Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936

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Emily C. J. Folger, together with her husband Henry C. Folger, founded and gave the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. to the American nation; it opened in 1932.

From the description of [Letter] 1916 Dec. 16, 24 Brevoort Place [to] Mrs. Dana / Emily C. J. Folger. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191101115

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creatorOf Rose, Mary, 1843 or 4-1921,. Autograph letters signed from Mary Rose, Stratford-upon-Avon, to Emily C.J. Folger, New York [manuscript], 1909. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Matthison, Edith Wynne, 1875-1955,. Autograph and typescript letters signed from Edith Wynne Matthison to Mrs. H.C. Folger [manuscript], 1911-1916. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Howard, H. S. (Harold), fl. 1926-1931,. Autograph letter signed from H.S. Howard, Sedbury Park Hotel, Chepstow, England, to Mr. H.C. Folger, New York [manuscript], 1927 February 3. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930. Shakespearean puzzles collected and solved by the Folgers [manuscript], 1925. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936,. Autograph letter signed from Emily C.J. Folger, Hot Springs, Virginia, to Florence [manuscript], 1931 August 26. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Howard, H. S. (Harold), fl. 1926-1931,. Typed letter signed from H.S. Howard, Wellesley, to Mrs. H.C. Folger, Glen Cove, N.Y. [manuscript], 1931 December 4. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Locke, Florence. Scrapbooks of Florence Locke [manuscript], 1914-ca. 1957. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936. [Letter] 1916 Dec. 16, 24 Brevoort Place [to] Mrs. Dana / Emily C. J. Folger. Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865,. Note signed from Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C. [manuscript], 1864 July 20. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Ludwig, Otto, 1813-1865. Shakespeare studies by Otto Ludwig [manuscript], ca. 1910. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930,. Typed letter signed from H.C. Folger, New York, to Frank O. Salisbury, New York [manuscript], 1927 April 26. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Garrick, David, 1717-1779,. Autograph letter from David Garrick to Mr. Wallis, the Playhouse [manuscript], [1768] April 21. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Ward, R. R., fl. 1931,. Reprints of a synopsis of an article about Edward de Vere by Rev. R.F. Flynn, each accompanied by a cover letter to members of the Shakespeare Fellowship [manuscript], 1931 November 7. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Howard, H. S. (Harold), fl. 1926-1931,. Typed letter signed from Harold S. Howard, Wellesley, Massachusetts, to Mrs. H.C. Folger, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y. [manuscript], 1931 November 27. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Locke, Florence,. Autograph letter signed and typescript proposal from Florence Locke to Mrs. Folger [manuscript], 1935. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Folger, Emily C. J. (Emily Clara Jordan), 1858-1936. Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1930-1931. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Dana, Katherine, person
associatedWith Folger, Henry Clay, 1857-1930, person
associatedWith Folger Shakespeare Library corporateBody
associatedWith Garrick, David, 1717-1779, person
associatedWith Howard, H. S. (Harold), fl. 1926-1931, person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, person
associatedWith Locke, Florence. person
associatedWith Ludwig, Otto, 1813-1865. person
correspondedWith Matthison, Edith Wynne, 1875-1955, person
correspondedWith Rose, Mary, 1843 or 4-1921, person
associatedWith Tannenbaum, Samuel Aaron, 1874?-1948. person
correspondedWith Ward, R. R., fl. 1931, person
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Birth 1858-05-15

Death 1936-02-21

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