The Collation

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

Folger Fellow Renée Bricker uses the senses as a way to explore life during the reign of Elizabeth I.

Folger Fellow Kasie Alt explores Eva Maria Garrick’s role in the landscaping of their Hampton estate.

Former Folger-Dumbarton fellow Campbell Hannan examines archival silences and what we can and must do to reveal them.

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,…

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

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

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

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

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

Tips on how to export data from the Folger catalog.

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