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

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew Carnegie, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/3192
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Henry Fairfield Osborn, 23 November 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/119
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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.

Dates: 23 November 1904

Printed items relating to Andrew Carnegie, 1985

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Identifier: EUA GD55/1/4/5/3
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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.'

Dates: 1985

The Money-Giving Smile - Andrew Carnegie, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/3191
Scope and Contents

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.'

Dates: 1870s-1930s

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