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Statue of Liberty Teacher’s GuideStatue of Liberty National MonumentLiberty Island, New York

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Introduction 1Introduction 1The Planning Process 2

The Planning Foundation 3Background 3Legislative Background 4Purpose 5Significance 5Interpretive Themes 6Visitor Experience Goals 8Interpretive Program Standards 11Visitor and Audience Profiles 12

Existing Conditions 13Existing Conditions and Visitor Experience 13Summary 13Previsit Information 13The Battle Road Unit 13The North Bridge Unit 17The Wayside Unit 19

Structure 32Frequently asked questions 32

Education Programs 21Staffing 21Park and Library Collections 21Issue and Influences 23

Recommendations 24Previsit Information 25The Battle Road Unit 25The North Bridge Unit 31

Location 32Prominent figures 32Coverage 32Frequently asked questions 32

The Wayside Unit 34Personal Services 35Park Library and Collections 38Partnerships 39Implementation Priorities 41

Appendices 42A The Planning Team 42B References Cited 45C Accessibility 46

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The acquired by the United States in as the coreof the Library of Congress. Indeed, the Libraryof Congress is one of Thomas Jefferson’s princi-pal legacies. The wide range of his interestsdetermined the universal and diverse nature ofthe Library’s collections and services. Foundedin as the national government prepared to movefrom Philadelphia to the new capital city, theLibrary of Congress owned books and maps ayear later.

While he was president of the United Statesfrom, Jefferson took a keen interest in theLibrary of Congress and its collections, includingapproving the first law defining the role andfunctions of the new institution. He personallyrecommended books for the Library andappointed the first two librarians of Congress,John J. Beckley and Patrick Magruder. After theBritish army invaded Washington in 1814 andburned the Capitol, including the by now volumeLibrary of Congress, Jefferson offered to sell hispersonal library at Monticello to Congress to“re-commence” its collection. Anticipating theargument that his library might be too compre-hensive, he emphasized that there was “nosubject to which a member of Congress mightnot have occasion to refer.” The purchase ofJefferson’s volumes for was approved in. oversawthe packing of the books, leaving them in theirpine bookshelves. Books and shelves were trans-ported to Washington in ten horse-drawnwagons and were received and organized by new

Librarian of Congress George Waterston in thetemporary Capitol, Blodget’s Hotel. The Libraryadopted Jefferson’s personal classification systemof forty-four categories of knowledge and used itfor the remainder of the century. Not only didthe library that Jefferson sold include more thantwice the number of volumes that had beendestroyed, it further expanded the commitmentof the fledgling Library of Congress to a broadlybased collection, far beyond the usual scope of alegislative library. Jefferson was a man of ency-clopedic interests; his library included works onarchitecture, the arts, science, literature, andgeography. It contained books in French,Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, and one three-volume statistical work in Russian. Recognizingthat the Jefferson collection was a national treas-ure, the committee on the Library acquired newmaterials across the subject range to maintain itscomprehensiveness.

Today’s Library of Congress epitomizesJefferson’s belief in the power of knowledge toinform citizens and shape democracy. Its collec-tions and programs reflect Jefferson’s deepappreciation for the arts and his passionatedevotion to music. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, as the Library celebrates. What isless well known to the general public is thatalmost two-thirds of Jefferson’s original collec-tion of books was destroyed in a disastrous fireon Christmas Eve. The rest of this is dummy text.Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness hasinspired the spirit of liberty of Jefferson’svolumes for was approved in.

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While he was president of the United Statesfrom, Jefferson took a keen interest in theLibrary of Congress and its collections, includingapproving the first law defining the role andfunctions of the new institution. He personallyrecommended books for the Library andappointed the first two librarians of Congress,John J. Beckley and Patrick Magruder. After theBritish army invaded Washington in 1814 andburned the Capitol, including the by now volumeLibrary of Congress, Jefferson offered to sell hispersonal library at Monticello to Congress to“re-commence” its collection. Anticipating theargument that his library might be too compre-hensive, he emphasized that there was “nosubject to which a member of Congress mightnot have occasion to refer.” The purchase ofJefferson’s volumes for was approved in. oversawthe packing of the books, leaving them in theirpine bookshelves. Books and shelves were trans-ported to Washington in ten horse-drawnwagons and were received and organized by newLibrarian of Congress George Waterston in thetemporary Capitol, Blodget’s Hotel. The Libraryadopted Jefferson’s personal classification systemof forty-four categories of knowledge and used itfor the remainder of the century. Not only didthe library that Jefferson sold include more thantwice the number of volumes that had beendestroyed, it further expanded the commitmentof the fledgling Library of Congress to a broadly

based collection, far beyond the usual scope of alegislative library. Jefferson was a man of ency-clopedic interests; his library included works onarchitecture, the arts, science, literature, andgeography. It contained books in French,Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, and one three-volume statistical work in Russian. Recognizingthat the Jefferson collection was a national treas-ure, the committee on the Library acquired newmaterials across the subject range to maintain itscomprehensiveness.


Jefferson oversaw the packing of the books,leaving them in their pine bookshelves. Booksand shelves were transported to Washington infrom Tianenmen Square, Jefferson’s words arestill a “signal for arousing men to assume theblessings. This illustrated biography, ThomasJefferson: Genius of Liberty, with essays byleading scholars, is the companion volume to theLibrary’s major exhibition on Thomas Jefferson.This exhibition is also part of the celebration ofthe two hundredth anIndeed, the Library ofCongress is one of principal legacies. The versaryof the founding of the Library of Congress. Theacquired by the United States in as the core ofthe Library of Congress. Indeed, the Library ofCongress is one of Thomas Jefferson’s principallegacies. The wide range of his interests deter-mined the universal and diverse nature of theLibrary’s collections and services. Founded in asthe national government prepared to move fromPhiladelphia to the new capital city, the Libraryof Congress owned books and maps a year later.

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The purchase of Jefferson’s volumes for wasapproved in. oversaw the packing of the books,leaving them in their pine bookshelves. Booksand shelves were transported to Washington inten horse-drawn wagons and were received andorganized by new Librarian of Congress GeorgeWaterston in the temporary Capitol, Blodget’sHotel. The Library adopted Jefferson’s personalclassification system of forty-four categories ofknowledge and used it for the remainder of thecentury. Not only did the library that Jeffersonsold include more than twice the number ofvolumes that had been destroyed, it furtherexpanded the commitment of the fledglingLibrary of Congress to a broadly based collec-tion, far beyond the usual scope of a legislativelibrary. Jefferson was a man of encyclopedicinterests; his library included works on architec-ture, the arts, science, literature, and geography.It contained books in French, Spanish, German,Latin, Greek, and one three-volume statisticalwork in Russian. Recognizing that the Jeffersoncollection was a national treasure, the committeeon the Library acquired new materials across the



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legislative library. Jefferson was a man of ency-clopedic interests; his library included works onarchitecture, the arts, science, literature, andgeography. It contained books in French,Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, and one three-volume statistical work in Russian. Recognizingthat the Jefferson collection was a national treas-ure, the committee on the Library acquired newmaterials across the subject range to maintain itscomprehensiveness.

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Jefferson oversaw the packing of the books,leaving them in their pine bookshelves. Booksand shelves were transported to Washington infrom Tianenmen Square, Jefferson’s words arestill a “signal for arousing men to assume theblessings. This illustrated biography, ThomasJefferson: Genius of Liberty, with essays byleading scholars, is the companion volume to theLibrary’s major exhibition on Thomas Jefferson.This exhibition is also part of the celebration ofthe two hundredth anIndeed, the Library ofCongress is one of principal legacies. The versaryof the founding of the Library of Congress. Theacquired by the United States in as the core ofthe Library of Congress. Indeed, the Library ofCongress is one of Thomas Jefferson’s principallegacies. The wide range of his interests deter-mined the universal and diverse nature of theLibrary’s collections and services. Founded in asthe national government prepared to move fromPhiladelphia to the new capital city, the Libraryof Congress owned books and maps a year later.

While he was president of the United Statesfrom, Jefferson took a keen interest in theLibrary of Congress and its collections, includingapproving the first law defining the role andfunctions of the new institution. He personallyrecommended books for the Library andappointed the first two librarians of Congress,John J. Beckley and Patrick Magruder. After theBritish army invaded Washington in 1814 andburned the Capitol, including the by now volumeLibrary of Congress, Jefferson offered to sell his



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While he was president of the United Statesfrom, Jefferson took a keen interest in theLibrary of Congress and its collections, includingapproving the first law defining the role andfunctions of the new institution. He personallyrecommended books for the Library andappointed the first two librarians of Congress,John J. Beckley and Patrick Magruder. After theBritish army invaded Washington in 1814 andburned the Capitol, including the by now volumeLibrary of Congress, Jefferson offered to sell hispersonal library at Monticello to Congress to“re-commence” its collection. Anticipating theargument that his library might be too compre-hensive, he emphasized that there was “nosubject to which a member of Congress mightnot have occasion to refer.” The purchase ofJefferson’s volumes for was approved in. oversawthe packing of the books, leaving them in their

pine bookshelves. Books and shelves were trans-ported to Washington in ten horse-drawnwagons and were received and organized by newLibrarian of Congress George Waterston in thetemporary Capitol, Blodget’s Hotel. The Libraryadopted Jefferson’s personal classification systemof forty-four categories of knowledge and used itfor the remainder of the century. Not only didthe library that Jefferson sold include more thantwice the number of volumes that had beendestroyed, it further expanded the commitmentof the fledgling Library of Congress to a broadlybased collection, far beyond the usual scope of a legislative library. Jefferson was a man ofencyclopedic interests; his library includedworks on architecture, the arts, science, litera-ture, and geography. It contained books inFrench, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, and one three-volume statistical work in Russian.Recognizing that the Jefferson collection was anational treasure, the committee on the Libraryacquired new materials across the subject rangeto maintain its comprehensiveness.


Jefferson oversaw the packing of the books,leaving them in their pine bookshelves. Booksand shelves were transported to Washington infrom Tianenmen Square, Jefferson’s words arestill a “signal for arousing men to assume theblessings. This illustrated biography, ThomasJefferson: Genius of Liberty, with essays byleading scholars, is the companion volume to theLibrary’s major exhibition on Thomas Jefferson.

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While he was president of the United Statesfrom, Jefferson took a keen interest in theLibrary of Congress and its collections, includingapproving the first law defining the role andfunctions of the new institution. He personallyrecommended books for the Library andappointed the first two librarians of Congress,John J. Beckley and Patrick Magruder. After theBritish army invaded Washington in 1814 andburned the Capitol, including the by now volumeLibrary of Congress, Jefferson offered to sell hispersonal library at Monticello to Congress to“re-commence” its collection. Anticipating the

argument that his library might be too compre-hensive, he emphasized that there was “nosubject to which a member of Congress mightnot have occasion to refer.” The purchase ofJefferson’s volumes for was approved in. oversawthe packing of the books, leaving them in theirpine bookshelves. Books and shelves were trans-ported to Washington in ten horse-drawnwagons and were received and organized by newLibrarian of Congress George Waterston in thetemporary Capitol, Blodget’s Hotel. The Libraryadopted Jefferson’s personal classification systemof forty-four categories of knowledge and used itfor the remainder of the century. Not only didthe library that Jefferson sold include more thantwice the number of volumes that had beendestroyed, it further expanded the commitmentof the fledgling Library of Congress to a broadlybased collection, far beyond the usual scope of alegislative library. Jefferson was a man of ency-clopedic interests; his library included works onarchitecture, the arts, science, literature, andgeography. It contained books in French,Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, and one three-volume statistical work in Russian. Recognizingthat the Jefferson collection was a national treas-ure, the committee on the Library acquired newmaterials across the subject range to maintain itscomprehensiveness.

Today’s Library of Congress epitomizesJefferson’s belief in the power of knowledge toinform citizens and shape democracy. Its collec-tions and programs reflect Jefferson’s deepappreciation for the arts and his passionatedevotion to music. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, as the Library celebrates. What isless well known to the general public is thatalmost two-thirds of Jefferson’s original collec-tion of books was destroyed in a disastrous fireon Christmas Eve. The rest of this is dummy text.Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness has


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