Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

Puck tugs at the coat-tails of Andrew Carnegie, as he and John D. Rockefeller, Junior, pile money bags around the base of a statue labeled “Fame,” which they seek by endowing libraries and universities. Puck is suggesting that they could do more good for society by endowing places like a “Home for Consumptives.” Caption: Puck — You have qualified thoroughly as modern philanthropists, now why not do some good?

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-06-03

Anti-imperialists George Frisbie Hoar, Carl Schurz, Edward Atkinson, Charles Francis Adams, and Andrew Carnegie are drowning in “Quicksand of Public Opinion,” with the U.S. Capitol building in the background.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-08-27

An oversized, bloated human figure with the head of a pig, wearing a sash labeled “Steel Trust,” holds steel rails in both hands. He stands on the grounds of a steel factory labeled “U.S.” John Bull stands on the left, on a patch of ground labeled “England,” paying a reduced rate for the rails. Uncle Sam, standing on the right, pays an exorbitant rate due to a “Protective Tariff 43.58%.” Caption: The poor foreigner couldn’t get his rails for twenty-four dollars if we didn’t elect to pay thirty-five.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-05-01

Charles M. Schwab, holding a moneybag labeled “Schwab,” stands next to Andrew Carnegie who is sitting on the ground, holding a moneybag labeled “Carnegie” and with a basket labeled “$10,000,000 for Scotch Universities” overflowing with money next to him. Schwab gestures toward factories on the left as he addresses Carnegie. In the background, on the right, is a line of old men wearing caps and gowns and carrying “Diplomas” under their arms, emerging from a building labeled “University.” Caption: Schwab (to Carnegie). — This is the school most people must go to, and the one that has always turned out the biggest men. That other school is for the few and is already turning out too many doctors, ministers, lawyers and clerks. Don’t you think we ought to improve conditions in our school rather than in that other one?

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-06-19

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., wearing a huge crown and robe, stands on an oil storage tank labeled “Standard Oil” and glares at the viewer. The crown is adorned with railroad cars, oil tanks, and the names of four railroad companies: “Lehigh Valley R.R., St. Paul R.R., Jersey Central R.R., [and] Reading Rail Road,” and topped with a dollar sign.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-02-27

Puck stands on a stage speaking to wealthy philanthropists. From left: an empty seat “reserved for Russell Sage,” Mrs. Leland Stanford, Miss [Helen Miller?] Gould, John D Rockefeller Jr., Andrew Carnegie, Vanderbilt [William K., by resemblance], [and] J. P. Morgan.” Puck is displaying a “Plan for model tenement” and pointing to a view of current tenement housing conditions projected on a magic-lantern screen on the stage. In the “Christmas sermon,” Puck is entreating that when these generous millionaires are performing their philanthropy, they not only endow schools and libraries, which benefit “those that already have much,” but also “give something to those who have less than nothing.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900-12-26

Illustration showing a gigantic Andrew Carnegie standing between two large pumps, one labeled “Protective tariff” representing the Treasury building and the other labeled “Legitimate business” representing his factory buildings, with two men pumping his coat pockets, each labeled “$20,000,000 a year,” full of money.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900-04-04

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Andrew Carnegie, dressed as Santa Claus, stands in front of a chimney with his pack full to overflowing with Steel Bonds and buildings including Library, College, and University. Facing him is President Roosevelt, who is hiding behind his back the Christmas stocking of the United States Treasury. A sign on the mantelpiece reads, “$10,000,000.00 Sandy Claus Carnegie to U.S.” Caption: Sandy Claus Carnegie – Well, this is a strange case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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President Roosevelt sends Secretary of State Hay a letter from Andrew Carnegie, who questions the constitutionality of the Senate amendments. Roosevelt disagrees with Carnegie.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-06

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks J. W. Morrison for his letter. However, Roosevelt cannot write a letter to Andrew Carnegie as requested.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-20

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Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains how to pronounce the names of Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-30

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Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt updates Cecil Spring Rice on the members of the Roosevelt family. Roosevelt feels that British politics are much more interesting than politics in the United States at the moment. He is disappointed in President Taft, and thinks that his leadership has divided the conservative and progressive streams within the Republican Party. However, Roosevelt would like to see Taft elected again. Roosevelt has “no sympathy with [Taft’s] arbitration treaty business” and believes the treaty should be strictly between Great Britain and the United States. Roosevelt also writes about his contentment with his life at the moment, writing for The Outlook.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

In a reply to Arthur Hamilton Lee, Theodore Roosevelt describes the activities and achievements of the Roosevelt family, including the impending birth of his grandchild to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. Roosevelt expresses relief at the end of his public speaking career and is more preoccupied by his interest in natural history than in politics, including his upcoming article, “Revealing and Concealing Coloration in Birds and Mammals.” Roosevelt then goes on to discuss politics, including his approval of the current British king, expresses frustration with the American people, and discusses President Taft.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes Charles D. Walcott that Andrew Carnegie does not want any further information from Roosevelt on the subject of art. Roosevelt is excited that Walcott will mount the giant eland and white rhino at the Smithsonian. Roosevelt would like to lunch with Walcott before his trip to the Rockies.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-12

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt explains to Miss S. S. Hunt that it is impossible for him to make a request on her behalf to Andrew Carnegie.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt cannot ask Andrew Carnegie to see John Firman Coar. He has only asked Carnegie to see people on a few specific occasions when he did not feel that he could refuse. Roosevelt adds that even in the cases where he has gotten people access to Carnegie, nothing has resulted from the meetings.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Victor Hugo Duras received Theodore Roosevelt’s letter and appreciates him taking an interest. He hopes Roosevelt will contact Senator Elihu Root about appointing him as minister following Oscar S. Straus’ resignation. Duras is pleased Andrew Carnegie selected Root as the peace fund’s trustee, as many Europeans have confidence in him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-16

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Duras, Victor Hugo, 1880-1943

Theodore Roosevelt tells Joseph Hodges Choate that he has accepted the invitation, but expresses concern about Nicholas Murray Butler and Andrew Carnegie heading the list. Because of their role in being “professional pacifists,” Roosevelt asserts that men like Butler and Carnegie encourage militarism in “virile” countries, and they are afraid of denouncing what is wrong.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-07-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

If it was right to originally sign the international arbitration treaties, then it should now be right to grant Germany’s request to have a commission of inquiry regarding the sinking of the Lusitania. However, President Wilson has succeeded in stalling and the public has forgot. Years of peace propaganda have created an “attitude of sluggishness and timidity.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt comments on a recent statement by James Bryce, which he believes gives justification to those in the United States who support President Woodrow Wilson’s administration and its pacifist stance toward the war in Europe. Roosevelt has advocated for America to act in defense of Belgium’s neutrality, not for her to stand with England. Although he believes in the friendship of America and England, he has not hesitated to stand for America’s rights when necessary. Wilson’s administration, while speaking of neutrality toward England and Germany, has through its policies and words lent aid to Germany and against the Allies. Roosevelt believes that Bryce’s statement has given support for this stance and done great harm to the Allied cause in the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-23

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919