Title: Andrew Carnegie - Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Headings: Andrew Carnegie:
Pioneer. Visionary. Innovator.

Andrew Carnegie:
Pioneer. Visionary. Innovator.
Meet the Father of Modern Philanthropy
• Humble Beginnings
• Keen Eye for Opportunity
• Wealthiest Man in the World
• Giving and Legacy
• Further Reading
• Historical Documents
• Gospel of Wealth
“To try to make the world in some way better than you found it is to have a noble motive in life.”
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie Birthplace
Humble Beginnings
“We sailed from the Broomielaw of Glasgow in the 800-ton sailing ship Wiscasset…”
Andrew Carnegie
An Immigrant’s Journey
“The emigrant is the capable, energetic, ambitious, discontented man.”
Andrew Carnegie
Industrious Youth
“It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to which money could be applied so productive… as the founding of a public library.”
Andrew Carnegie
Keen Eye for Opportunity
Business Timeline
1849
Andrew Carnegie becomes a messenger boy
1853
Andrew Carnegie takes a job at the Pennsylvania Railroad
1856
Andrew Carnegie invests in sleeping cars
1861
Andrew Carnegie invests in oil
1865
Carnegie founds Keystone Bridge Company
1868
Carnegie pledges to resign from business
1875
First Steel Plant
1883
Carnegie buys the Homestead Steel Works
1892
Carnegie Steel is formed
1901
Carnegie sells to Morgan
Andrew Carnegie becomes a messenger boy
Andrew Carnegie takes a job at the Pennsylvania Railroad
Andrew Carnegie invests in sleeping cars
Andrew Carnegie invests in oil
Carnegie founds Keystone Bridge Company
Carnegie pledges to resign from business
First Steel Plant
Carnegie buys the Homestead Steel Works
Carnegie Steel is formed
Carnegie sells to Morgan
“Labor, capital, and ability are a three-legged stool… They are equal members of the great triple alliance which moves the industrial world.”
Andrew Carnegie
Map of Pittsburgh area, showing locations of the Carnegie Steel Mills
Birth of A Philanthropist
“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”
Andrew Carnegie
Board of Trustees at the first Carnegie Corporation meeting
Wealthiest Man in the World
Andrew Carnegie’s Peak Wealth in Comparison to Modern-Day Billionaires
Reading Ahead
Andrew Carnegie
Reconstructing the Reims Library
Giving and Legacy
Carnegie Organizations
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Institution for Science
The Carnegie UK Trust
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Hero Fund Trust
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie Hall
Champion for Peace
“Whoso wants to share the heroism of battle, let him join the fight against ignorance and disease and the mad idea that war is necessary.”
Andrew Carnegie
Flag of Peace
Further Reading
Books Written by Andrew Carnegie
Books Written About Andrew Carnegie
Historical Documents
Certificate of U.S. Naturalization
The Gospel of Wealth
Financial Records Journal
Pension Letter
Marriage Settlement
Stock Certificate
Gospel of Wealth

Content: Andrew Carnegie - Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Andrew Carnegie: Pioneer. Visionary. Innovator. Meet the Father of Modern Philanthropy
Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was among the wealthiest and most famous industrialists of his day. Through Carnegie Corporation of New York, the innovative philanthropic foundation he established in 1911, his fortune has since supported everything from the discovery of insulin and the dismantling of nuclear weapons, to the creation of Pell Grants and Sesame Street. The work of the Corporation and its grantees has helped shape public discourse and policy for more than one hundred years. Millions of people have benefited from Carnegie’s foresighted generosity — a legacy of real and permanent good. We invite you to learn more about this remarkable man’s life through an interactive timeline, historical documents, photographs, audio, and more. • Humble Beginnings
• Keen Eye for Opportunity
• Wealthiest Man in the World
• Giving and Legacy
• Further Reading
• Historical Documents
• Gospel of Wealth
“To try to make the world in some way better than you found it is to have a noble motive in life.”