Endowments; Technical institutes; Mechanics (Persons)--Societies, etc.; New York (N.Y.); Mechanics' Institute of the City of New-York; General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York. School Committee; General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Origin Information
1901
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
digitized microfilm
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 79
Note
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Between 1899 and 1908, Andrew Carnegie, a Society member, contributed over half a million dollars to the Society. Generous gifts came in from other members as well, and by 1913 attendance at Mechanics Institute had reached 2,300. The curriculum now in cluded such 'mechanical age' courses as automobile drafting and industrial electricity. Located today at 20 West 44th Street, across from the Harvard Club of New York, the building is the fifth home of the General Society and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally designed by Lamb and Rich and constructed as the Berkeley School for Boys, the building was acquired by The General Society in 1899. Member and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie provided the funds to significantly expand the building in 1903. In order to accommodate more students, two wings were added to the rear and three new upper stories replaced an original fourth-floor gymnasium. The expansion was designed by Ralph S. Townsend and blends monumental Beaux Arts classicism with Renaissance elements." [SOURCE: "General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Society_of_Mechanics_and_Tradesmen_of_the_City_of_New_York. Accessed 2 Oct. 2018.]
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University