Henry Clay Folger was born in New York City on June 18, 1857. His father, who was also named Henry Clay Folger, was a wholesale millinery dealer; his mother’s maiden name was Eliza Jane Clark. Young Henry Folger was a tenth-generation descendant of the Nantucket settler Peter Folger, a surveyor and school-teacher.
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University Libraries - Washington University in St. Louis Links Finding-Aid for the Folger Papers [00200] His wife, Emily Jordan Folger (d. 1936), was his associate in this work. Their collection, quietly acquired, became one of the largest and most valuable of its sort in the world.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Henry Clay Folger (American lawyer and business executive), June 18, 1857New York, NY, US June 11, 1930Brooklyn,
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Folger, Henry Clay (fōl`jər), 1857–1930, American industrialist and collector of Shakespeareana. His connection with Standard Oil companies, beginning in...
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Folger, Henry Clay (fōl'jur) [key], 1857–1930, American industrialist and collector of Shakespeareana. His connection with Standard Oil companies, beginning in 1879, continued until his retirement 49 years later as chairman of the board of the New York company.
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The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault ; June 13–August 29, 2009 ; Monday–Saturday ; 2007–08; History in the Making: How Early Modern Britain Imagined Its Past ; January 24–May 17, 2008 ;
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