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The Collation

Research and Exploration at the Folger

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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.

A 17th Century Letter Collection, Part 3: Farming in Early Modern England, 1630-1632
A section of a handwritten letter
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A 17th Century Letter Collection, Part 3: Farming in Early Modern England, 1630-1632

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William Davis

A final look at the Powell family letters.

Murmuration: Shakespeare in Flight
Shakespeare with arms turning into birds surrounded by a cloud of birds.
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Murmuration: Shakespeare in Flight

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Jacklyn Brickman

Artistic Research Fellow Jacklyn Brickman explores Shakespeare, patterns, and the invasive starling species using AI.

Printing plays in Mexico
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Printing plays in Mexico

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Abner Aldarondo

Dumbarton Oaks fellow Abner Aldarondo explores a book in the Folger Collection that gathers together six plays printed in Mexico City in the 1830s.

Experiences of Captivity in the Books of John Smith
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Experiences of Captivity in the Books of John Smith

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Adrian Finucane

Folger Fellow Adrian Finucane explores issues of captivity in John Smith’s writing.

Introducing our new finding aids website
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Introducing our new finding aids website

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Julie Swierczek

We are pleased to announce our new https://findingaids.folger.edu/ site!

"What’s in a name?" That which we call [primitive] by any other word...
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"What’s in a name?" That which we call [primitive] by any other word...

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Eva Rocha

Artist Eva Rocha’s multimedia work investigates processes of dehumanization and in this post she looks at early colonial depictions of “Original Peoples”.

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