Andrew Carnegie
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Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era.[...] Among his many philanthropic efforts, the establishment of public libraries throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and other English-speaking countries was especially prominent. Carnegie libraries, as they were commonly called, were built in many places. The first was opened in 1883 in Dunfermline. His method was to build and equip, but only on condition that the local authority matched that by providing the land and a budget for operation and maintenance. To secure local interest, in 1885, he gave $500,000 to Pittsburgh for a public library, and in 1886, he gave $250,000 to Allegheny City for a music hall and library; and $250,000 to Edinburgh for a free library. In total Carnegie funded some 3,000 libraries, located in 47 US states, and also in Canada, the United Kingdom, what is now the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies, and Fiji. He also donated £50,000 to help set up the University of Birmingham in 1899.
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Source: Andrew Carnegie. (2012, October 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from <a href="http://bit.ly/SV4zo6">http://bit.ly/SV4zo6</a>.
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Henry Phipps, Member Carnegie Steel Company
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Henry Phipps, Jr. was a member of the original Carnegie Steel Company, and so found himself very wealthy and very able to help others. He bought huge masses of land to share and protect them, such as the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh and Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. He also helped make great strides in medicine by funding the Phipps Institute for the Study, Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis at the University of Pennsylvania and the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 1905 Phipps funded the non-profit Phipps Houses to build affordable housing in New York City. The Houses are still in use today, and his great grandson, Stuart Symington Janney III, is on the board of trustees.
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Henry Phipps <br /><br />Source: Henry Phipps, Jr.. (2012, July 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 16, 2012, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phipps_Jr.">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Phipps_Jr.</a>
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