Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 (industrialist and philanthropist)

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Four photographs and an article on Andrew Carnegie from the early 20th century. One photograph shows him in his office in New York; the Castellated Mansion in northern Scotland where he lived in his later life; the city of Pittsburgh, where he accumulated his fortune; and a caracature of him by C. de Fonaro.

Scope and Contents Cover letter from Georpe Shepperson to F. Mann, Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, dated 2 June 1966, concerning Shepperson's access to the correspondence between Andrew Carnegie and W. H. Ellis in the Carnegie Collection.1-23. Copy of File of Correspondence with Emperor Menelik of Ethiopa through various people'. Letters are mostly W. H. Ellis to Andrew Carnegie 1903–1906, and chiefly concern the authenticity of the original letter. 23 letters and 2 telegrams.24. Letter of...

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Osborn requests some lantern slides to be made up for him from Ewart's negatives. He recommends that Ewart asks Sir William Turner to write to the Secretary of the Carnegie Institution to confirm that Carnegie has approved of their trip to Mexico.

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Comprises: leaflet and poster for the National Library of Scotland exhibition 'Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919'(2 copies of each) and a booklet titled 'Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, 150th Anniversary, Dunfermline, 1985.'

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Photograph of Andrew Carnegie, the philanthropist, in front of the Industrial Relations Commission of the U.S.A. in the early 20th century saying his 'greatest joy is giving money away.'