Recognizes the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National World War I Museum.
Commends the development of Lessons of Liberty educational outreach programs for teachers and students throughout the Nation.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 421 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 421
Recognizing the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as
``America's National World War I Museum'', and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2004
Ms. McCarthy of Missouri (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Moore, Mr. Clay, Mr. Graves, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Akin)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Armed Services
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as
``America's National World War I Museum'', and for other purposes.
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, was built in 1926
in honor of those who served in World War I in defense of liberty and
the Nation; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Association, a nonprofit organization which
originally built the Liberty Memorial Museum, is responsible for the
finances, operations, and collections management of the Liberty Memorial
Museum; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum is the only public museum in the Nation that
exists for the exclusive purpose of interpreting the experiences of the
United States and its allies in the World War I years (1914-1918), both
on the battlefield and on the home front; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum project began after the 1918 Armistice
through the efforts of a large-scale, grass-roots civic and fundraising
effort by the citizens and veterans of the Kansas City metropolitan
area; x
Whereas after the conclusion of a national architectural design competition,
ground was broken in 1921, construction began in 1923, and the Liberty
Memorial Museum was opened to the public in 1926; x
Whereas in 1994, the Liberty Memorial Museum closed for a massive restoration
and expansion project; x
Whereas the restored museum reopened to the public on Memorial Day, 2002, during
a gala rededication ceremony; x
Whereas exhibits prepared for the original museum buildings presaged the
dramatic, underground expansion of core exhibition gallery space, with
over 30,000 square feet of new interpretive and educational exhibits
currently in development; x
Whereas the new exhibits, along with an expanded research library and archives,
will more fully utilize the many thousands of historical objects, books,
maps, posters, photographs, diaries, letters, and reminiscences of World
War I participants that are preserved for posterity in the Liberty
Memorial Museum's's collections; x
Whereas the new core exhibition is scheduled to open on Veterans Day, 2006; x
Whereas the City of Kansas City, the State of Missouri, and thousands of private
donors and philanthropic foundations have contributed millions of
dollars to build and later to restore this national treasure; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum continues to receive the strong support of
residents from the States of Missouri and Kansas and across the Nation;
x
Whereas since the restoration and rededication of 2002, the Liberty Memorial
Museum has attracted thousands of visitors from across the United States
and many foreign countries; x
Whereas there remains a need to preserve in a museum setting evidence of the
honor, courage, patriotism, and sacrifice of those Americans who offered
their services and who gave their lives in defense of liberty during
World War I, evidence of the roles of women and African Americans during
World War I, and evidence of other relevant subjects; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum seeks to educate a diverse group of
audiences through its comprehensive collection of historical materials,
emphasizing eyewitness accounts of the participants on the battlefield
and the home front and the impact of World War I on individuals, then
and now; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum continues to actively acquire and preserve
such materials; x
Whereas a great opportunity exists to use the invaluable resources of the
Liberty Memorial Museum to teach the ``Lessons of Liberty'' to the
Nation's schoolchildren through on-site visits, classroom curriculum
development, distance learning, and other educational initiatives; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum should always be the Nation's museum of the
national experience in the World War I years (1914-1918), where people
go to learn about this critical period; x
Whereas the Liberty Memorial Museum should be the place where the Nation's
history of this monumental struggle will be preserved so that
generations of the 21st century may understand the role played by the
United States in the preservation and advancement of democracy, freedom,
and liberty in the early 20th century; x
Whereas this initiative to recognize and preserve the history of the Nation's
sacrifices in World War I will take on added significance as the Nation
approaches the centennial observance of this event; and x
Whereas it is fitting and proper to refer to the Liberty Memorial Museum as
``America's National World War I Museum'': Now, therefore, be it x
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the Congress--
(1) recognizes the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas City,
Missouri, including the museum's future and expanded exhibits,
collections, library, archives, and educational programs, as
``America's National World War I Museum'';
(2) recognizes the continuing collection, preservation, and
interpretation of the historical objects and other historical
materials held by the Liberty Memorial Museum that enhance the
knowledge and understanding of the Nation's people of the
American and allied experience during the World War I years
(1914-1918), both on the battlefield and on the home front;
(3) commends the ongoing development and visibility of
``Lessons of Liberty'' educational outreach programs for
teachers and students throughout the Nation; and
(4) encourages the need for present generations to
understand the magnitude of World War I, how it shaped the
Nation, other countries, and later world events, and how the
sacrifices made then helped preserve liberty, democracy, and
other founding principles for generations to come.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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