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Andrew Carnegie letters

Title
  1. Andrew Carnegie letters, 1868-1914.
Author
  1. Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

Collection information

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Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details.

FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 4161Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

Details

Additional authors
  1. Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913
  2. Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902
  3. Crimmins, John D. (John Daniel), 1844-1917
Description
  1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)
Summary
  1. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. The collection consists mainly of letters from Carnegie relating to his philanthropic endeavors, including his gift of five million dollars to fund the branch library system of the New York Public Library.
Subject
  1. Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 -- Correspondence
  2. Brooklyn Public Library -- Endowments
  3. New York Public Library -- Endowments
  4. New York Public Library -- History
Call number
  1. MssCol 4161
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Author
  1. Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
Title
  1. Andrew Carnegie letters, 1868-1914.
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
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  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Finding aid
Occupation
  1. Philanthropists.
Added author
  1. Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913, recipient.
  2. Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902, recipient.
  3. Crimmins, John D. (John Daniel), 1844-1917, recipient.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 4161
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