CA DEAR MR. GRANT: The Ellis Island Restoration Commission. together with the National Park Service. are desirous of naming the third floor of the National Museum at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. the Bob Hope Memorial Library in honor of that great American legend. The ships manifest. which we have in our possession. reflects that Bob Hope emigrated to America through Ellis Island with his mother and siblings on March 28. 1908. at the age of four. He is probably the most famous immigrant to come through Ellis Island. of the sixteen million who so emigrated. Forty percent of the current United States population has roots in Ellis Island. The Museum is owned and administered by the National Park Service on behalf of the Department of the Interior. Ellis Island and the Statute of Liberty. to which it is connected. are the most sought after destinations for tourists visiting New York. The Library contains. among other rooms. the Oral History Room. in which the stories of immigrants who arrived through Ellis Island are recorded and computerized. and the Ellis Island Archives. As reflected in the letters we have enclosed. Mr.
Keywords matched
emigrated immigrant immigrants