The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial Museum
- Name
- Carnegie Corporation of New York (Creator)
- Title
- The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial Museum
- 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.
- Collection Name
- Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
- Archival Context
- Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
- Subjects
- Philanthropists; Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
- Format
- printed ephemera
- Genre
- printed ephemera
- Publication Information
- The Carnegie Magazine. 1972-03
- Date
- March, 1972
- Note
- Source: The Carnegie Magazine, March 1972
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Also In
- Carnegie Centennial Exhibition
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-kkgj-h745