Public Library, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1905

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Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT

[LIB0896]

The Bridgewater Library Association was established in l904, but it wasn’t until l909, when a room for library purposes was established at the recently built town hall, that the first public library in Bridgewater was born. Mabelle Sanford, a member of a prominent Bridgewater family, was a driving force behind this effort. She sent out subscriptions to many people who were associated with the town. Among them was Captain William Dixon Burnham. [Thanks to the Burnham Library, burnhamlibrary.org]

Clement C. Maxwell Library, Bridgewater State College, MA

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Named in honor of Clement C. Maxwell, President of the College 1951 to 1962. [From the back of the card]