Academia (AC), 1931-2006

Physical description:
10 boxes
Scope and content:

This series chronicles Franklin's work as a professor of history. It includes materials documenting his role as a mentor and advisor to numerous undergraduate and graduate students, his lecture notes and other classroom materials, and his administrative and committee work at various institutions. Student Files make up a significant portion of the series. Franklin kept files on particular students, arranged by name, from Brooklyn College or the University of Chicago. Teaching Materials consists largely of general lecture notes from various courses Franklin taught through his career. The Colleges and Universities subseries has been arranged by school, with the majority of files stemming from Franklin's work at Brooklyn College, University of Cambridge, University of Chicago, and Duke University. This subseries includes materials relating to Franklin's appointments and employment as well as department and university-level correspondence, events, and committees.

Arrangement:

The Academia series contains three subseries: Student Files, Lecture Notes, and Colleges and Universities. Student Files have been arranged alphabetically by student name. Lecture Notes are arranged alphabetically by title. Colleges and Universities have been sorted by college, reflecting Franklin's long career as an educator at institutions around the United States.

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Collection restrictions:

Access note. Original audiovisual materials are closed to use. Contact Research Services to request reformatting for use copies.

Access restricted: Some speeches and articles written by Franklin are restricted and require permission from the Franklin family prior to use. Contact Research Services for assistance.

Use & permissions:

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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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