Title
Photograph of Robert S. Woodward
Abstract
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 to encourage investigation, research and discovery "in the broadest and most liberal manner." Under its first president, Daniel C. Gilman the institution mostly awarded individual grants in various fields. The Institution's second president (from 1904 through 1920) was Robert S. Woodward, a physicist and mathematici an, who had been a dean of the faculty of pure science at Columbia University. Woodward changed the course, deciding to focus on supporting departments of research within the institution. This approach successfully allowed the Institution to support groups of researchers in related areas over many years.
Collection Name
Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
Archival Context
Series X. Graphic Materials. X.C. Staff and Trustees. Box no. 1A
Subjects
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Science--Study and teaching; Woodward, Robert Simpson, 1849-1924
Format
photographs
Genre
Portraits
Date
[between 1872 and 1924]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
Carnegie Centennial Exhibition
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-h8ee-mr44