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An evolution of cataloging at the Folger, from 1932 to today
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An evolution of cataloging at the Folger, from 1932 to today

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Although the Folger Shakespeare Library officially opened on Shakespeare’s birthday in 1932 and readers began arriving at the Library in early 1933, it wasn’t until later that the idea of a proper card catalog for readers’ use was introduced. For…

Exploring Bess of Hardwick's letters
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Exploring Bess of Hardwick's letters

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As mentioned in a previous post, several online finding aids for manuscript collections at the Folger now include links to digital images of the documents, providing another avenue of access to both onsite and offsite researchers. Finding aids provide detailed…