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The Collation

Research and Exploration at the Folger

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The Royal Arctic Theatre and HMS Resolute
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The Royal Arctic Theatre and HMS Resolute

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Julie Swierczek

During the seemingly-endless heat waves of summer, I am drawn to reading about polar exploration. A few years ago I mentioned to a Folger colleague that I had just finished reading Alfred Lansing’s Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, and they replied,…

Interview and excerpt: Debapriya Sarkar, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science
Double page opening of an early modern book in blackletter type
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Interview and excerpt: Debapriya Sarkar, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science

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The Collation

An interview with Dr. Debapriya Sarkar and an excerpt from her 2023 book, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science.

Postcards in the (home) archive 1953–1964
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Postcards in the (home) archive 1953–1964

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Stephen H. Grant

A continuation of the series looking at Folger Shakespeare Library postcards.

FAST FACTS about our FAST ACCS (early modern manuscript edition)
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FAST FACTS about our FAST ACCS (early modern manuscript edition)

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Heather Wolfe

Curator of Manuscript, Heather Wolfe, shows off some of the recent manuscript acquisitions.

A Game at Chess: Popularity and Controversy
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A Game at Chess: Popularity and Controversy

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Abner Aldarondo

Dumbarton Oaks fellow, Abner Aldarondo, discusses Thomas Middleton’s popular, but controversial play, A Game at Chess.

In Search of Nature’s Not-So-Lost Treasures: Juan Eusebio Nieremberg on Ecology
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In Search of Nature’s Not-So-Lost Treasures: Juan Eusebio Nieremberg on Ecology

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Javier Patiño Loira

Folger Fellow Javier Patiño Loira explores early modern concerns about nature and extinction.

Folger Tooltips: Exporting a spreadsheet of catalog data
Screenshot of detail from spreadsheet of bibliographic details
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Folger Tooltips: Exporting a spreadsheet of catalog data

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Erin Blake

Tips on how to export data from the Folger catalog.

Philanthropy and Torture: Linking Workhouses and Plantations
An engraving of a woman spinning.
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Philanthropy and Torture: Linking Workhouses and Plantations

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Justin Roberts

Folger Fellow Justin Roberts explores the appearance of torture instruments in 17th century workhouses.

Postcards in the (home) archive 1949–52
Colored picture of a square white building with greenery out front.
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Postcards in the (home) archive 1949–52

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Stephen H. Grant

A continuation of the series looking at postcards from the Folger

The Amateur of Fashion: Robert "Romeo" Coates
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The Amateur of Fashion: Robert "Romeo" Coates

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emma poltrack

Meet Robert “Romeo” Coates, a 19th century gent better known for his antics (and fashion sense) than his acting.

Christian baking molds from Early Modern Europe
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Christian baking molds from Early Modern Europe

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Rabia Gregory

Folger Fellow Rabia Gregory looks at the use of baking molds with Christian imagery.

On racial suffocation and the early modern humanities
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On racial suffocation and the early modern humanities

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Chris Blakley

Chris Blakley examines “ship fever”, the Black Hole of Calcutta, and the links to present-day ideas about race, racism, and racist policies that play a role in determining healthcare outcomes.

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