The Collation

A brief look at Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction.

Folger Fellow Nora Epstein explores the work of the copier Thomas Trevelyon.

Sometimes, we get new information about one of our collection items. In this case, Erin explains how we came to re-attribute the authorship of Folger MS M.a.11.

An interview with Dr. Jennie M. Votava and an excerpt from her 2023 book, Shakespeare’s Histories On Screen: Adaptation, Race and Intersectionality.

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.