...es linked below provide information new and returning researchers at the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] will find useful in making their visit as smooth as p
:[[Reading Room policy]]
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Normal [[Reading Room policy|Reading Room]] hours:
The Reading Room is closed Sundays and federal holidays.
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...ed off, or switched to vibrate. No calls should be answered in the Reading Room.
*No food or drink is allowed in the reading room or seminar rooms (this includes bottled water, cough drops, and chewing gum
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The [[Folger Shakespeare Library|Folger]] follows the Federal Government with regard to weather related closings.
...Federal Government is '''CLOSED''' or '''CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC''' then the Folger is '''CLOSED'''
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...was held in the [[Elizabethan Theatre]] and the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' on Friday, June 7, 2019 at 6:00pm.
...elf with Folger Docents '''Kathleen Kovach''' and '''Larry Plotkin''', and Folger Theatre Technical Director '''Charles Flye'''.
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The Folger encourages visitors to take informal pictures of the building and grounds,
Most Folger Theatre performances ''do not'' permit photography (or recording of any kin
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...nice|Portia]] costume. 1932. [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/753wp7 Folger Archives Black Box 8].]]
...fortable place to stay when they visited their library. Unfortunately, Mr. Folger died before the library was completed, and the apartment was never used as
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...at the Folger]], was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, November 3, 2017 at 6:00pm.
...psake "kiss card", palmist '''Rebecca O'Donnell''', and '''Madame Susan''' reading Tarot Cards.
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...at the Folger]], was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 6:00pm.
...look at the Folger's grandest space. Activities included: a walkthrough of Folger collection images depicting some of the craziest early modern crimes, messa
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Furniture and furnishings at the Folger Shakespeare Library fall into several categories: artifacts from Shakespea
...t of the building, like the Seven Ages of Man window in the Paster Reading Room.
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...the [[O.B. Hardison Poetry Series]], the Dark Room Collective visited the Folger on April 30, 2012 with readings from eight poets: Tisa Bryant, [http://www.
== The Dark Room Collective ==
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...ult materials at the Folger. For more information, please read about the [[Folger vault material and image request system]].
...aders who have not used the vault material and image request system at the Folger must create an account. Current readers do not need to reapply for privileg
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A Folger Symposium
...collaboration with Drs. [[Kathleen Lynch]] and [[Owen Williams]] of the [[Folger Institute]].
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==The Reading Room (2023)==
The Reading Room celebrated new theater in the New Year, taking place January 19-21, 2023 at
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...s such as graphs and charts. In order to provide such an environment, the Folger Shakespeare Library is unveiling its new initiative: BardMetrics.
...related material in the English-speaking world. The Folger Digital Reading Room will serve as a hub of such information, offering a friendly interface for
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...photocopies of complete publications in the PR1400 sequence on the Reading Room balcony. Basically, any facsimile that does not have editorial apparatus go
...provided to supply intellectual access to missing or damaged pages in the Folger copy of a book, are shelved alongside the book, or bound into it. When a re
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The [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] aims to provide the best possible climate for preserv
...hot, too cold, etc. in Central Library, the Exhibition Hall, the Founders' Room, or anywhere else collection material is stored. All requests get routed th
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...at the Folger]], was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 6:30pm.
...speare's life and work; early modern ephemera; Shakespeare in pop culture; Folger Library history; and more!
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...ntury. An inventory was made in the 1980s, kept in a binder at the Reading Room desk. It is now available here: [[Media: UncataloguedMusicInventory.pdf|Unc
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...Wolfe finished the in-person version and tested it with colleagues at the Folger Shakespeare Library, American Philosophical Society, Yale University, and R
...scribing the challenge, followed by a link to the first "room" of the five room experience.
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...re Library allows researchers to use their personal cameras in the Reading Room. We prohibit the use of flash photography, additional lighting, scanners, t
...shot. Items encased in mylar should not be removed from their housing. The Folger Shakespeare Library reserves the right to prohibit photography of any of it
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...the Folger]], was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' of the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 7:00pm.
...18)|''Saint Joan'']]—and bringing the highly acclaimed production to the [[Folger Theatre]].
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...at the Folger]], was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 6:00pm.
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...reenings at the Folger]], was held in the '''Paster Reading Room''' of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, October 21 and Friday, November 4, 2016 at 6
Alongside [[Folger Theatre]]'s production of [[Sense and Sensibility (2016)|''Sense and Sensib
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.... Following the readings, a buffet dinner was served in the Paster Reading Room.
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...he Folger Shakespeare Library as part of the [[Talks and Screenings at the Folger]].
...hevalier about ''New Boy'' on the Folger blog [http://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2017/05/16/tracy-chevalier-new-boy-retelling-othello-shakespeare/?_ga=2
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...reenings at the Folger]], was held in the '''Paster Reading Room''' of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:30pm.
...women in the 18th and 19th centuries to relay secret messages. Alongside [[Folger Theatre]]'s production of [[Nell Gwynn (2019)| ''Nell Gwynn'']], audiences
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...ve any questions, please ask a member of the [[Reading Room policy|Reading Room]] staff.
...iew the short video ''Handling Rare Materials'' for general principles and Folger-specific guidance.
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''This article is about the Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare's works. For related articles,
...or collection of poems is prefaced by a brief introduction, by a guide to reading Shakespeare's language, and by accounts of his life and theater.
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...Board Reading: Billy Collins'' on May 10, 2021 at 7:30pm as a live virtual reading.
...vorite poems from other poets and to read from their own work. This year's Folger Poetry Board reader was Billy Collins, named “the most popular poet in Am
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...l Library staff in May 2015—titled "Books in process" talks as a riff on [[Folger Institute]]'s Works-in-Progress talks—about the process of selecting, pur
...tion or request, please email us at [mailto:reference@folger.edu reference@folger.edu] to let us know.
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...and Screenings at the Folger]], was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 6:30pm.
Audiences were invited to hear about the author’s first experiences reading the tales of the Great Detective, what he thinks about the enduring preoccu
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...loping a set of research-oriented literacies through an exploration of the Folger’s collections of early modern materials. We promised examinations of bibl
...e. Participants went around a table, examining fifteen rare items from the Folger Collection, including books, manuscripts, pamphlets, and woodblocks. They h
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In 2010, the Folger was fortunate to acquire the theatrical archive of actress and playwright L
Ms. Redgrave had a long relationship with Folger Shakespeare Library, sitting on the Board of Directors and performing on th
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...and Screenings at the Folger]], was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room''' on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 6:00pm.
...tems from the Folger vaults. This exhibition was presented alongside the [[Folger Theatre]] production of [[Love's Labor's Lost (2019)| ''Love's Labor's Lost
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...-circulated items, and also give staff outside of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger|Exhibitions]] department a glimpse at what curating an exhibit is like.
...Reading Rooms, the Founders' Room, the Board Room, and the Deck B Seminar Room. Click through for a description of each pop-up, a list of items displayed,
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...chnology); and sensory reception and retrieval (including seeing, hearing, reading, remembering, and feeling).
Please direct any questions to [mailto:institute@folger.edu institute@folger.edu].
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The Folger uses three ranking systems to prioritize items for conservation: value (mon
...sible for signing out the item and filing the yellow carbon in the Reading Room corral.
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...0px]] || Desk || Westing, Evans & Egmore || One of four desks made for the Folger by Westing, Evans & Egmore. This one was built for either the Librarian, th
...0px]] || Desk || Westing, Evans & Egmore || One of four desks made for the Folger by Westing, Evans & Egmore. This one was built for either the Librarian, th
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...the Church of the Reformation. The full day of events was sponsored by the Folger Shakespeare Library, [http://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress] and [h
''9:30am-10am: Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, room LJ-119''
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...h [http://findingaids.folger.edu/ Finding Aids] or entering [http://hamnet.folger.edu/ Hamnet] or card catalog information into your request account ahead of
...the online request system on the Folger's research blog, [http://collation.folger.edu/2017/08/aeon/ The Collation].
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...'''Steven Mentz''' (St. John's University, NY), with '''Owen Williams''' (Folger Institute)
...ty) will present a public dialogue on Thursday evening called [https://www.folger.edu/events/creating-nature-premodern-climate-and-the-environmental-humaniti
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...stered to use our [https://request.folger.edu/ request system] for Reading Room or Virtual Reference requests. The SSO service allows researchers to use a
...e ability for registered researchers to find items in our [https://catalog.folger.edu/ catalog], click on the request button, and have the information about
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The Folger has approximately 250,000 playbills, most from late 18th and 19th century B
...sistance with the Craven and Henderson collections, please consult Reading Room staff.
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...glossary provides explanations of terms and acronyms that are used at the Folger (though some may have originated elsewhere or reflect previous practices).
...evel of the main building that could only be accessed by going through the Reading Rooms, unless you had a separate key. Distinct from the pre-renovation "Bas
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...n author, scholar, and educator who served as the second director of the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]].
...rlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1968), page 3.</ref> Among the reading material Wright enjoyed as a child were fairy tales and the works of Livy.<
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...g highlighting Cave Canem’s role in advancing African American poetry. The reading featured Cave Canem co-founder Toi Derricotte, former Cave Canem fellows Gr
...nem fellows poets books were sold after the open-mic in the Paster Reading Room.
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...reenings at the Folger]], was held in the '''Paster Reading Room''' of the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 6:00pm.
Alongside [[Folger Theatre]]'s production of [[Amadeus (2019)|''Amadeus'']], audiences were in
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...ll pre-1831 transfer items had been moved to Cage shelving. Several of the Folger's modern catalogers have worked on the transfer project over the years, and
...ot delete a "cs" prefix--that stands for "case" and refers to the original Folger cases unpacked when the library opened. If both the record and the physical
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...in bound volumes ("laid in"), or affixed or attached in some way. Current Folger policy for vault items is to keep anything relating to the history, readers
* Readers: please notify Reading Room staff so that the item can be signed out to Cataloging when you're done.
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...585 Exhibitions Note of the bibliographic record. For [[Exhibitions at the Folger]], use the wording from this list when updating the catalog. Starting in Ju
...hibition slip to a named exhibition using the list of [[Exhibitions at the Folger]], but if you are not reasonably certain, it is safer not to include the in
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...er.org/ Nadia Sophie Seiler Memorial Fund], in memory of [http://collation.folger.edu/2014/08/in-memoriam-nadia-seiler/ Nadia Sophie Seiler's] passion for bo
==Seiler Residency at the Folger==
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...brief orientation to the Folger Library’s online catalogue, [http://hamnet.folger.edu/| Hamnet]. Participants will confer with the summer institute’s Techn
...lists: in particular the two early Blackwells anthologies (see ‘background reading’) provide good introductions to specific fields you may need to know abou
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...events in [[Folger Theatre]], [[Folger Consort]], or [[Exhibitions at the Folger]]—throughout the year.
*[[Folger Friday: Rom-Com Trivia Night (2020)|''Folger Friday: Rom-Com Trivia Night'' (2020)]]
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...s. Following the readings, a buffet dinner is served in the Paster Reading Room.
*Mary Lee Settle Memorial Reading with Robert Stone (2006)
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...he social restrictions of his day. Drawing on the breadth and depth of the Folger collection, with additional rare materials from other institutions, ''Shake
...Ziegler|Georgianna Ziegler]], Louis B. Thalheimer Head of Reference at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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...ger Exhibition Hall.jpg|thumb|Folger Library interiors. Exhibition hall at Folger Library I.
...d director [[Joseph Quincy Adams]] and one of the founders, [[Emily Jordan Folger]].
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...'', ed. Dobson and Wells (new ed. 2015)—Folger call number: [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=345486 PR2892 .O94 2015]
...ed. De Grazia and Wells (2nd ed. 2010)—Folger call number: [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=233838 PR2894 .C33 2010]
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...an informal reading-and-discussion group for [[Folger Shakespeare Library|Folger]] staff. It met roughly once a month between August 2015 and May 2016 to di
* All sessions will meet in the Board Room from 3:30 - 4:30 pm, unless noted otherwise. Cookies will often be provided
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...nally, participants will be invited to a variety of poetry readings at the Folger Shakespeare Library during the seminar.
The Folger Shakespeare Library is eager to assemble a group of students genuinely inte
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...prized Vincent copy of the First Folio. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/kw9r1l/ 46754].]]
...d Emily Jordan Folger as Collectors'' was part of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]]. Major support for this exhibition came from The Winton and Carolyn Bloun
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...p://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/alumni/emily-jordan-folger.html Emily Jordan Folger] entry in the Vassar College Encyclopedia.</ref> Her mother was Augusta Woo
...he Old Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library. [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=128751 Hamnet record for FPb58].]]
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...ook place on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 6:00 pm in the Paster Reading Room.
...ist literature. Her collection of poetry, published only as [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=184132 ''Written by a Lady''], explores roma
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* [[Founders' Room]]
* [[Founders' Room temporary exhibitions]]
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...emporary closure of the Reading Room in January 2020, for the [https://www.folger.edu/about/building-renovation-project major building renovation project], w
...t way to contact a reference librarian. There is also a [https://collation.folger.edu/2020/03/strange-new-world/ March 2020 blog post] that brings together m
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...red Louis B. Thalheimer Associate Librarian and Head of Reference at the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]]. The exhibition was part of [[The Wonder of Will: 400
...ebrities, both Shakespeare and Austen are on a “first-name basis” with the reading public.
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...hteenth-century doodle in a First Folio. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/jeb88y 6405].]]
...ads & Lasses": Shakespeare for Children,'' one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]] opened on January 21, 2006 and closed on May 13, 2006. The exhibition was
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...Folger to talk about Dickinson and read her work as well as their own. The reading is followed by a reception that features black cake made from Emily Dickins
13 eggs at room temperature
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...mer Vibes'', a [[Pop-up exhibitions at the Folger|pop-up exhibition at the Folger]], took place on July 27, 2018, from 1-4 pm. It was curated by [[User:Rache
...ur favorite restaurant, or…stealing away for precious research time at the Folger. We all have summer rituals. We revisit these summer memories in the dead o
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...''[[Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 2010)|Hamlet]]'', and ''[[Measure for Measure (Folger Theatre, 2006)|Measure for Measure]]''.
...rformance, listen to five plays performed by Folger Theatre available as [[Folger Audio Editions]] through Simon & Schuster on audio CD or as a download.
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...ins information about processing, reference, and preservation actions. The Folger uses field 583 to record conservation treatments needed and/or performed, t
...archable. It is included in the "all notes" search on the [https://catalog.folger.edu/?ln=en&as=1 Advanced search screen].
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..., and exhibitions. This timeline, updated from a version assembled for the Folger’s 70th anniversary in 2002, offers a longer perspective. Browse through t
...Emerson's other works, including an 1864 speech on Shakespeare that shapes Folger's life as a devotee of the Bard and collector of Shakespeareana.
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''This article is about editions of Shakespeare in the Folger collections. For related articles, see [[Shakespeare collection (disambigua
...Folger]]), 82 First Folios (for more information see [[First Folios at the Folger]]), 58 Second Folios, 23 Third Folios, and 39 Fourth Folios as the foundati
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The Folger collection includes both microfilm and microfiche holdings (as well as othe
==Microfilm at the Folger==
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:Hall, Kim F. “Reading What Isn’t There: ‘Black’ Studies in Early Modern England,” ''Stanf
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING:<br>
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...audiovisual materials and microforms; and "vault modern" -- resources the Folger wishes to preserve in their original physical form because of significant p
...elved in the open stacks on Deck B; items can also be found in the Reading Room reference collection or staff offices. They can be charged to readers, staf
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...paintings, consult the [[Folgerpedia]] article [[List of paintings at the Folger in the Pressly Catalogue]]. The letter and number system below corresponds
Other items of interest in the reading rooms include the pair of 19th century globes at the main entrance (replica
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...lger]], took place on September 28, 2018 from 1-4 pm in the Deck B Seminar Room. It was curated by Kristen Sieck.
...um, whose collecting practices are often aesthetic or artist focused. The Folger has a wide variety of art objects, ranging from oil paintings and prints to
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...of the dedication. Scholarly knowledge of this entry is summarized on the Folger Library’s “Shakespeare Documented” website. <br/>
...some dozen books have been identified in various libraries (including the Folger) carrying Stonley’s distinctive signature.<br/>
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...her-in-law, Sir Thomas Phillipps. The bulk of his collection is now at the Folger. Helpful hint for spelling his surname: it's as big a "collection" of lette
...., Halliwell-Phillipps's "Nephew and Executor" in January 1889. Henry Clay Folger acquired the bulk of these collections in 1908.
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...Folger collection in [[Dromio: Folger Transcription Platform|Dromio]], the Folger's transcription platform.
...re, there will be two rooms, a beginner/refresher room and an intermediate room. Participants are welcome to drift between them. Anything we transcribe as
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...public display. Information displays in the "Item details" section of the Folger [[Catalog|catalog]], which is near the end of the record display.
9 - Folger local use: suppressed holding
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...Folger Institute's 2016-2017 year-long colloquium on [https://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Teaching_Medieval_Drama_and_Performance_(colloquium) Teaching Medieval
...n “English” or “literature” classes, which usually involve a lot of silent reading. However, as with drama from any period, these plays were meant to be perfo
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...brief orientation to the Folger Library’s online catalogue, [http://hamnet.folger.edu/| Hamnet]. Participants will confer with the summer institute’s Techn
...lists: in particular the two early Blackwells anthologies (see ‘background reading’) provide good introductions to specific fields you may need to know abou
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...ings at the Folger]]. The event was held in the historic '''Paster Reading Room'''.
...hakespeare Documented] and the principal investigator behind [https://emmo.folger.edu/ Early Modern Manuscripts Online], a project to crowdsource, transcribe
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...no, Maria S. Horne, and Michelle Markey Butler, and is associated with the Folger Institute's 2016-2017 year-long colloquium on [[Teaching Medieval Drama an
...|striking monologues from medieval plays]] or from the plays you have been reading in class.
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...http://www.folger.edu/undergraduate-research Undergraduate research at the Folger].
...iate over time. The two-week seminar contains a mix of readings, work with Folger professional staff and fellows in residence, archival exercises, and discus
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...ning with the 2010–11 season, it was renamed [[O.B. Hardison, Jr.]] Poetry reading series in honor of its founder, O. B. Hardison, Jr.
...to ten poetry events— including a moderated conversation and Q & A—in the Folger’s [[Elizabethan Theatre]], followed by wine receptions and book signings
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...Nomenclator aquatilium animatum'', 1560. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/999iu5 62800].]]
''Very Like a Whale'', one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]], opened October 16, 2012 and closed January 6, 2013. The exhibition takes
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...cientific sample revealed that about 20% of [[Card catalogs#Tips for using Folger card catalogs | green accession slips]] for the Wing period were not in Ham
*If the Folger is not shown as holding the item, go to the next section.
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...ethers," or "binder's volumes." "Bound-with" was the preferred term at the Folger for many years, and continues in general use and in some call numbers, but
New Folger practice: Starting in July 2022, the ''preliminary'' catalog description fo
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.../ref> He is often colloquially referred to as "Mr. Folger" by staff of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
...879, the year he graduated from Amherst. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/6n95mi 6323].]]
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...du/wiki/pub/Main/CentralLibrary/CatRefSources/Folger_Armorial_Bindings.doc Folger armorial bindings (Oldfield's list)] (Word doc)
*Illustrated Bartsch (not at Folger; need to add bibliographic info)
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...on these topics to examine the early modern Bills in detail—including the Folger’s unique manuscript report from 1591—and to explore their context and s
Folger Board Room<br>
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...Italian Food Before Italy"], is published on [https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/ Shakespeare & Beyond].
...7. Images available in the [https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/92kyox Folger Digital Image Collection].
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* [[Folger Poetry Board Reading: Billy Collins (2021)]] 5/10/2021
* [[Folger Poetry Board Reading: Kay Ryan (2019)]] 5/7/2019
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...no, Maria S. Horne, and Michelle Markey Butler, and is associated with the Folger Institute's 2016-2017 year-long colloquium on [[Teaching Medieval Drama an
...e novice to the budding professional, they follow the format of the famous Folger [[Shakespeare Set Free|''Shakespeare Set Free'']] teaching manuals, namely
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...s search tips for the Folger Shakespeare Library's online [https://catalog.folger.edu/ catalog]; it starts with simple search methods and moves through incre
...when doing searches. Please contact [mailto:reference@folger.edu reference@folger.edu] so that we can assist you with your search.
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...eare Library, where participants will access the newly refurbished reading room, present works-in-progress, and dialogue with educators, librarians, and ot
...ry and literature, and they will learn (with the support and assistance of Folger librarian and curatorial staff) essential research skills as well as strate
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...the library collection. "Call number" is synonymous with ''shelfmark'' for Folger purposes (we're trying always to use "call number" these days). See [[MARC
In 2023, the Folger adopted custom size divisions to maximize storage space. The size designati
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...e past programming from the [[Folger Institute]], please see the article [[Folger Institute scholarly programs archive]].
This was a spring [[2018-2019 Folger Institute Scholarly Programs|2018]] conference led by [[Alastair Bellany]].
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...m ''Britannia, volume the first'', 1675. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/s8k244/ 25493].]]
''Mapping Early Modern Worlds,'' one of [[Exhibitions at the Folger]], opened on February 14, 1998 and closed on July 1, 1998.
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...llery of Shakespeare's Heroines'', 1896. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/2px1y3/ 916].]]
...the Louis B. Thalheimer Associate Librarian and Head of Reference at the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]].
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...on nor ''The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson'' [http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=247027/ (CEWBJ)]. Although the online databa
...ture. Information about access to the item in the Folger library’s reading room is also specified as well as whether or not a curatorial file with addition
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...], Curator of Art, and Rachel Doggett, Curator of Books. Major support for Folger exhibitions comes from The Winton and Carolyn Blount Exhibition Fund.
...wide range of fakes, forgeries, and facsimiles in the collection of the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]]. It explores the technology and the legitimate and il
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...blog posts on ''The Collation''] for descriptions of the sale written by Folger staff members. See the [http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/li
...t our database of record remains [[Hamnet]], so please go to http://hamnet.folger.edu if you are looking for something in particular formely owned by Robert
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This article is associated with the Folger Institute's 2016-2017 year-long colloquium on [[Teaching Medieval Drama an
|The main room of a large aristocratic, guild, or manor house, generally one and a half to
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...humb|Earliest known example of a check honored after an initialled change [Folger V.b.433 v.140 no.32]]]
...Papers of Robert Clayton, John Morris, et al. relating to English banking, Folger manuscript V.b.377, v.1-145, are a portion of a larger collection of privat
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...poser William Henderson (1831-1891) some time before 1889. Henry and Emily Folger purchased it at the [[Augustin Daly]] dispersal sale of March 19, 1900.
...is kept in a binder at the Reading Room desk, and is also [https://hamnet.folger.edu/other/Henderson_Shx_Playbill_List.pdf available as a PDF].
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...atured poets Annie Finch and Kiki Petrosino reading from their work in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]] on October 28, 2019 at 7:30pm. The two poets expl
...ns. For more information on this past event, please visit the [https://www.folger.edu/events/i-put-a-spell-on-you-annie-finch-kiki-petrosino event page].<br
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...FOLGERCM1~6~6 LUNA] offers online access to over 100,000 images from the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] collection, including books, theater memorabilia, man
...o access the collection through a convenient interface called [http://luna.folger.edu/ LUNA].
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A Folger Shakespeare Library podcast: Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2015 April 16,
...ented by computer-generated linguistic analysis? And what about historical reading practices fostered by Shakespeare’s schooling?
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...d with hybrid formats. For more past programming, please see the article [[Folger Institute scholarly programs archive]].
...suitable teaching manuscripts before the group reconvenes in the TCD Long Room Hub on Friday to share their discoveries. Upon completion of the intensive
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...of paintings in the [[Art collection development|art collection]] at the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]]. These paintings in particular were the focus of "App
...t of paintings at the Folger, visit the article [[List of paintings at the Folger in the Pressly Catalogue]].
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...ne was 2 March 2015. Please contact [mailto:institute@folger.edu institute@folger.edu] with any questions.
...ion also has a built-in break; participants and visiting faculty will join Folger staff and readers at the Library’s daily tea from 3:00 to 3:30 on weekday
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...Title page of the 1611 King James Bible. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/j37565 42523].]]
...old Greatness: Oxford and the Making of the King James Bible'']. After the Folger exhibition closed in January 2012, it [http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibition
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...included in ''[[America's Shakespeare]]'', one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]].
...ssippi; Bart Simpson doing Hamlet; and Rita Dove remembering her childhood reading Shakespeare.
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...re, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity]]'', one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]].
...ler, Louis B. Thalheimer Associate Librarian and Head of Reference for the Folger Shakespeare Library
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...s Rex Judaeorum'' to Lady Anne Clifford. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/6w3jc8/ 54134].]]
...I began, to overlook this Book the 18 of February and I did make an end of reading, or over looking it all over the first of March following 1638.” The book
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...and European Women Writers, 1500-1700'']], one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]].
...s Rex Judaeorum'' to Lady Anne Clifford. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/6w3jc8/ 54134].]]
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...with inscription by Lady Anne Clifford. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/ep1863/ 49729].]]
...ago when a special copy of John Selden’s ''Titles of Honor'' came into the Folger collection. We already had two copies, but what made this one so special w
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...first came to China in the 16th century. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/nt5e6d 31727].]]
...China: the View from Europe, 1500–1700'', one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]], opened September 18, 2009 and closed on January 9, 2010. The exhibition
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...archive/| NUI-Galway and Abbey Theatre Digital Archive], the [https://emed.folger.edu/| Early Modern English Drama project], the [https://dex.citd.tamu.edu/|
...ript miscellanies. She is also completing a book, ''Print, Poetry, and the Reading Public in Early Modern England'', which examines early modern publishers’
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...ok place on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 from 1-4 pm in the Deck B Seminar Room. It was curated by [[User:RachelDankert|Rachel B. Dankert]] and Emily Wahl.
Folger: [https://findingaids.folger.edu/dfosmithr.xml?_ga=2.170677536.1212759214.1510927737-989408071.150887639
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...Boke is Myne'']], an [[Exhibitions at the Folger|exhibition hosted at the Folger]] in 2002/2003.__NOTOC__
...nd annotated by Edmund Spenser and George Eliot, thrilling finds for the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]].
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...closed books, one open book.|thumb|238x238px|Selected finding aids in the Folger’s Reference collection, with ''Papers of the Rich Family'' open in the fo
...t archival descriptions go only to the box or folder level, but almost all Folger finding go all the way to the item level.
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...Very Like a Whale|''Very Like a Whale'']], one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]].
...: Jeremias Wolf, 1698. Call number: PN6349 .R37 1698 Cage and [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/20lce5 LUNA Digital Image].
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...d in ''[[Shakespeare, Life of an Icon]]'', one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]].
...lty of interpreting the past, and the rewards of doing so, through careful reading and small details.
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[[File:Henry Clay Folger Portrait.jpg|401x401px|right|thumb| Henry Clay Folger holding Edward Gwynn's book.]]
...s|Pavier Quartos]]" and bound in calfskin with "EDWARD GWYNN" [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/x13v9a stamped on the front cover in gold leaf].
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...the actor's impact on the English stage. Folger Digital Image [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/3yniie 6624].]]
...Garrick, 1717–1779: A Theatrical Life'']], one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]]. For additional resources on David Garrick, see the [[Annotated bibliogra
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...Garrick, 1717–1779: A Theatrical Life'']], one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]].
...olger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=58915 PROMPT M.N.D. 06]. [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/t7v039 Digital edition].
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...en, 1599/1600; painting and gilding the clock at the Netherbow, 1611; the room where the King was born at Edinburgh Castle for L 100 in 1617; Holyroodhou
...sources:''' William Smith, "A Brief Discourse of the Causes of Discord..", Folger Shakespeare Library MS. V.a. 157, fol. 12v-13r; Ann Payne, "William Smith,
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...nformation about how these acquisitions fit within the collection, see the Folger's [[Collection development | Collection Development policy]]. Everything in
...United States] : [Royal Mail], [2016] || 2016 || 7/2/2016 || http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=346247
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...Garrick, 1717–1779: A Theatrical Life'']], one of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger]].
This online exhibition showcases some of the [[Folger Shakespeare Library|Folger Shakespeare Library's]] extraordinary wealth of Garrick-related printed tex
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A list of Folger encyclopedias and reference materials that are available online.
...3 || || https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010516251 || https://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=23974
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