In 1956 a “well-meaning and worried friend of the Folger” asked whether Wright was concerned about the devaluation of the library’s assets, “in case the promoters of Christopher Marlowe proved that he wrote Shakespeare’s plays.” Wright assured the friend cheerfully that the Folger “had hedged years ago by acquiring one of the finest Marlowe collections in the world.” As a consequence, the Folger was “sitting pretty”; the friend appeared relieved.
