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Georgianna Ziegler

is the Associate Librarian and Head of Reference Emerita at the Folger. She has curated several exhibitions on Shakespeare, including "Shakespeare’s Unruly Women" and "America’s Shakespeare," and is a past president of the Shakespeare Society of America.
The Earliest Recorded Shakespeare in America?
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The Earliest Recorded Shakespeare in America?

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Georgianna Ziegler

We know that a number of the founding fathers (and mothers) in 18th-century America knew their Shakespeare. John and Abigail Adams frequently quoted from Shakespeare in their letters; Thomas Jefferson recommended reading Shakespeare in a course of private study; and…

Beware the Ides of March
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Beware the Ides of March

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Georgianna Ziegler

Perhaps if Caesar had paid attention to the Soothsayer and to his wife Calpurnia’s premonitions, he might not have been killed—but that would be re-writing history.

Folger Tooltips: Hamnet access to e-books, part one
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Folger Tooltips: Hamnet access to e-books, part one

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Georgianna Ziegler Jim Kuhn

Greetings Dear Readers! Today’s tooltip introduces new e-book resources we are in the process of rolling out through Hamnet, including: ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB), a nonprofit online collection of over 3,700 current and recent titles in the humanities, “offering a…

A new copy of Foxe's Actes and Monuments
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A new copy of Foxe's Actes and Monuments

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Georgianna Ziegler

The Folger Shakespeare Library already has two copies of John Foxe’s Actes and Monuments, published in 1570, so why would we want another, especially as it is only volume 1, of a two-volume set? The answer provides a good example…

From Stage to E-page: Theater Archives at the Folger Library
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From Stage to E-page: Theater Archives at the Folger Library

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Georgianna Ziegler

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC opened in 1932. It is representative of a private institution whose collections were very much shaped by the interest of its founders, Henry and Emily Folger. Fortunately for theater historians, the Folgers were…

Spotlight on a calligrapher
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Spotlight on a calligrapher

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Georgianna Ziegler

In an era when many schools don’t even teach cursive handwriting anymore because everyone taps out their messages on screens, it may seem quaint to focus on a woman known for her handwriting. But that’s exactly why we’re attracted to…

Women marking the text
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Women marking the text

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Georgianna Ziegler

“I beegan, to ourloke this Booke . . . .”  These words are written by Lady Anne Clifford on the title page of her copy of John Selden’s Titles of Honor (1631), which is featured in the first case of…

Something borrowed . . .
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Something borrowed . . .

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Caryn Lazzuri Georgianna Ziegler

Georgianna: Did you ever wonder why or how we borrow items to show in our exhibitions at the Folger? Let’s use the upcoming “Shakespeare’s Sisters: Women Writers, 1500-1700,” opening on February 2, 2012, as an example. My colleague Caryn Lazzuri…

Reading the romantics
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Reading the romantics

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Georgianna Ziegler

What do Folger staff read in their spare time?  Not necessarily Shakespeare!  I’ve recently finished a wonderful book by Daisy Hay called The Young Romantics, published in the spring of 2010 and now available in hardback, paperback, or on a…

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