American Committee of the Statue of Liberty correspondence 1881-1901

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

American Committee of the Statue of Liberty correspondence 1881-1901

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/69

The American Committee of the Statue of Liberty was an ad hoc organization formed to raise financial support for the siting and erection in New York harbor of Auguste Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. Bartholdi gave Richard Butler, secretary of the Committee, power of attorney in the United States to handle his affairs regarding the statue. Collection consists of letters, chiefly from Bartholdi to Butler, relating to the design, construction, and financing of the statue and its pedestal. Bartholdi's letters up to 1885 are in French, and thereafter mostly in English. Other correspondents include Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York World; Levi P. Morton, Governor of New York State, who accepted the statue on behalf of the people of the United States; Senator William H. Evarts, chairman of the Committee; and Henry F. Spaulding, treasurer of the Committee.

.3 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6314494

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tg0mrd (person)

Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a US representative from New York, and as the 31st governor of New York. The son of a Congregational minister, Morton was born in Vermont and educated in Vermont and Massachusetts. He trained for a business career by clerking in stores and working in mercantile establishments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. After rel...

Butler, Richard

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x44mgt (person)

Title: Baron Cahir British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001109.0x000148 Title: Viscount Caher 2nd Earl of Glengall 1819 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001109.0x00014d Title: Viscount Mountgarrett British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001109.0x00014e Ep...

Spaulding, Henry F.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68w4hm2 (person)

Evarts, William H

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v24z5m (person)

Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v51j60 (person)

Joseph Pulitzer (born József Pulitzer; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected congressman from New York. He crusaded against big business and corruption, and helped keep the Statue of Liberty in New York. Born in Makó, Hungary, he grew up there and in Pest, where he was educated by private tutors and taught French and ...

American Committee of the Statue of Liberty

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xw9gzx (corporateBody)

The American Committee of the Statue of Liberty was an ad hoc organization formed to raise financial support for the siting and erection in New York harbor of Auguste Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. Bartholdi gave Richard Butler, secretary of the Committee, power of attorney in the United States to handle his affairs regarding the statue. From the guide to the American Committee of the Statue of Liberty correspondence, 1881-1901, (The New York Public Library. Ma...

Bartholdi, Frédéric-Auguste, 1834-1904

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tm7jq5 (person)

Sculptor. From the description of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi papers, 1884-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450160 Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) was an Alsatian sculptor known for his monumental works on patriotic and republican themes. His most famous creation is the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The statue, dedicated in 1886, was a gift to the U.S. from the French people. From the description of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi papers, 187...