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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02896 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Andrew Carnegie to Heram Hitchcock stating that Carnegie Hall must be ready by next winter |
| Date | 31 January 1889 |
| Author | Carnegie, Andrew (1835-1919) |
| Recipient | Hitchcock, Heram |
| Content Description | States that they must begin at once for Carnegie Hall to be ready by next winter. Remarks that the location of the hall should not be below 56th Street. Discusses other financial and real estate arrangements for building Carnegie Hall. Written on 5 West Fifty-first Street, New York, stationery. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Building Construction Finance Land Transaction Industry Business and Finance |
| People | Carnegie, Andrew (1835-1919) Hitchcock, Hiram (1832-1900) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Arts & Literature; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Hitchcock was owner of the 5th Avenue Hotel. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |