Folger Shakespeare Library
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Title | Folger Shakespeare Library |
Digitized Material | Color postcard |
Coverage-Spatial | Washington (D.C.) |
Type | |
Subject | Library buildings Washington (D.C.) |
Description | Caption on the back reads: "FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY. East Capitol and 2nd Streets. This important addition to the cultural wealth of the nation was the gift of the late Henry C. Folger. The collection includes more than 70,000 volumes, as well as pictures and other relics of the great poet's life and work. The library has a $10,000,000 endowment fund, administered by the trustees of Amherst College. William A. Slade is a librarian, and Prof. Joseph Q. Adams director of research." Postcard was never mailed |
Creator-Corporate | Union News Co. |
Theme | Washington (D.C.) |
Technique | Artist rendering |
Language | eng |
WorkDimensions-Measurement | 5.4 x 3.4 in |
Resource Identifier | ALA0004666 |
Date Created | 8/31/2021 |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
Collection Title | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
Repository | American Library Association Archives |
Collection | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
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