columbia College, memorialized with a bust enshrined in a column-supported cupola on "Van Am Quad" in the southeastern portion of the campus.
175. Typed letter, signed to Henry Smith Pritchett, re: simplified spelling
Bertram, James, 1872-1934
- Name: Bertram, James, 1872-1934 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: August 27, 1914
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.E. Staff and Trustee Files, 1913-1996. Box no. 18
- Abstract: There was tension at times between Andrew Carnegie's more illustrious friends, particularly Henry Smith Pritchett, and trusted Carnegie employees Franks and Bertram, whom Pritchett at times angrily called "the clerks".
176. Typed letter signed to Hew Morrison
Carnegie, Louise Whitfield, 1857-1946
- Name: Carnegie, Louise Whitfield, 1857-1946 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: March 21, 1922
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
- Abstract: The Carnegies formed a personal friendship with Edinburgh's first City Librarian, Hew Morrison, who brought Andrew Carnegie's attention to the estate at Skibo, were he would later spend his summers. Incidentally, Hew Morrison also recommended that Ca rnegie hire James Bertram as a secretary. As shown in this letter, he also participated in designing and choosing Andrew Carnegie's bookplates.
177. Typed letter signed to J. Brown
Yon, Pietro A., 1886-1943
- Name: Yon, Pietro A., 1886-1943 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: December 6, 1928
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series III. Grants. III.A. Grant files, ca.1911-1988. Box no. 74
178. Typed letter, signed to James Bertram
Poynton, John A.
- Name: Poynton, John A. (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: March 27, 1919
- 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. 2
- Abstract: Carnegie Corporation of New York took over many of the charitable initiatives of Andrew Carnegie. However he continued to support schools, settlements, self-help societies and other grassroots organizations, particularly in New York City, from his pe rsonal funds. In this letter, Andrew Carnegie' personal secretary John Poynton asks the Corporation to take over some of the grants. Carnegie hired Poynton as a replacement for James Bertram, who spent all of his time administering Carnegie' organized philanthropy.
179. Typed letter signed to James T. Shotwell regarding one of the books in Economic and Social History of the World War series
Hoover, Herbert C.
- Name: Hoover, Herbert C. (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: December 30, 1924
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
180. Typed letter signed to Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
- Name: Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 (Author)
- Format: correspondence
- Date: December 17, 1945
- Collection Name: Nicholas Murray Butler Papers