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Ceramic mug from the US Navy Destroyer escort ship, USS Peterson, from when the ship sailed to Stamford Harbor to celebrate Purple Heart Award day in 1983.

Letter from Louis A. Clapes, then Mayor of Stamford, to Ernest DiMattia, then Director of the Ferguson Library thanking Mr. DiMattia for chairing the Bicentennial Purple Heart Committee. His work included inviting the US Navy Destroyer Escort USS…

Painted and glazed ceramic mug that commemorates the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Friends of The Ferguson Library.
Depiction of a book cover on one side with text says Friends Est. 1979
Moving counter clockwise there is a depiction of 3…

A custom designed version of the board game Monopoly with spaces named for Stamford streets, locations, and businesses.

Folder containing materials from the launch of the Ferguson Library's Library-School initiative and launch of the library's "purple bus". The initiative transported students from Stamford schools on the library's bus to the main library branch for a…

Program from the Ferguson LIbrary's centennial celebration on November 19, 1981. The brochure gives a timeline of notable events in the library's history, and lists all the Presidents of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the Ferguson Library.…

Promotional real estate booklet from the Donnelly Agency, Inc. that provides information to potential home buyers and sellers. The booklet features a photograph of the Ferguson Library on the cover, as well as in a two=page spread on pages 8 and 9.…

Recording of interview with Susan DiMattia at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut on March 21, 2017. Ms. DiMattia talks about moving to Stamford with her husband Ernie, a former President of the Ferguson Library, and raising her children in…

Pamphlet providing information on the Corinthian Bench public art that was installed outside the main branch of the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut on October 27, 1988. It was the third of four public art installations in Stamford that…

Video recording of the launch event for the inaugural Hispanic Week in Stamford, Connecticut. The event was hosted by Galdino Velasco and held at the auditorium of the main branch of The Ferguson Library on September 13, 1987. Israel Cortes was…