Statue of Liberty National Monument - Its origin, development, and administration
Hugins W. 1958. Statue of Liberty National Monument - Its origin, development, and administration. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was conceived and designed as a monument to a great international friendship, but with the passage of time its significance has broadened. It has become one of the most symbolic structures in the United States. Not only to Americans, but to the whole world, the Statue is the recognized symbol of those ideals of human liberty upon which our Nation and its Government were founded. Created a National Monument in 1924 and added to the National Park Service in 1933, the Statue of Liberty is unique among the historic areas administered by the National Park Service-it neither commemorates a special event nor memorializes a historical personage. It is a monument to an idea. This report contains the origin, the development, and the administration of the Statue of Liberty.