The John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture
Franklin Research Center News
About the Research Center
The John Hope Franklin Research Center is a repository for African and African American studies documentation and an educational outreach division of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Founded in November 1995 with the support of its namesake, the distinguished historian John Hope Franklin, the Research Center seeks to collect, preserve, and promote the use of library materials bearing on the history of Africa and people of African descent.
New at the Franklin Research Center
New Registration and Material Request System
Beginning August 16, 2012, the Rubenstein Library will be moving to a new registration system beginning August 16, 2012. All researchers (new and returning) will complete a new online registration form, and will be able to request materials through finding aids and the online catalog. Detailed instructions for this process will be posted on the Using the Reading Room page.
John Hope Franklin, 1915-2009
Other Related Programs at Duke University
John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies
John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
John Hope Franklin Research Center
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