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The Carib Garifuna Chief: Transatlantic Images of Chatoyer in the Early 19th Century
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The Carib Garifuna Chief: Transatlantic Images of Chatoyer in the Early 19th Century
Folger Fellow Désha Osborne looks at Horace Twiss’s early 19th century play The Carib Chief.
Postcards in the (home) archive 1946–48
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Postcards in the (home) archive 1946–48
Stephen Grant examines postcards of the Folger sent in the years after World War II.
Should Ophelia Die in the 21st Century?
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Should Ophelia Die in the 21st Century?
Folger Fellow Injela Zaini examines Ophelia’s death and the purpose it serves.
Notes for future reference
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Notes for future reference
Do you ever leave notes to your self, to come back to later? Folger catalogers have a long history of doing this, as Erin Blake explains.
How to ask a reference question
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How to ask a reference question
“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023
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“What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?”: February 2023
“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection
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“To the right Wor[shipfu]ll and my very louinge freinde the Lady Powell …”: A 17th Century Letter Collection
The first part of a series of posts examining the Powell family letters.
The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway
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The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway
A Bill of Lading and a Merchant of London (and of Venice)
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