Inventory of the John Hope Franklin Papers, 1889-1998 and undated, bulk 1970-1998
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleJohn Hope Franklin Papers,
1889-1998 and
undated, bulk
1970-1998
Creator
Franklin, John Hope, 1915-
Extent
22 Linear Feet
7645 Items
Repository
7645 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Language
English.
Abstract
African American historian; professor emeritus at Duke University. Served on President Clinton's Advisory Board for the President's Initiative on Race, 1997-1998.
The John Hope Franklin Papers span the years 1889-1998, and document Franklin's professional career as a historian, as well as his personal life and political interests, focusing especially on his activities since 1970. Items in the collection include correspondence, research material assembled by Franklin, writings by and about Franklin, manuscripts, materials relating to family history, printed material, notebooks, information and multimedia packets, clippings, photographs, video and sound recordings, as well as a few artifacts. The earliest materials in the collection relate to Franklin's writings and research, particularly regarding the 19th-century army officer, minister, and historian George Washington Williams. The collection is organized into the following series: Audiovisual Materials, the Advisory Board for the President's Initiative on Race (ABPIR), Correspondence, Engagements and Activities, Honors and Awards, Personal and Family, Photographs, Subject Files, and Writings. Collection acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Collection of African and African American Documentation.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open.
However, Technical Services staff need to produce use copies of some
audiovisual material before their contents can be accessed.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal
Responsibilities and Privacy Rights Form before using this collection.
All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke
University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay
in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred
to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Hope Franklin Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The John Hope Franklin Papers were received by the Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift from 1996-1999, and 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth Arnold, Ruth Bryan, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico,
Alice Poffinberger, Danielle McGregor, and Eve D'Vincent
Completed March 2, 2005
Encoded by Elizabeth Arnold, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, and Alice Poffinberger
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory:
DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local
Style Guide.
All accessions from 1996 through 2002 were merged into one
collection, described in this finding aid.
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Biographical Note
| 1915, Jan. 2 | John Hope Franklin born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma to Buck Colbert and Mollie Franklin |
| 1935 | Completed Bachelor of Arts in history at Fisk University |
| 1940, June 11 | Married Aurelia E. Whittington, librarian |
| 1941 | Completed Ph.D. at Harvard University |
| 1947 | Published From Slavery to Freedom |
| 1954 | Commissioned by Thurgood Marshall, then legal counselor for the NCAAP, to research and write a series of articles for the upcoming Brown vs. Board of Education hearings. |
| 1964-1982 | Taught at the University of Chicago after serving on the faculties of several other colleges and universities |
| 1976 | Gave first Jefferson Lecture, which received the Clarence L. Holte Literary Prize in 1985, when it was published |
| 1983 | Joined the faculty of History at Duke University; also taught legal history for the Law School at Duke (1985-1992) |
| 1985 | Published George Washington Williams, A Biography |
| 1990 | Published selection of writings entitled Race and History: Selected Essays, 1938-1988 |
| 1995 | Received the first W.E.B. DuBois Award from the Fisk University Alumni Association, the Organization of American Historians' Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Alpha Phi Alpha Award of Merit, the NAACP's Spingarn Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 1997 | Published My Life and an Era: the Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin, edited by Franklin and his son, John Whittington Franklin |
| 1997-1998 | Chair of President Clinton's Advisory Board for the President’s Initiative on Race |
| 2005 | Publication of Mirror on America: An Autobiography of John Hope Franklin |
For additional biographical information, consult Who's Who in America, 2005, 59th Ed., Vol. 1, A-L.
[top]Collection Overview
The John Hope Franklin Papers span the years 1889-1998, and document Franklin's professional career as a historian, as well as his personal life and political activities, focusing especially on his activities since 1970.
Formats in the collection include correspondence, research material assembled by Franklin, writings by and about Franklin,
manuscripts, material relating to family history, printed material, notebooks, information and multimedia packets,
clippings, photographs, video and audiocassettes, as well as a few artifacts. The earliest materials in the collection relate to Franklin's writings and research, particularly regarding the 19th-century army officer, minister, and historian George Washington Williams. The collection is organized into the following series: Audiovisual Materials, the
Advisory Board for the President's Initiative on Race(ABPIR), Correspondence, Engagements and Activities, Honors and Awards, Personal and Family, Photographs, Subject Files, and Writings. Collection acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Collection of African and African American Documentation.
The Advisory Board for the President's Initiative
on Race (ABPIR) Series primarily comprises items Franklin gathered for
his work on U.S. President Bill Clinton's race initiative, One America in the 21st Century, from 1997 to
1998. There is little information regarding the deliberations of the Advisory
Board, and no final report included in the files, although it is available in the Duke Libraries holdings. Pre-1997 material generally comprises clippings
regarding Franklin's activities and publications, and artifacts. The ABPIR series is
arranged into the following subseries: Meeting Notebooks,
Writings for Board Consideration, Publicity, Artifacts, Oversize Materials, and Audiovisual
Materials (removed to the Audiovisual Series for preservation purposes).
The many videos and sound recordings in the Audiovisual Series were created by or assembled by John Hope Franklin, and are a rich source of information about John Hope Franklin's life and career, and about race relations in the United States. Arranged into subseries by format and further into recordings of others and recordings of Franklin. Originals in the Audiovisual Materials Series are closed to
use. However, use copies are available. Otherwise, Technical Services
staff need to produce use copies before contents can be accessed. Please
contact Research Services staff before coming to use this series.
The smaller Correspondence Series contains routine
professional and personal correspondence, largely incoming, although several of
Franklin's handwritten draft responses can be found. There are also a few
pieces of family correspondence. Other correspondence can be found in the Writings Series, particularly in the Writings by Others Subseries, in the Engagements and Activities Series, and in the Personal and Family Series.
Items in the Engagements and Activities Series and the Honors and Awards Series are routine in nature but document Franklin's numerous public activities, his many achievements, and his role as a valued historian and spokesperson.
The Personal and Family Series contains items dating back to 1891 relating to John Hope Franklin's family members, friends, and mentors. Early items include an autobiography and a diary (1911-1920) written by his father, Buck C. Franklin, and a pension application for his grandfather. Other documents relate to Franklin's wife, Aurelia Whittington Franklin, and various mentors and friends.
There are images of Franklin taken throughout his life in the
Photographs Series, including reproductions of portraits dating from his childhood until his appointment to President Clinton's
Advisory Board on Race in 1997. Divided into the following subseries by
content: Honors and Appointments and
Personal. For better preservation, items are physically arranged and
described according to size; thus, photographs from each subseries are found in
multiple boxes.
Materials in the Subjects Files Series cover an array of topics of interest to Franklin, especially race, racism, and affirmative action. The Durham, N.C. area is represented by a North Carolina College yearbook for 1946 and folders on area organizations. Formats represented include articles, clippings, directories, drafts, maps, posters, printed material and reports, with the bulk of the material comprised of clippings and reports.
Finally, John Hope Franklin's professional activities, especially his research and
writings, are documented in the large Writings Series. The
Writings by Franklin Subseries includes small groupings of folders housing research and publicity material in support of Franklin's published books. One larger group of six boxes consists of research notes, photocopies, and other materials relating to his work on George Washington Williams. Reprints of many articles published by Franklin are also found in this subseries. The Writings About Franklin Subseries includes a packet of
biographical material Franklin used in conjunction with the 1997 symposium held
in honor of the 50th anniversary of the publication of
From Slavery to Freedom. The Writings by Others Subseries contains correspondence, manuscripts,
typescripts, proofs, and printed material sent by other authors to Franklin,
mostly for his review or response.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- African American historians--United States.
- African Americans--United States--History.
- Artifacts. [AAT]
- Audio recordings. [AAT]
- Durham (N.C.)--History.
- Franklin, John Hope, 1915-
- Franklin family.
- Historians--Correspondence.
- Historians--United States.
- Photographs. [AAT]
- President's Initiative on Race (U.S.)--Advisory Board.
- Racism--United States--History.
- Williams, George Washington, 1849-1891.
- John Hope Franklin Collection of African and African American Documentation.
Detailed Description of Collection
Advisory Board for the President's Initiative on Race (ABPIR) Series, 1972-1999, bulk 1997-1998
(14 boxes)
Contains items Dr. Franklin gathered for his work on President
Clinton's race initiative,
"One America in the 21st
Century."
The material dates from 1972 to 1999, although the bulk of the
series dates from the year-long work of the Advisory Board, from 1997 to 1998. It is arranged into six subseries: Meeting Notebooks, Writings for Board Consideration, Publicity
About the Advisory Board, Artifacts, ABPIR Oversize Materials, and
Audiovisual Materials (removed to the Audiovisuals Series for preservation purposes). Photographs related to Dr. Franklin's service on the advisory board are located in the Photographs Series. The series is primarily comprised of items sent to the board for consideration in its work (including books, reports, articles, serials, working papers,
information packets, booklets, multimedia packets, artifacts, audio- and
videocassettes); however, there are also advisory board meeting notebooks and
preparatory materials, as well as writings about board activities from their
website and newspapers across the United States. The series is strong on materials regarding
scholarly input into the deliberations of the board, but has few actual board
deliberations and final conclusions. The final report by the Advisory Board, One America in the 21st Century is not
included but is available in Duke Libraries' general holdings.
Meeting Notebooks Subseries, 1997 July 14-1998 Apr. 26
Arranged chronologically.
Box AB1
1997 July 14, Briefing
Document: Advisory Board Meeting
(3 folders)
Includes American Race Relations timeline.
1997 July 17, Policy
Dimension of the Race Initiative, Pittsburgh and Chicago, John Hope Franklin
Packet
(6 folders)
1997 Sept. 26, Latinos
and the President's Initiative on Race
(3 folders)
From the National Council of La Raza.
Box AB2
1997 Sept. 30, Meeting
of the Advisory Board
(3 folders)
1997 Nov. 19, Meeting of
the Advisory Board
1997 Dec. 3, President's
Town Hall Meeting
1997 Dec. 17, Advisory
Board Meeting
(3 folders)
1998 Jan. 13-14, Meeting
of the Advisory Board, "Race in the Workplace," Phoenix, Arizona
(2 folders)
1998 Feb., The
President's Initiative on Race and Asian Pacific Americans
(1-2 of 4 folders)
From National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium.
Box AB3
1998 Feb., The
President's Initiative on Race and Asian Pacific Americans
(continued)
(3-4 of 4 folders)
1998 Feb. 10-11, Advisory
Board Meeting, "Race and Poverty," Northern California
(3 folders)
1998 Mar. 16-17, Meeting
on the President's Initiative on Race, University of Mississippi
1998 Mar. 23-24, Advisory
Board Meeting, "Race and Stereotypes," Denver, Colorado
(4 folders)
Includes the Tribal Leaders Meeting, Denver, Colorado,
1998 Mar. 23.
1998 Apr. 24-26, Draft: A
Conversation about Reparations for Blacks in America; Bethune-Cookman College;
Daytona Beach, Florida
Writings for Board Consideration Subseries, 1972-1998 and undated
Arranged into eight groupings: correspondence, books, reports,
articles, serials, working papers, information packets, and booklets.
Box AB4
Correspondence, 1997-1998 and undated
(4 folders)
Books
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Box AB5
DuMond, Pamela S. and Cheree Dussair Plank, eds.
(1998).
Mending America's Quilt: An
Inspirational Guide to Heal Racial Intolerance and Improve Your World.
Book proposal.
Gates, Jeff.
The Ownership Solution: Toward a
Shared Capitalism for the 21st Century. (n.p.: n.p., 1998?)
Uncorrected page proofs without front matter.
Hacker, Andrew.
Two Nations: Black and White,
Separate, Hostile, Unequal. (n.p.: n.p., undated)
Photocopied chapters 6 and 7.
Higham, John, ed.
Civil Rights and Social Wrongs:
Black-White Relations Since World War II. (University Park, Penna.: The
Penn State University Press, 1997)
Uncorrected page proofs.
Holden, Matthew, Jr.
The Divisible Republic,
1998
(2 folders)
Revised manuscript.
Kotlowitz, Alex.
The Other Side of the River: A Story
of Two Towns, A Death and America’s Dilemma. (New York: Doubleday,
1998)
Uncorrected proof.
Nero, Clarence.
Cheekie. (Tulsa, Okla.:
Council Oak Books, 1997?)
Manuscript.
Payne, Richard J.
Getting Beyond Race: The Changing
American Culture. (Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1998)
(2 folders)
Unedited and uncorrected typescript.
Roediger, David R.
Black on White: Black Writers on What
it Means to be White. (New York: Schocken Books, 1998)
Uncorrected bound galleys.
Box AB6
Schecter, Arnold, ed.
Dioxins and Health. (New York:
Plenum Press, 1994)
Photocopied chapters 1 and 2.
Scruggs, J. Alva.
Generations and Numbers: A Black
Family Coping in a Color Bound World. (Tallahassee, Fla.: Intal
Associates and Publishing, 1995)
Unabridged, unedited, limited edition.
Scruggs, J. Alva.
To Ride the Iron Horse.
(Tallahassee, Fla.: Intal Associates and Publishing, 1986)
Unabridged, unedited.
Scruggs, J. Alva (Muhammad Jamal).
Endeavor to Persevere.
(Tallahassee, Fla.: Intal Associates and Publishing, 1986)
Unabridged, unedited.
Shipler, David K.
A Country of Strangers: Blacks and
Whites in America. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997)
Uncorrected proof.
Thernstrom, Stephan and Abigail.
America in Black and White: One
Nation, Indivisible. (New York: Simon and Schuster,
undated)
Photocopied pages 80-85 and chapter 15.
Trudeau, Noah Andre.
Like Men of War: Black Troops in the
Civil War, 1862-1865. (Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company,
1998)
Uncorrected advance proof.
Wilson, William Julius.
When Work Disappears: The World of the
New Urban Poor. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997)
Photocopied chapter 5.
Reports
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Box AB7
The American Council on Education,
Making the Case for Affirmative Action
in Higher Education: What You Can Do to Safeguard Affirmative Action on Campus
and in Your Community,
1996 June
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy,
An Invisible Crisis: The Educational
Needs of Asian Pacific American Youth,
1997
The California Commission on the Status of
African-American Males,
African-American Males: The Struggle
for Equality,
1996 Oct. 1
Du Bois, Paul Martin, and Jonathan J. Hutson,
Bridging the Racial Divide: A Report
on Interracial Dialogue in America, Center for Living Democracy,
1997
Entman, Robert M., et al.,
Mass Media and Reconciliation: A
Report to the Advisory Board and Staff, The President's Initiative on Race,
1998 Mar. 4
Humphreys, Debra.
General Education and American
Commitments: A National Report on Diversity Courses and Requirements,
Association of American Colleges and Universities,
1997
Indian and Native American Employment and Training
Coalition,
The Indian Labor Force: A Portrait in
Numbers,
1993 May
Lawson, Karen McGill; Komar, Brian; Rose, Andra M.,
Building One Nation: A Study of What
is Being Done Today in Schools, Neighborhoods and the Workplace,
Leadership Conference Education Fund, undated
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) Asian
Pacifics Public Policy Institute,
Beyond Asian-American Poverty:
Community Economic Development Policies and Strategies,
1993
Moseley-Braun, Carol,
The Partnership to Rebuild America’s
Schools Act of 1997: President Clinton’s School Construction Initiative,
1997 Mar. 14
National Council of La Raza,
Index of Hispanic Economic Indicators,
1997 July
National Education Knowledge Industry Association
Communications,
PROBE, Developing Education Policy
Issues: Designing School Facilities for Learning,
1997 Spring
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense,
Report of the Task Force on the
Administration of Military Justice in the Armed Forces, Vol. 1.,
1972
United States Department of Agriculture, Civil
Rights Action Team,
Civil Rights at the United States
Department of Agriculture: A Report by the Civil Rights Action Team,
1997
United States General Accounting Office,
School Facilities: America’s Schools
Report Differing Conditions,
1996 June
United States General Accounting Office,
School Facilities: Profiles of School
Condition by State,
1996 June
Box AB8
University Task Force on the Little Rock School
District, University of Arkansas at Little Rock,
Plain Talk: The Future of Little
Rock’s Public Schools,
1997
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation,
Racial Attitudes of North Carolinians:
Race Relations Survey and Focus Group Report,
1993
Articles
(2 folders)
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Box AB8
Angle, John,
"The Inequality Process and the
Distribution of Income to Blacks and Whites,"
Journal of Mathematical
Sociology, (1992): 77-98
Buckley, Catherine,
"A Proposal for: A Workable,
Comprehesive, National Program to Remove Bigotry and Intolerance,"
1997 Aug.
Dean, William,
"A Nation of Displaced Persons and
Its God,"
1998 Mar.
Keita, S.O.Y., and Rick A. Kittles,
"The Persistence of Racial
Thinking and the Myth of Racial Divergence,"
Washburn Law Journal, vol.
99, no. 3 (1997): 534-544
Leitner, Samuel and William Leitner,
Affirmative Action and the Modern
Presidential Role in Civil Rights: Books of the 1990’s,
undated
Tatum, Beverly Daniel,
"Talking about Race, Learning
about Racism: The Application of Racial Identity Development Theory in the
Classroom,"
Harvard Educational Review,
vol. 62, no. 1 (Spring 1992): 1-24
Tatum, Beverly Daniel,
"Teaching White Students about
Racism: The Search for White Allies and the Restoration of Hope,"
Teachers College Record, vol.
95, no. 4 (Summer 1994): 462-476
Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr.,
"Affirmative Action: From the
Perspective of Diversity,"
1995 Sept. 15
Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr., and Marjorie Woodruff,
"The Community of the Future: From
the Perspective of Diversity,"
undated
Weatherspoon, Floyd D.,
"Remedying Employment
Discrimination against African-American Males: Stereotypical Biases Engender a Case of Race Plus Sex Discrimination,"
Washburn Law Journal (1996):
23-87
Serials
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box AB8
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(1997 Aug. 29). Little Rock, 1957, Pages from History, The Central High Crisis:
Historic Front Pages from the Arkansas Democrat and Arkansas Gazette, Aug 29,
1957-Oct. 4, 1957
[Removed to ABPIR Oversize Materials, box AB12.]
Civil Rights Journal (Fall
1997). 40th Anniversary: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Duke Medical Perspectives
(Fall/Winter 1997). The Color of Healing: Race and Medicine
Working Papers
(2 folders)
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Box AB8
Cunningham, Clark D. and N.R. Madhava Menon,
Seeking Equality in Multicultural
Societies. Working Paper prepared for International Conference on
Rethinking Equality in the Global Society,
1997 Sept. 24
Edley, Christopher, Jr., and Gary Orfield,
Racial and Ethnic Justice Research at
Harvard and Cooperating Institutions. Harvard University Civil Rights
Project. Concept paper draft v 6.07, undated
National Association for the Southern Poor,
Concept Paper on a Project to
Establish Community Organizations Known as Assemblies in Urban Areas,
undated
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, Urban
Studies Group,
Working Paper on Majority-Black
Residential Areas,
1997 Mar.
Information Packets, 1990-1998 and undated
Each packet contains materials on a specific topic or written
by one author which were gathered together by an individual or organization and
sent to the Advisory Board for its consideration. Typical items include
informational brochures, "FAQs," articles, project proposals, executive
summaries for publications, citation lists, and flyers. There are also teaching
guides and conference programs, among other materials. Arranged alphabetically
by packet subject.
Box AB8
African American Panoramic Experience,
1997
African Burial Ground,
1991-1997 and undated
(2 folders)
Center for Immigration Studies,
1990-1997 and undated
Color Me Human,
1991-1998 and undated
Box AB9
Dignity Work Force,
1992-1998 and undated
[Cassette tape removed to Audiovisual Materials, box
AB13.]
Diversity, Opportunity, and American Achievement
Conference,
1997
Elementary and Secondary Education,
1997-1998 and undated
Institutes for the Healing of Racism,
1990-1997 and undated
LEAP: Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.,
1993-1997 and undated
Manning, Robert D.,
1994-1997 and undated
Nigro, Samuel A.,
1994-1997 and undated
Poverty & Race Research Action Council,
1997-1998 and undated
Saunders, Charles E.,
1997
Schultz, Saunders,
1992-1997 and undated
Voluntary Committee of Lawyers,
1993-1997 and undated
Wittstock, Laura Waterman,
1996-1997
Booklets, 1991-1996 and undated
Arranged alphabetically by organization.
Box AB9
Council on Foreign Relations,
Defining the National Interest:
Minorities and U.S. Foreign Policy in the 21st Century,
1996 Conference
Report
National Spiritual Assembly of Baha'is of the United
States,
The Vision of Race Unity: America's
Most Challenging Issue,
1991
(2 copies)
Recovering Racists Network, Recovering Racist, undated
Publicity Subseries, 1993-1998 and undated
Publicity about the ABPIR is arranged alphabetically, then chronologically.
Box AB10
Clippings
[Oversized clippings removed to ABPIR Oversize Materials, box
AB12.]
General, 1997-1998
(4 folders)
John Hope Franklin, 1993-1998
[Removed to ABPIR Oversize Materials, box AB12.]
Miscellaneous race topics, 1997-1998 and
undated
Race/racism, 1997-1998
(2 folders)
"One America"
website
printout
1997 Nov. 6
(2 folders)
1997 Nov. 14
Artifacts Subseries, 1993-1997 and undated
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box AB11
Black American Heritage flag and pin,
undated
[Removed to ABPIR Oversize Materials, box AB12.]
Eracism packet, 1993-1995
Bookmark, pencil, eraser, pin, and project information.
Our Legacy jigsaw puzzle, 1997 and undated
Spirituality bookmark, undated
Underground Railroad multimedia activity set,
1997
(2 packets)
Board game, audiocassettes, videocassette, and interpretive
guide.
ABPIR Oversize Materials
Clippings
General, 1997-1998
John Hope Franklin, 1993-1998
Miscellaneous race topics, 1997-1998 and
undated
Race/Racism, 1997-1998
Black American Heritage flag and pin,
undated
Audiovisual Materials Series, 1959-1999 and undated
(12 boxes)
These videos and sound recordings created by or assembled by John Hope Franklin are a rich source of information about Dr. Franklin's life and career and about race relations in the United States. Arranged into subseries by format and further into recordings of others and recordings of Dr. Franklin. The video cassettes are commercial productions that examine racism, prejudice, social conditions in the United States, and other race-related issues. Other sound recordings derive from Franklin's lectures and speeches on race, race relations in the U.S., and the historian's role in interpreting history; a substantial number of these recordings were made in the 1960s and 1970s. One set of tapes record a lengthy oral history interview of Franklin by A. Ballard, National Humanities Center, in which Franklin recounts events in his life from his earliest years in Oklahoma to his decision to go to the University of Chicago. A smaller number of commercial and original sound recordings vary from musical performances, including a compilation of Civil War songs performed by Franklin's former student, to gatherings of notable writers and historians. Use copies are available for most video and sound recordings.
[Originals are closed to use. However, use copies are available for most recordings. Otherwise, Technical Services staff need to arrange to have use copies made before contents can be accessed. Please contact Research Services
staff before coming to use this series.]
ABPIR Subseries, circa 1990-1998
[Originals are closed to use. However, use copies are available. Please contact Research Services
staff before coming to use this collection.]
Videocassettes
Except where noted, videocassettes are undated, but were
probably produced between 1990 and 1998. Arranged in alphabetical order by
title. Unique item numbers reflect the order in which items were encountered
during processing and appear out of sequence in the following arrangement.
Originals [CLOSED]
OR45.
"An American Message."
By
Don Bevill. VHS. (TRT 29:00)
[Viewing copy VC45 in Box AV3.]
OR46.
"Feast of Peace."
By
Robert Haimes and Chase Bodine. VHS. (TRT 4:23)
Student-produced video focusing on peacemakers in
Philadelphia.
[Viewing copy VC46 in Box AV3.]
OR47.
"The Hating Pot"
13 Aug.
1996. By International Cultural Programming. VHS. (TRT 45:00)
Exploration of prejudice and fear, focusing on why and how
people learn to hate.
[Viewing copy VC47 in Box AV3.]
OR48A-OR48B.
"Introducing Zahmu."
By
More than a Month. VHS. (TRT
11:48)
HBO music video for Black History Month. Includes long
version.
[Viewing copy VC48 in Box AV3.]
OR49.
"My So Called Community,"
circa 1997, documentary trailer. By Institute for Public Media Arts. VHS. (TRT
7:00)
Diary of seven young people regarding identity and
diversity in their community. First person video filmed with Hi8 cameras over
nine months.
[Viewing copy VC49 in Box AV3. Accompanying information
about the contentof the video removed to Box AV12.]
OR50.
"National Arts and Humanities
Month"
PSA. VHS. (TRT :30)
[Viewing copy VC50 in Box AV3.]
OR51.
"New York."
By Leonard
Bernstein. VHS. (TRT 55:42)
[Viewing copy VC51 in Box AV3.]
OR52.
"Real Heroes: Providing Positive
Role Models for Today’s Young Minorities,"
six 30-sec. PSA’s. By Orlando
News Service. VHS. (TRT 6:00)
Topics include Mary McLeod Bethune, George Washington
Carver, Cesar Chavez, Charles Curtis, Matthew Henson, and Sojourner Truth.
[Viewing copy VC52 in Box AV3.]
OR53.
"Real Heroes: Providing Positive
Role Models for Today’s Young Minorities,"
six 30-sec. PSA’s (Second
Series). By Orlando News Service. VHS. (TRT 6:00)
Topics include the Tuskegee Airmen, Benjamin Banneker,
Luis Alvarez, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Wilma Mankiller.
[Viewing copy VC53 in Box AV3.]
OR54.
"Skin Deep"
1997 Aug. 27.
VHS. (TRT 55:22)
[Viewing copy VC54 in Box AV3.]
OR55.
"Sports Agency, Sports
Management, Sports Marketing, and Race Relations in America."
By Robert
McManus. VHS. (TRT 45:30)
[Viewing copy VC55 in Box AV3.]
Master Copies (not for reference use)
[Format: BetacamSP. Created: 2005.]
Box AV2
MC45-MC55
Viewing Copies
[Format: DVD. Created: 2005.]
Box AV3
VC45-VC55
Audiocassettes
Arranged in alphabetical order by title. Unique item numbers
reflect the order in which items were encountered during processing and appear
out of sequence in the following arrangement.
Originals
[OPEN to research use.]
Box AV3
OR43.
"America, You're My
Hometown."
By T. S. Gillespie
[No listening copy needed.]
[CLOSED to use]
Box AV1
OR44.
"Sing this Life
Together."
Barbara Bodine, lyricist/songwriter
[Listening copies LC44A-LC44B in Box AV3. Master copy MC44 in AV8.]
Listening Copies
OR43, LC44
Recordings of John Hope Franklin Subseries
[Originals are closed to use. However, use copies are available.]
Audiocassettes (Recordings of John Hope Franklin)
Arranged in chronological order. Undated audiocassettes are
arranged alphabetically. Unique item numbers reflect the order in which items
were encountered during processing and appear out of sequence in the following
arrangement.
Originals (CLOSED)
OR8.
1972 Jan. 2,
Interview,
T. S. Currier with JHF (TRT 1:20:26)
[Listening copy LC8 in Box AV9.]
OR20.
1971 Nov. 18,
Presidential Address of JHF to the Southern Historical Association,
Houston, Tex. (TRT 61:00)
[Listening copy LC20 in Box AV9.]
OR12.
1974 Dec. 29 JHF
guest appearance on
"People to People,"
WGN-TV (TRT 27:17)
[Listening copy LC12 in Box AV9.]
OR1.
1974,
"The Historian and Public
Policy,"
Edward and Nora Ryerson Lecture (TRT 56:00)
[Listening copy LC1 in box AV9.]
OR6.
1974,
"The Historian and Public
Policy,"
Edward and Nora Ryerson Lecture (TRT 1:14:03)
[Listening copy LC6 in box AV9.]
OR3.
1976, JHF at the
National Urban League (NUL) Conference (TRT 42:00)
[Listening copy LC3 in box AV9.]
OR7.
1976,
"The Old Order Changeth
Not,"
Jefferson Lecture as edited for the
From the Midway radio series
(TRT 1:10:18)
[Listening copy LC7 in box AV9.]
Box AV5
OR23.
1977, Jefferson
Lecture Part I of III, Washington (TRT 72:00)
[Listening copy LC23 in box AV10.]
Box AV4
OR19.
1977, Jefferson
Lecture Part II of III, Chicago (TRT 1:10:22)
[Listening copy LC19 in box AV9.]
OR17.
1977, Jefferson
Lecture Part III of III, San Francisco (TRT 1:08:00)
[Listening copy LC17 in box AV9.]
OR9.
1979 Feb. 11 JHF
guest appearance on
"Issues Unlimited,"
WGN-TV (TRT 30:00)
[Listening copy LC9 in Box AV9.]
OR5.
1979 May 5, Dr. John
Hope Franklin Day at PUSH (TRT 46:11)
[Listening copy LC5 in box AV9.]
OR15.
1981 Mar. 9,
[Drane?]/JHF interview (TRT side A: 0:04:28) (TRT side B: 28:15)
Listening copies LC15A and LC15B in Box AV9.]
Box AV5
OR.25-39. Oral history interview of JHF by A.
Ballard, National Humanities Center
OR27, side A. Rentiesville, tape 1 of 15 (TRT
64:00)
[Listening copy LC27A in Box AV10.]
OR27, side B. To Tulsa and high school, tape 1
of 15 (TRT 44:06)
[Listening copy LC27B in Box AV10.]
OR25. Life in Tulsa, high school, etc., tape 2
of 15 (TRT side A 45:00) (TRT side B 45:48)
Listening copies LC25A and LC25B in Box AV10.]
OR33, Side A. Going to college, first year at
Fisk, tape 3 of 15 (TRT 46:52)
[Listening copy LC33A in Box AV10.]
OR33, Side B. At Fisk, majoring in history,
faculty, tape 3 of 15 (TRT 55:32)
[Listening copy LC33B in Box AV10.]
OR32. Fisk teachers, majoring in history,
student life, tape 4 of 15 (TRT
[Listening copy LC32 in Box AV10.]
OR38. Concluding Fisk days, tape 5 of 15 (TRT
70:00)
OR34. Harvard, 1935-1936 (Side A). Fisk,
1936-1937, Harvard, 1937-1938 (Side B), tape 6 of 15 (TRT 63:30)
[Listening copy LC34 in Box AV10.]
OR37. Harvard, 1937-1939, tape 7 of 15 (TRT
67:30)
[Listening copy LC37 in Box AV10.]
OR26, Side A. St. Augustine's, the draft, tape 8
of 15 (TRT 35:23)
[Listening copy LC26A in Box AV10.]
OR26, Side B. Ph.D. Harvard, St. Augustines,
tape 8 of 15 (TRT 33:21)
[Listening copy LC26B in Box AV10.]
OR39. N.C. College, life in Durham (TRT
64:00)
[Listening copy LC39 in Box AV10.]
OR31. N.C. College to Howard University, Howard
University: problems, tape 10 of 15 (TRT 62:00)
[Listening copy LC31 in Box AV10.]
OR30. Days at Howard and Harvard, Europe in
1951, tape 11 of 15 (TRT 62:00)
[Listening copy LC30 in Box AV10.]
OR35. Howard University, NAACP, Salzburg,
England, etc., tape 12 of 15 (TRT 70:00)
[Listening copy LC35 in Box AV10.]
OR36. LDF-Howard, D.C. Leaving (Side A). Going
to Brooklyn College (Side B), tape 13 of 15 (TRT 65:00)
[Listening copy OR36 in Box AV10.]
OR29, Side A. Brooklyn College, classes,
Cambridge,
Time, Cosmo Club, tape 14
of 15 (TRT 63:15)
[Listening copy LC29 in Box AV10.]
OR28. Cambridge, reasons for going to Chicago,
Fisk, tape 15 of 15 (TRT side A 33:34) (TRT side B 31:52)
Listening copies LC28A and LC28B in Box AV10.]
Box AV4
OR2.
1984,
"Soundings: Politics in the
American South,"
Part Two, the National Humanities Center (TRT
58:00)
[Listening copy LC2 in Box AV9.] Accompanying letter removed
to Box AV12.
Box AV5
OR21.
Circa 1995,
"Soundings: Envisioning the
Future,"
the National Humanities Center (TRT 21:00)
[Listening copy LC21 in Box AV10.]
OR22.
1997 June 15,
"Weekend Edition Sunday,"
National Public Radio (TRT 21:16)
[Listening copy LC22 in Box AV10.]
OR42.
Probably 1999,
"My Recent Visit to
Xanadu,"
(TRT unknown)
A reading by Franklin of his story/contribution to the
book,
Xanadu, The Imaginary Place: A
Showcase of Artwork and Writings by North Carolina's Children (Durham,
NC: SHAKTI for Children, 1999).
[Listening copy LC42 in Box AV3.
Box AV4
OR11. Undated, JHF speech at first African
American Festival, Charlotte Hawkins Brown Historic Site (TRT
47:22)
[Listening copy LC11 in box AV9.]
Master copies (not for reference use)
[Format: CD. Date created: 2005.]
Box AV6
MC1-MC3, MC5-MC9, MC11-MC12, MC15, MC17,
MC19-MC20
Box AV7
MC21-MC23, MC25-MC39, MC42
Listening copies
[Format: CD. Date created: 2005.]
Box AV9
LC1-LC3, LC5-LC9, LC11-LC12, LC15, LC17,
LC19-LC20
Box AV10
LC21-LC23, LC25-LC38
Box AV3
LC39, LC42
Reel-to-Reel Tapes (Recordings of John Hope Franklin)
Arranged in chronological order. Undated reels are arranged
alphabetically. Unique item numbers reflect the order in which items were
encountered during processing.
Originals (Closed)
[Listening copies available in box AV14. Master copies are in AV13. One piece of
accompanying documentation, not tied to one individual reel, has been removed
to Box AV12.]
Box AV11
OR56.
1960 Apr. 8, Address
to Jounalists Club. (7.5 ips, full track)
OR57.
1963 Sept. 19,
"This Rebellious
Generation"
(S-1.2)
OR58.
1963 Nov. 9,
"Self Hate"
OR59.
1965 Feb. 11,
"Civil Rights Revolution in
Historical Perspective,"
American Negro History Week (3.75 ips
monophonic, 1 track)
OR60.
1967 Feb. 20,
"The History of Americans of
African Descent"
OR61.
1968 Oct. 23 and
1968 Oct. 28, Eng.
Interview with JHF, Chairman of History Department, University of Chicago (7.5
ips)
[Accompanying documentation removed to Box AV12.]
OR62A-OR62B.
1974,
"The Historian and Public
Policy,"
Ryerson Lecture (7.5 ips, full track, head out)
OR63. Undated, CBS Lecture (1 track stereo,
channel 2)
OR64. Undated,
"History of the Negro in
American Life, The,"
seminar, St. Mary's High School (tape
1)
OR65. Undated, JHF interview with William
Swanberg
OR66. Undated, occasion honoring JHF
[Accompanying letter removed to Box AV12.]
OR67. Undated,
"Teaching the History of Black
America"
(3.75 ips, TRT 45:00, half track)
OR68. Undated, JHF--University of Chicago Club
(7.5 ips, full track, 1 of 4)
OR69. Undated, Voice of America, ENG.:
"Forum at 20: The American Negro
Today"
(7.5 ips)
Listening copies
[Format: CD-R. Date created: 2005.]
Box AV14
UC56-69
Recordings of Others Subseries
[Originals are closed to use. However, use copies are available.
Otherwise, some originals are open for use. Please contact Research Services
staff before coming to use this collection.]
Audiocassettes (Recordings of Others Subseries)
Arranged in chronological order. Undated audiocassettes are
arranged alphabetically. Unique item numbers reflect the order in which items
were encountered during processing and may appear out of sequence.
Originals (Closed)
OR10.
1959 July 23, Merritt
Hedgeman,
"An Evening of
Spirituals,"
(S. Coleridge Huey, accompanist), I-III (TRT
1:04:00)
[Listening copy LC10 in Box AV9. Accompanying program
removed to Box AV12.]
OR18.
1961 Dec., Studs
Christmas Program (TRT 1:10:23)
[Listening copy LC18 in Box AV9.]
OR14.
1986 Jan. 31, Walter
Dellinger speech to the N.C. Committee on the Bicentennial of the U.S.
Constitution (TRT 45:00)
[Listening copy LC14 in Box AV9.]
Box AV3
OR41.
1994 Sept. 12,
"The Cradle of Democracy:
Virginia's Historic Piedmont,"
Protect Historic America, recorded at
Ford's Theatre (TRT 88:00)
Participants include Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, David
McCullough, Dorothy Twohig, William Styron, Don Henley, Roger Wilkins, James
Symington, James McPherson, and Shelby Foote.
[No listening copy needed.]
Box AV3
OR40. Undated,
"African Folktales with the
Accompanying Voices of children and Musical Instruments"
(side A) and
"Traditional African
Instruments"
(side B), Association for the Study of Negro Life and
History, Inc.
[No listening copy needed.]
Box AV9
OR4. Undated, unidentified lecture (TRTs 43:07,
48:00, 49:18)
[Listening copies LC4A-LC4C in box AV9.]
OR13. Undated, unidentified lecture (TRT
70:00)
[Listening copy LC13 in box AV9.]
OR16. Undated, unidentified lecture (TRT
37:00)
[Listening copy LC16 in box AV9.]
Box AV5
OR24. Undated, unidentified lecture (TRT
62:00)
[Listening copy LC24 in box AV10.]
Master copies (not for reference use)
[Format: CD. Date created: 2005.]
Box AV6
MC4, MC10, MC13-MC14, MC16, MC18
Box AV7
MC24
Listening copies
[Format: CD and audiocassette. Date created: 2005.]
Box AV9
LC4, LC10, LC13-LC14, LC16, LC18
Box AV10
LC24
Box AV3
OR40-OR41
Reel-to-Reel Tapes (Recordings of Others Subseries)
Arranged in chronological order. Undated reels are arranged
alphabetically. Unique item numbers reflect the order in which items were
encountered during processing and appear out of sequence in the following
arrangement. Listening copies are available.
Originals (Closed)
[Listening copies UC70-75 are available in box AV14; preservation copies are in AV13.]
Box AV11
OR70.
1968 Nov. 18,
Today Show interview of a
member of JHF's staff at University of Chicago during which he talks about JHF
Accompanying letter removed to Box AV12.
OR71.
1971 Dec. 15,
collection of songs focusing on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and North
Carolina, written and sung by Bill Fesperman, former student in JHF's New South course, University of Chicago {?)
Accompanying letter and music text removed to Box
AV12.
OR72. Jesse DeVore, Voices, Inc. (7.5
ips)
OR73. Undated,
"This is a Friendly World,
500-501"
OR74. Undated,
"This is a Friendly World,
502-503"
OR75A-OR75B. Undated, UCO1 (2 reels)
Listening copies
[Format: CD-R. Date created: 2005.]
Box AV14
UC70-75
Correspondence Series, 1935-1998 and undated, bulk 1993-1998
(2 boxes)
Contains both professional and personal correspondence, largely
incoming, although several of Franklin's handwritten draft responses can be
found. Includes letters from colleagues and others concerning various travels,
activities, and events; personal notes and cards from friends; a few pieces of
family correspondence; exchanges concerning personal business; and numerous
letters from people unknown to Franklin writing to request his input on
projects or writings, his autograph, copies of his books, or some other form of
assistance, such as financial, educational, or horticultural (in reference to
Franklin's experience with orchids). Arranged chronologically.
Box C1
1935-1946
1973-1996
(5 folders)
1997
(1-7 of 13 folders)
Box C2
1997
(8-13 of 13 folders)
1998
(4 folders)
Undated
Engagements and Activities Series, 1940-1999 and undated
(15 boxes)
Includes invitations, information, and programs related to various speaking engagements and professional activities. Divided into the following subseries: Accepted, Invitations Declined, and Programs. Within each subseries material is arranged chronologically.
Accepted Subseries, 1982-1998
1982-1984
Box EA2
1984-1986
Box EA3
1986-1987
Box EA4
1987-1988
Box EA5
1988-1989
Box EA6
1989-1990
Box EA7
1991-1993
Box EA8
1994-1998
Invitations Declined Subseries, 1994-1998
January 1982-December 1986
Box EA10
January 1987-October 1989
Box EA11
November 1989-July 1993
Box EA12
October 1993-August 1997
Box EA14
1994-Sept. 1997
Box EA15
Sept. 1997-Jan. 1998
Programs Subseries, 1940-1997
1940-1997 and undated
Oversize Folder 1
Oversize Materials
1940-1997 and undated
Honors and Awards Series, 1960-1998 and undated
(14 boxes)
Contains honorary degrees in small and large formats and various
awards. The earliest honorary degree is from Morgan State College (1960), and
the latest are from Roosevelt University and Elmira College (1997). Other
awards recognize Franklin's literary, historical, and political achievements or
were bestowed on Franklin from organizations of which he was a member or with
which he was affiliated or in response to a lecture, visit, or other activity.
These include the N.C. Award in Literature (undated); The Brooks Award,
Fellowship of Southern Writers (1989); John Tyler Caldwell Award for the
Humanities (N.C. Humanities Council, 1991); Rainbow Push Coalition Salute
(1997);
Who's Who in America, 1988-1989;
honorary citizenships (Texas, 1989 and undated; Florida, undated); member,
Civil War centennials and roundtables (1960, 1983); Oklahoma-related awards
(Hall of Fame, 1978; Literary Map, 1996; JHF Day, Tulsa, 1997); Fisk University
(celebration dinner, 1979; resolution on 60th anniversary of JHF's graduation,
1995); product-related awards (Miller High Life Black Educators calendar, 1988);
Nabisco Famous Black American Educators, undated); and fraternity awards (Sigma
Pi Phi, 1990; Alpha Phi Alpha, 1997). In a few cases, the award itself is not
included, but a program or newsclipping related to the award may be found.
Organized into three subseries: Honorary Degrees--Small
Format, Honorary Degrees--Large Format, and
Various Awards. Arranged chronologically within
subseries.
Honorary Degrees--Small Format Subseries, 1964-1997 and undated
1960,
1964,
1967-1969
(15 items)
Box HA2
1970,
1972-1975
(13 items)
Box HA3
1976-1979
(13 items)
Box HA4
1980-1990
(21 items)
Box HA5
1991-1996
(11 items)
Box HA6
1997 and
undated
(6 items)
Honorary Degrees--Large Format Subseries, 1964-1995
[All boxes in this subseries are oversize.]
Box HA7
1964,
1967-1969
(4 items)
Box HA8
1974-1976,
1978,
1980,
1982-1986
(12 items)
Box HA9
1987-1990
(7 items)
Box HA10
1991-1995
(8 items)
Various Awards Subseries, 1960-1998 and undated
[In this subseries, because the awards have been physically laid
in boxes according to size, box numbers may not be consecutive or may repeat.
All boxes except HA 14 are oversize.]
Box HA11
1960,
1973-1974,
1976,
1978-1980
Box HA12
1986,
1988-1990
Box HA14
1991-1992
Oversize Folder 2
1993-1994
Box HA3
1994-1995
Oversize Folder 2
1996
Box HA14
1996-1998
Box HA13
1997-1998 (continued),
circa 1990s and
undated
Personal and Family Series, 1891-1992 and undated
(8 boxes)
Contains personal papers of Franklin and his family. Photographs, day books, legal and financial documents, and diplomas are included, as are some papers related to Franklin's academic and professional life. In addition, a substantial grouping of travel brochures and guidebooks, primarily for European and African countries and regions, can be found in this series.
Box PF1
Burney, David (grandfather), pension application,
1891
(photocopy)
Currier, Theodore (JHF's mentor)
Worster, Mass.,
The Gleam,
1927
Fisk University Oval,
1980
Franklin, Aurelia Whittington (wife)
Diplomas,
1931 and
1951
[Removed to Personal and Family Oversize Materials, Oversize Folder 3]
Washington High School (Raleigh, N.C.)
Echo,
1943
Franklin, B. Colbert, Jr., Fisk University
The Lighthouse,
1930
Franklin, Buck C. (father)
Autobiography,
"My Life and My Era,
"
undated
(3 folders)
Box PF2
Diary,
1911-1920 and undated
Box PF3
Who's Who of the Colored Race,
1915
(photocopy)
Franklin, John Hope
Business cards, University of Chicago and Duke
University, undated
Curriculum vitae,
circa 1992
Duke University Libraries,
"Duke Reads"
poster,
undated
[Removed to Personal and Family Oversize Materials, Oversize
Folder 4]
Fisk University
1931 Feb.,
"The Fisk Herald"
(2 issues)
[Removed to Personal and Family Oversize Materials, Oversize
Folder 4]
1931-1935, Grades
1935, Graduation
program
1979 Spring,
"Fisk"
(magazine)
Print,
"African Elegance,"
by
Margaret Burroughs,
1965
Travel guide books and brochures
Arranged alphabetically by country and dated according to the
copyright date of the book or brochure.
Australia,
1958
Austria,
1951 and
undated
Barbados,
1966
Brazil, undated
China,
1978
Congo, Democratic Republic of,
circa 1970s
Costa Rica,
1968,
1972, and
undated
Denmark,
circa 1964
Croatia,
1970
Europe,
1951
France,
1943,
1954,
1962, and
undated
(folder 1 of 2 folders)
Box PF4
France,
1943,
1954,
1962, and
undated
(folder 2 of 2 folders)
Germany,
1950,
1964, and
undated
Great Britain,
1951-1954,
1961, and
undated
(2 folders)
Hong Kong,
1960 and
undated
India,
1945,
1957-1961,
1974, and
undated
Iraq,
1965
Israel,
1962-1965 and
undated
(folder 1 of 2 folders)
Box PF5
Israel,
1962-1965 and
undated
(folder 2 of 2 folders)
Italy,
1949-1955,
1963, and
undated
(3 folders)
Japan, undated
Jordan, undated
Kenya,
1977 and
undated
Morocco, undated
[Removed to Personal and Family Oversize Materials, Oversize
Folder 4]
The Netherlands,
1959-1962
North America,
1962-1966,
1989, and
undated
(2 folders)
Box PF6
Panama,
1972
Philippines,
1972-1973
Romania,
1968
Senegal,
circa 1977
Sierra Leone,
1980
Spain,
1966
Syria,
circa 1960s
Turkey,
1960-1963
(2 folders)
Box PF7
Trinidad and Tobago,
circa 1960s
USSR,
1968-1969 and
undated
World trip binder,
1970
Mar.-Apr.
(4 folders)
Yugoslavia,
1966-1972 and
undated
Zanzibar,
1961
Zambia,
circa 1970s
Franklin, John "Whit" Whittington (son),
1972 and
1992
Franklin, Rita Bruckschlögl (cousin by marriage),
autobiography,
"A Retrospective View,"
undated
McEwen, Anne,
"Today 1980"
day book (mainly blank)
Box PF8
McEwen, Anne, items laid in
"Today 1980"
(3 folders)
McEwen, Anne,
"Today 1981"
day book (mainly blank)
McEwen, Anne, items laid in
"Today 1981"
(4 folders)
Whittington, Samuel W. (Aurelia Franklin's father), post office
retirement papers,
1955
Personal and Family Oversize Materials
Franklin, Auerelia Whittington (wife)
Diploma, Dillard High School,
1931
Diploma, MSLS, Catholic University of America,
1951
Oversize Folder 4
Franklin, John Hope
Print,
"African Elegance,"
by
Margaret Burroughs,
1965 (signed by the
author, 1994)
Travel guide books and brochures
Morocco, undated
Photographs Series, 1920s-1997, bulk 1970-1986
(3 boxes)
Contains images of Franklin from throughout his life, including
reproductions of portraits from his childhood up until his appointment to
President Clinton's Advisory Board on Race in 1997. Of note are portraits of
Franklin at honorary events, including a very large matted color print of Franklin receiving the Presidential Medal of Honor; a matted, biographical photo essay put together as
part of an exhibit in his honor; and a personal album that belonged to
Franklin's mentor, Theodore S. Currier. Also includes portraits of Franklin's
wife Aurelia, his colleague Alfred Moss, and other friends and family, as well
as a few pieces of scrapbook ephemera. Divided into the following subseries by
content: Honors and Appointments and
Personal. Physically arranged and described
according to size; thus, photographs from each subseries are found in multiple
boxes.
Honors and Appointments Subseries, 1970-1997
Advisory Board for the President's Initiative on Race,
1997
Contains two photos of Franklin with President Clinton and
other members of the advisory board.
[For information on Franklin's service on the Advisory Board,
see the Advisory Board for the President's Initiative on
Race Series].
Honorary Doctorate Scrapbook, Bryant College,
Smithfield, RI,
1988
Honorary Doctorate Folder, Columbia University, New
York, NY,
1970 June
Honorary Doctorate Scrapbook, University of Utah, Salt
Lake City,
1978 June 10
"A Tribute to John Hope
Franklin"
Scrapbook, Chicago Committee of the NAACP Legal Defense and
Educational Fund,
1974 Nov. 21
Box P2
W.E.B. Du Bois Lifetime Achievement Award, Fisk
University,
1995
Exhibit display,
probably 1995
[Original exhibit panels transcribed and discarded. Individual
labels for photos, where available, are transcribed on the backs of the
mats.]
Consists of 19 large, matted reproductions of photos from
throughout Franklin's life, depicting his education, professional activities,
and hobbies. Also includes reproductions of historic images of Fisk University.
Display prepared presumably in conjunction with Franklin's receipt of the Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity Award of Merit in 1995.
Box P3
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, Manhattan College,
New York, NY,
1980 May 18
Oversize_Folder
5
Franklin Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom,
1995
Large, matted reproduction of a photo of Franklin's
presentation of the Medal by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary
Rodham Clinton.
Personal Subseries, 1920s-1980s
Theodore S. Currier photograph album, Fisk University,
probably 1920s
[Photographs previously removed from album; original order
unknown.]
Currier was Franklin's mentor. Album contains candid shots of
largely unidentified young adults, as well as a few paper items.
Dr. John Hope and Aurelia Franklin,
undated
Includes miscellaneous reproductions and photocopies of
photographs; a portrait of Alfred Moss; and a clipped obituary for Franklin's
mother.
Personal photograph album,
1980s
[Note: Photographs removed from album; photocopies of pages
show original order.]
Includes photographs of Franklin and Alfred Moss at work on
revisions to
From Slavery to Freedom in 1986;
Franklin in his greenhouse; numerous shots of the Franklins' apartment in St.
Petersburg, Fla. (1989); and a few miscellaneous shots of other events and
travels.
Subject Files Series, 1946-1999 and undated
Includes articles, clippings, directories, drafts, maps, posters,
printed material and reports. The bulk of the material is comprised of
clippings and reports and is organized into the following subseries:
Articles, Clippings, and Reports; Committee on the Status
of Black Americans; Organizations/Projects; and Oversize Materials. Within each subseries the material is
arranged in alphabetical order.
Articles, Clippings, and Reports Subseries, 1948-1999 and undated
Reflects JHF's personal and professional interests and is
comprised of primarily newspaper clippings from various sources particularly
related to affirmative action and race and racism.
Box S1
Affirmative action,
1991-1997
(2 folders)
Africa,
1994-1997
African American history,
1987-1997
[Some materials removed to Subject Files,
Oversize Materials, Box S9 and Oversize Folder 6]
Alzheimer's disease,
1990-1996
Black farmers,
1996-1997 and
undated
Celebrities,
1992-1997
Clinton, William (Bill),
1996-1997 and
undated
Colleagues,
1994-1996
Disney,
1994
Duke University race relations,
1997
Franklin, John Hope,
1976-1997 and undated
King, Martin Luther,
1968-1997
(2 folders)
Labor relations,
1992-1996
Miscellaneous,
1948-1997
(3 folders)
National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park,
N.C.,
"The South and It's Future,"
1994
Politics,
1991-1997
Box S2
Race,
1994-1