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Carnegie, Andrew

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Carnegie, Andrew
<Our item number 119919><B>Carnegie, Andrew.</B> &#40;1835-1919&#41; Scottish-born industrialist and philantropist; the richest man in the world when he retired in 1901 &#40;after selling Carnegie Steel Company to J.P. Morgan&#39;s U.S. Steel&#41;, he proceeded to give away his wealth; libraries, scientific research, and world peace were his passions. ALS on engraved personal stationery, 2pp, 8½&#34; x 5¼&#34;, New York, 1910 April 13. Fine. To Mr. Nicols, Editor in Chief, thanking him for dedicating a yearbook &#40;The Thistle&#41; to Carnegie&#39;s mother: &#34;<I>She fully deserved such honor, for heroine true was she</I>.&#34; He writes that he and Mrs. Carnegie are impressed with the great work of the students and the &#34;<I>bright faces beaming upon us</I>…&#34; Carnegie gave &#36;2 million in 1901 to start the Carnegie Institute of Technology &#40;CIT&#41; in Pittsburgh, and the same amount in 1902 to found the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300-500. <B R><BR>Our item number 119919<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/119919.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>