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What is Folgerpedia?
Folgerpedia is the Folger Shakespeare Library's collaboratively-edited encyclopedia of all things "Folger." Articles address each topic as it relates to the Folger and the Folger collection. Folgerpedia began in 2014, and runs on the MediaWiki platform (the same software as Wikipedia). For more information and to learn how you can contribute, email folgerpedia@folger.edu.
Feature: Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency Talk, May 23 at noon in the Board Room
Feature: Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency Talk, May 23 at noon in the Board Room
All are invited to the First Annual Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency Talk. Anna Loewenthal, the 2016/17 Seiler Resident, will be giving the brown-bag presentation "Cataloging Almanacs"at noon on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the Folger Board Room. Coffee and tea will be provided. Please feel free to bring a bag lunch.
Feature: The collection history and background of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Feature: The collection history and background of the Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger's original collection centered on Shakespeare and English drama of his age. It consisted of rare books and manuscripts from the period as well as more recent writings, art, and ephemera related to Shakespeare and English drama. The latter category included prints, photographs, playbills, promptbooks, paintings, and reference books of many kinds.
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