Collections and Guides

The Franklin Collection seeks to identify, collect, and preserve materials with high research value, generated by and about people of African descent, and make these materials widely available for research and teaching.

• African Americans in Durham
  A guide to resources on African Americans in Durham, North Carolina.
• African American Manuscript Materials
  An introduction to and information about African American holdings from the eighteenth century to the present day, including progressively greater amounts of material generated by African Americans themselves.
• Black Voices Collection
  A collection of first-person accounts about the African American experience from the time of American slavery to the present day.
• Videography of Vintage Black Film Collection at Duke University
  Items located in the Lilly Library on Duke University's East Campus.