The Folger Shakespeare Library, privately endowed and administered by the Trustees of Amherst College, is a research library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1932, it has the world's largest collection of printed works of William Shakespeare and is a primary repository for rare materials from 1500–1750.The Folger Shakespeare Library, privately endowed and administered by the Trustees of Amherst College, is a research library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1932, it has the world's largest collection of printed works of William Shakespeare and is a primary repository for rare materials from 1500–1750....more