The Collation
Research and Exploration at the Folger
The Collation is a gathering of useful information and observations from Folger staff and researchers. Read more about this blog
A ‘declineing time’? The final illnesses of Constance and Elizabeth Lucy
Folger Fellow Emma Marshall explores the history of the women of the Lucy family.
“The Problem of the Theatre”
A brief history of Folger Theatre.
There's the Short and the Long 'ſ/f'
Artistic Fellow Krysten Fikes explores the long ‘s’ in the context of her project on Black American Ebonics and Elizabethan English.
Card catalog holder-opener
Erin Blake explains how to use a mystery object when examining the card catalog.
"What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?": April 2024
This month’s Crocodile Mystery presents you with an object that is used in the library, but is not part of the library collection itself.
Beyond a Cure for Plague
Fellow Kathleen Miller explores the Early Modern use of plague cures to treat more than one type of illness
Charles T. Grilley and the Garrick letter
How Henry Folger acquired a David Garrick letter in our collection
Interview and excerpt: Jessica Goethals, Margherita Costa, Diva of the Baroque Court
An interview with Dr. Jessica Goethals and an excerpt from her 2023 book Margherita Costa, Diva of the Baroque Court.
Marmalade boxes, Lenten fasts, and love
Heather Wolfe discovers the true intentions behind Jane Skipwith’s marmalade box
Remembering Laetitia Yeandle, Curator of Manuscripts (1930-2024)
Heather Wolfe remembers Laetitia’s influence on scholars and staff, as a curator, paleographer, editor, and friend.
Who Cares about Care?
Fellow Zachary Dorner explores how labor, medical care, and class interacted in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Puzzling Through a Stage Direction in Love’s Labor’s Lost
Fellow Elizabeth Zeman Kolkovich explores what a stage direction about Blackamoors might mean.