Word: shakespeariana
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before Wright, Folger was sometimes known as a literary Fort Knox, with its invaluable treasures buried in regulations. Built and endowed (with $11.5 million) in 1930 by Oil Tycoon Henry Clay Folger to house his vast, scattered hoard of Shakespeariana, the library was run almost like an exclusive club. Only scholars known to its staffers could gain access to its books and manuscripts-after writing in advance. Even the favored few were stopped by the silken rope, had to sit on a bench until a staff member came to escort them to the books. As a result, days went...