This book focuses on the history of the Statue of Liberty National Monument from 1952 through 1982. It describes how the monument has come to symbolize an expanding set of ideals, how the symbolism has produced responses in various groups of people ranging from celebrations to physical attacks upon the Statue, and the manner in which the monument is administered and maintained. This study includes accounts of the conception, financing, and development of the American Museum of Immigration, as well as the history of the incorporation of Ellis Island in the monument. The book contains eight chapters: (1) "The Statue of Liberty: Monument to an Expanding Set of Ideals"; (2) "A Project Is Proposed and Financed"; (3) "The American Museum of Immigration Takes Shape"; (4) "The First Decade of the American Museum of Immigration, 1972-1982"; (5) "What Shall We Do With Ellis Island? 1954-1965"; (6) "The Years of Neglect and Deterioration, 1965-1976"; (7) "The Search for Consensus and Funding Continues, 1976-1980"; and (8) "Preparing for the Centennials of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island." Included are appendices giving annual visitation figures and names of monument supervisors, notes on sources, seven figures, and 10 full page black and white photographs. (KWL)