American Committee of the Statue of Liberty records

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American Committee of the Statue of Liberty records

1875-1901

The microfilmed American Committee of the Statue of Liberty records consist of correspondence between Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and members of the committee including Richard Butler, William M. Evarts, and Henry F. Spaulding, as well as letters from Joseph Pulitzer and J. W. Pinchot. Also included are a proposal for the erection of the statue, and clippings and miscellany relating to the project.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6718830

Archives of American Art

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Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901

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William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818 – February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a litigator and was involved in three of the most important causes of American political jurisprudence in his day: the impeachment of a president, the Geneva arbitration and the contests before the electoral commission to settle the presidential election of 18...

Pinchot, James W., 1831-1908

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Butler, R.

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Richard Butler was a Master of Arts candidate in the Department of English at the University of Victoria in the mid-1970s. When his Master's thesis proposal, a bibliography of works by Roderick Haig-Brown, was not accepted, Butler continued to pursue the publication of the bibliography outside of his M.A. program. He later directed his efforts towards the preparation of a biography of Haig-Brown. Butler was in correspondence with both Ann and Valerie Haig-Brown in the mid- to late 1970s and rece...

Bartholdi, Frédéric-Auguste, 1834-1904

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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...

American Committee of the Statue of Liberty

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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...

Pulitzer, Joseph, 1913-1993

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Joseph Pulitzer (1913-1993) was a collector from St. Louis, Mo. From the description of Oral history interview with Joseph Pulitzer, 1978 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646396936 Art collector; St. Louis, Mo. Born 1913. From the description of Joseph Pulitzer interview, 1985 July 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180658 Art collector; St. Louis, Mo. From the description of Joseph Pulitzer lecture, 1988 Apr. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat...

Spaulding, Henry F.

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