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attachment to London
attitude toward own wealth
belief in superiority
charm
confidence and arrogance
crisis of conscience and self-doubt
desire for friends
desire to accumulate money and
success
desire to leave the rigors of business
disguised feelings
frugality
grasp of economics
grudges held
inability to share power
influence of family background
loyalty to friends
as a man of culture
need to be exceptional and attract
attention
optimistic nature
paranoia
publicity and being noticed
public performance abilities
salesmanship and persuasion
self-improvement efforts
self-questioning about money
self-reliance and independence
self-serving efforts
sense of humor
social and political conscience
success associated with monetary
awards
use of mentors
vanity and self-promotion
will to win and push to the next
level
willingness to assume great risk
working hard
worship of United States
PERSONAL LIFE
bachelorhood and desire to marry
Carnegie’s revision of personal
history
deaths of mother and brother
difficulty accepting retirement
enjoyment of reading and books
enjoyment of riding
fishing and hunting
golf (illus.)
Homewood, Pennsylvania, house
honors (illus.), (illus.)
as a legend
marriage with Louise
maternal tutors and social relation-
ships with women
in old age
philanthropy and image
photographs (illus.) (illus.) (illus.) (illus.) (illus.) (illus.) (illus.) (illus.) (illus.)
physical appearance (illus.)
private pension list
protection of immediate and
extended family
religious beliefs
Scottish brogue
servants
social skills of Carnegie
summer residence, Cresson,
Pennsylvania
trout fishing
walking in Central Park
yachting
PHILANTHROPY
arts and literature patronage
Carnegie Relief Fund
Carnegie’s legacy
Carnegie’s philosophy
challenge of giving away
accumulated wealth
daughter’s view of Carnegie’s
philanthropy
in Dunfermline, Scotland (illus.)
to educational institutions
in England
gifts to family and friends
gifts to strangers
Hero Fund
impact on Carnegie
independence of foundations and
conflicts with Carnegie
library giving
See also Carnegie libraries
in New York
organs to churches
peace activities (illus.)
philosophy on
public reactions to Carnegie’s gifts
requests for gifts or awards
rewards of philanthropy
scientific research
trust to continue after Carnegie’s
death
Carnegie, Andrew
workers’ views of Carnegie’s
philanthropy
World War I assistance
POLITICS
caricatures of Carnegie and
childhood experience of politics
debate with cousin Dod over political
systems
interest in presidential election
ROMANCES
Annie Riddle
bachelorhood and desire to marry
courtship of Louise Whitfield
TRAVEL
An American Four-In-Hand in Britain
to Dunfermline, Scotland (illus.) (illus.)
to Egypt
to Europe
first trip to Europe
Florida and Georgia trips
with friends (illus.) (illus.)
honeymoon
letters to Louise during trips
monitoring business while traveling
Round the World from notes during
to Scotland
voyage around the world
WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
“ABC of Money”
“Advantages of Poverty”
An American Four-In-Hand in Britain
“Americanism versus Imperialism”
“Americanism versus Imperialism II”
“Anglo-French-American Under-
standing”
“As Others See Us”
autobiography
“The Best Fields for Philanthropy”
“The Bugaboo of Trusts”
childhood essay on workers
“A Confession of Religious Faith”
“The Conservation of Ores and
Related Minerals”
“Distant Possessions—the Parting of
the Ways”
“Do Americans Hate England?”
An Empire of Business
“An Employer’s View of the Labor
Question”
“Gospel of Wealth”
“How I Served My Apprenticeship”
“The Industrial Ascendancy of the
World”
introduction to The Roosevelt Policy
“Iron and Steel at Home and
Abroad”
“A Look Ahead”
“The McKinley Bill”
“My Experience with, and Views
upon, the Tariff”
“My Experience with Railway Rates
and Rebates”
“The Negro in America”
“The Next Step—a League of
Nations”
“Popular Illusions about Trusts”
Problems of To-Day
“Railroads Past and Present”
“Results of the Labor Struggle”
“The Road to Business Success” (sermon)
Round the World
“Summing Up the Tariff Discussion”
Triumphant Democracy
“The Venezuela Question”
“The Worst Banking System in the
World”
Carnegie, Ann (sister)
Carnegie, Charlotte (cousin)
Carnegie, Elizabeth Thom (grandmother)
Carnegie, James (great-grandfather)
Carnegie, Louise Whitfield (wife) (illus.)
Carnegie on marriage with
Carnegie’s business activities and
Carnegie’s health and
Carnegie’s interest in politics and
Carnegie’s mother and
Carnegie’s public role and
courtship of
daughter and
diary notes of
first meeting with Carnegie
health of
honeymoon of
letters from Carnegie
letters to mother
New York Fifty-first Street mansion of
nickname for
philanthropy and
photography and
proposal and engagement to Carnegie
riding with Carnegie
Skibo Castle, Scotland, and
social life with many guests and
travels with husband
trust for, after Carnegie’s death
wedding of
Carnegie, Lucy Coleman
Carnegie, McCandless and Company
Carnegie, Margaret (daughter)
birth of
childhood of
coming-out party of
father’s philanthropy and
father’s relationship with
marriage of
Skibo Castle, Scotland, and
travels with parents
trust for, after Carnegie’s death
Carnegie, Margaret Morrison (mother) (illus.)
advice on having friends from
ambition and desire for social status
birth and death of daughter Ann
Carnegie’s dedication of book to
Carnegie’s letters to
class consciousness of
death of
decision to emigrate to United States
by
discouragement of son’s interest in
women and possible marriage
encouragement for son
health of
house bought by
houses with son
life in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
loan to, for voyage to United States
Louise Whitfield and
marriage of
nickname for
personality and spirit of
power over son
religious beliefs of
social events and
son’s childhood and (illus.)
son’s closeness to
son’s early jobs and
travels with son (illus.)
voyage across the Atlantic and travel to
Allegheny
working to support family
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Carnegie, Phipps and Company
Carnegie, T. Morris (nephew)
Carnegie, Thomas (brother) (illus.)
alcoholism and health of
Carnegie Brothers and
Carnegie’s friendship with (illus.)
Carnegie’s investments with
Carnegie’s letters to
childhood and early years of
Edgar Thomson Mill and
illness and death of
marriage and family of
work with Carnegie
Carnegie, William (cousin)
Carnegie, William (father)
acknowledgment of son’s success by
birth and death of daughter Ann
Chartist movement and
death of
decision to emigrate to United States
by
factory work in United States
family background of
house bought by
life in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
marriage of
reading encouraged by
religious beliefs of
son’s awareness of economic struggles
of
son’s childhood and (illus.)
son’s first jobs and
voyage across the Atlantic and travel to
Allegheny
weaving work in Scotland
Carnegie (brigantine)
Carnegie Brothers and Company, Ltd.
competition for
formation of
Frick at
Iron Clad Agreement and
negotiations to sell
partners in
strikes at
tensions between Frick and Carnegie
and
Carnegie Company
buyout negotiations and
competition and
creation of
expansion of
Frick’s criticism of
Morgan’s interest in
Pennsylvania Railroad freight rates and
Carnegie Corporation
Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (illus.)
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching
Carnegie Hall, New York
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institution, Washington
Carnegie libraries
at Aberdeen, Scotland
administration of gifts
at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
in American cities
at Braddock, Pennsylvania
criticism of program
at Dunfermline, Scotland (illus.)
in England
first donation for building named in
Carnegie’s honor
at Homestead, Pennsylvania
importance of libraries to Carnegie
in Pittsburgh (illus.)
in Scotland
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Relief Fund
Carnegie Steel Company
armor contracts and
Bridge’s book on history of
Carnegie’s decision to sell
competition and
coke pricing conflicts and
conflicts between Carnegie and Frick
and
expansion plans for
Frick’s resignation from
iron ore industry and
Leishman at
merger of
partners and Iron Clad Agreement and
Pennsylvania politics and
Pennsylvania Railroad freight rates and
profits of
railroad car business and
sale of
steel industry consolidation and
structuring of
wage reductions at
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of
Scotland
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
Carnegie Veterans’ Association
Cassatt, Alexander
Central American Peace Conference
Central Pacific Railroad
Central Transportation Company
Channing, William Ellery
Chartist movement
Chernow, Ron
Chicago, steel mills in
child labor
Childs, Orville W.
Childs, Otis
Chile
China
Boxer Rebellion in
Carnegie’s visit to
Choate, Joseph H.
Church, Samuel Harden
Church Peace Union
City Poor Farm, Pittsburgh
Civil War
Carnegie’s government work during
Carnegie’s hiring of an alternate during
Carnegie’s investments during
Clark, Edward
Clark, William
Cleveland, Grover
advice on philanthropy from
Carnegie’s armor contract and
election of
tariffs and
Cluny Castle, Scotland
coal mining
Cobbett, William
coke industry
Coleman, William
Columbia Oil Company
Commission on Industrial Relations
“Confession of Religious Faith, A”
(Carnegie)
“Conservation of Ores and Related
Minerals, The” (Carnegie)
Cooper, Peter
Cooper Union
Corey, William
cotton mills
Cowley, William (illus.)
Crédit Mobilier of America
Creelman, James
Creery, James H.
Cresson, Pennsylvania, summer residence
Cuba
Curie, Madame
Curry, Henry
Cyclops Iron Company
Damrosch, Walter
Darwin, Charles
Darwinism
Davenport and St. Paul Construction
Company
Davenport and St. Paul Railroad
bonds for
legal battles over
David, Tom
De
bs, Eugene V.
Dennis, Dr. Frederic S.
Depew, Chauncey
Dewey, Melvil
Dick, Saul B.
dinosaur expeditions, Carnegie’s support
for
Disraeli, Benjamin
“Distant Possessions—the Parting of the
Ways” (Carnegie)
“Do Americans Hate England?” (Carnegie)
doddized rails
Dodds, Thomas
Donaldson, Sir James
Drew, Daniel
Drexel, Morgan
Dunfermline, Scotland
Carnegie family life in (illus.)
Carnegie’s gifts to (illus.)
Carnegie’s visits to (illus.) (illus.)
Chartist movement in
economic conditions in
Pittencrieff estate in
weaving business in
Dunfermline Trust
Durant, Thomas C.
Eads, James B.
economic conditions
Carnegie’s grasp of
financial panics and
iron and steel industry and
labor struggles and
in New York City
in Scotland
stock market problems and
weaving industry and
Edgar Thomson (E.T.) Mill, Braddock
accidents at
Bessemer process at
building of
Carnegie’s management style at
competition and
cost accounting system at
cost reduction at
economic conditions and business at
founding of
Frick and
labor violence at
management of
naming of
Pinkertons employed at
pools in rail contracts and
problems from Kloman’s investment in
profits at
proposed alliance with Cambria
quality at
questions about Carnegie’s investments
in
rail contracts and
relationship between Jones and
Carnegie at
rifts between Shinn and Carnegie at
salary negotiations with Jones at
Schwab at
Shinn’s resignation from
strikes and
unions at
wage reductions at
Edgar Thomson Steel Company
Edinburgh, Carnegie library in
Edward VII, King of England
Edwards, Passmore
Egypt, Carnegie’s visits to
Eliot, Charles W.
Emory, W. H.
Empire of Business, An (Carnegie)
“Employer’s View of the Labor Question,
An” (Carnegie)
Endowment for International Peace (illus.)
Exchange Bank of Pittsburgh
factories
Carnegie’s childhood work in
Carnegie’s father’s work in
child labor in
decline of handweavers and
labor violence and
in Pittsburgh
in Scotland
Federal Steel Company
Felton, Samuel
Ferguson, E. M. and Walton
Flexner, Abraham
Fitch, John
Flint, Charles
Flower, Roswell
Forbes, B. C.
Foster, William B.
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching
Franks, Robert
French, George
Frew, William N.