Andrew Carnegie’s birthplace, Dunfermline, was Scotland's historic medieval capital. Later famous for producing fine linen, the town fell on hard times when industrialism made home-based weaving obsolete, leaving workers such as Carnegie’s father, Will, hard pressed to …

In 1901, Andrew Carnegie made a record-breaking library gift of $5.2 million to the New York Public Library to build 65 new branches “at one stroke,” creating the largest free public library system in the country. Carnegie’s gift helped guarantee that every New Yorker — among them America’s newest arrivals — could have access to ...

Carnegie Libraries hold a special place in American history and in the hearts of generations of Americans. Building them was the mission of Scottish immigrant, American steel magnate, and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and later his foundation, Carnegie Corporation of …

Carnegie Corporation of New York is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations. Established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. Today the foundation works to reduce political polarization through philanthropic support for the issues that Carnegie considered most important ...

Each year the Andrew #CarnegieFellows Program awards grants to a select group of extraordinary scholars and writers whose work decodes some of the world’s most intractable problems. Skip to Main Content

Starting in 1881, Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of more than 2,500 libraries worldwide. Use this mapping tool to locate and learn about the nearly 1,700 Carnegie Libraries that were built in the United States.

Aug 30, 2012 · Carnegie refused to stop dreaming, refused to give up his quest for “a working miracle,” refused to understand how Roosevelt and the other realists in government dismissed his utopian proposals with disgust.

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program is open only to citizens or permanent residents of the United States who have been nominated by the head of an institution designated by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Feb 11, 2025 · Carnegie Libraries hold a special place in American history and in the hearts of generations of Americans. Building them was the mission of Scottish immigrant, American steel magnate, and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919).

Andrew Carnegie died on August 11, 1919. To mark this centennial, the leadership of the institutions he founded offer this collection of letters as a tribute to the continuing impact of his philanthropy.