Typed letter, signed, to Andrew Carnegie
- Name
- Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 (Author)
- Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (Addressee)
- Title
- Typed letter, signed, to Andrew Carnegie
- 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.
- Collection Name
- Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
- Archival Context
- Series I. Administrative Records, 1872-1996. I.F. General Files, 1911-1987. Box no. 11
- Subjects
- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Philanthropists
- Format
- correspondence
- Genre
- correspondence
- Date
- November 16, 1909
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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- Also In
- Carnegie Centennial Exhibition
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright - United States
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-cxfc-8850