Unidentified Mansion, N.D.

The James Bertram Collection is housed in eight archival boxes and is arranged in seven series. Series have been designated for materials relating to the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Andrew Carnegie, James Bertram's Personal Life, Dr. Frank Pierce Hill, Audiovisual, Publications, and Three-Dimensional Artifacts and Artwork. The collection includes correspondence, photographs (prints and negatives), newspaper clippings, bound volumes, annual reports, pamphlets, and other sundry items.

The Collection relates primarily to Bertram's life while Secretary of the Carnegie Corporation of New York (1911-1934) with the bulk of the material from 1926-1935. The Collection is mostly correspondence regarding Bertram's duties at the Carnegie Corporation, including correspondence between Carnegie and Bertram, correspondence with libraries regarding Carnegie funds, correspondence with the Carnegie Institution of Washington and other similar Institutions, and other organizations regarding libraries and books in general. Also prominent in the collection is material relating to Bertram's personal life, including correspondence with Louise Whitfield Carnegie and evidence of his travels abroad.

For some of the material it was difficult to determine if the item related to Bertram's duties for Carnegie and the Carnegie Corporation or with his personal life. There may be overlap among the correspondence in these two series. It was also difficult to determine if the photographs were taken for business or personal reasons.