Inventory of the Franklin Simpson Hickman papers,
1930-1964
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Descriptive Summary
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Hickman, Franklin Simpson, 1886-1965.
Title
Franklin Simpson Hickman papers, 1930-1964
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
300 Items
Abstract
Franklin Simpson Hickman served as a Professor in the Divinity School from 1927 until he retired in 1953.
The collection contains sermons, bulletins, correspondence, and printed material authored by Hickman and ranges in date from 1930-1964.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Franklin Simpson Hickman papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Franklin Simpson Hickman papers were received by the University Archives as a
gift in 1974.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff, September 2006
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, September 2006
Accession A74-8 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Hickman served as Professor in the Divinity School and Dean of the Chapel until 1953. A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, he was forced to drop out of high school in his senior year after his father died. He secured a job with the railroad as a caller of trains and continued with the railroad in various jobs until he was 25 years old. He decided to go into the ministry and after two years work in the Northern Indiana Conference of the Methodist church, he accepted his first pastorate in Fremont.
He married Veva Castell in 1913 and entered DePauw University. He graduated in 1917 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and attended the School of Theology at Boston University were he received the Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree and then attended Northwestern University where he received his PhD in 1923. Hickman came to Duke in 1927 after having taught at the Chicago Training School, Hamline University and Emory University. He presided at the formal dedication of the Duke Chapel in 1932 and was organizer of the university church. He was Dean of the Chapel from 1938-1948 and for many years delivered at least half of the weekly Chapel sermons. From 1932 to 1938, he held the title of Preacher to the University at Duke. Later he became the first Professor of Preaching in the Duke Divinity School. He retired in 1953. After retiring, Hickman moved to Angola, Indiana, where he was living at the time of his death. He died November 11, 1965.
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Collection Overview
Contains sermons, bulletins, correspondence, and printed material authored by Hickman. The collection ranges in date from 1930-1964.
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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.
- Sermons.
- Duke University. Divinity School.
- Duke University. Faculty.
- Church bulletins.
- Hickman, Franklin Simpson, 1886-.
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Related Material
Minister to the University records.
Duke University Archives.
Friends of the Duke Chapel records.
Duke University Archives.
News Service Biographical Files.
Duke University Archives.
Biographical Reference Collection.
Duke University Archives.
Photograph Collection.
Duke University Archives.
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Detailed Description of Collection
Container List,
1 Box
Box 1
Duke University Church and Chapel, 1937-1964
Includes sermons, bulletins, correspondence, agendas
Speaking Engagements, 1947-1952
Duke University (general), 1948-1952
Miscellaneous, 1936-1962
Phillips Brooks Club, 1939-1952
Miscellaneous Publications, Course Outlines, and Lectures (all by Hickman)
Includes:
A Child in the Midst of Democracy, address to the Duke Endowment, 1934
Advanced Psychology of Religion, course outline
Wells of Life, a collection of lectures given by Hickman in China (with Chinese
translation included), circa late-1930s
Introduction to the Psychology of Religion, 1926
The Possible Self: A Study in Religious Education as Adaptation, 1933
Signs of Promise, 1943
Christian Vocation, 1930
