John Hope Franklin Collection for African and African-American Documentation
About the Collection
The John Hope Franklin Collection is a repository for African and African American studies documentation and an educational outreach division of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Founded in November 1995 with the support of its namesake, the distinguished historian John Hope Franklin, the Collection seeks to collect, preserve, and promote the use of library materials bearing on the history of Africa and people of African descent.
News Announcements
June 5, 2008 The Duke University Office of News & Communications features a video link of Dr. John Hope Franklin’s reaction to the presidential nomination of Sen. Barack Obama.
April 16, 2008 Uzodinma Iweala will lead a reading and discussion on his Beasts of No Nation in the Gothic Bookshop, Bryan University Center, 4:30 PM. Jointly sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Collection, The Department of English, Center for International Studies, and the Undergraduate Research Support Office, Trinity College. More information...
November 8, 2007 John Hope Franklin, along with three others, has been named a Library Lion by the New York Public Library. The Library Lions award was first given out in 1997. Honorees are chosen for their exceptional contributions to scholarship, literature, science, history and the visual and performing arts. The other winners include writer Jhumpa Lahiri, playwright Tom Stoppard and Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese.
October 3, 2007 The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) held its 92nd Annual Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, from October 3-7, 2007. Included among the many highlights of the convention were two events honoring Dr. John Hope Franklin: the Carter G. Woodson Luncheon with Dr. John Hope Franklin and the Annual ASALH Banquet honoring Dr. John Hope Franklin.
April 30, 2007 Duke historian, John Hope Franklin, was presented a lifetime achievement award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Philosophical Society in Washington, D.C. Additional details may be found here.
November 15, 2006 John Hope Franklin, Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University, is a co-recipient of the $1 million John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity, awarded by the Library of Congress. Professor Franklin will share the prize with Princeton professor Yu Ying-Shih. Further details may be found in the New York Times and Washington Post.
Newsletter Archive
A picture is worth a thousand words. Chuck Stone (r), pictured with author James Baldwin and James Farmer, first national director of CORE (left). Read about it in the latest newsletter.
Black Voices, The John Hope Franklin Collection Newsletter, is published each semester to keep the public informed about activities, recent acquisitions, and other news related to the John Hope Franklin Collection. Recent issues are available on-line and by mail. Contact us to join the newsletter mailing list, or browse issues of the newsletter.
Franklin Collection acquires Darlene Clark Hine Papers
The John Hope Franklin Collection of African and African American Documentation is pleased to announce its most recent acquisition, the Darlene Clark Hine Papers. A leading historian of the African American experience, Professor Hine is currently the Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to working at Northwestern, she was the John A. Hannah Professor of American History at Michigan State University. While at Michigan State, Professor Hine was able to establish a new doctoral field in Comparative African American History. Known for her pioneering work in African American Women’s studies, Hine was co-editor of a two-volume book entitled Black Women in America (New York, 2005). She has been author or editor for more than fifteen books on topics related to African Americans and women. In addition, Dr. Hine has received many honors including induction into the American Academy of Arts and Science, fellowships at Harvard University, Stanford University, and the National Humanities Center, as well as a Special Achievement award from Kent State University.
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