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Image 1 of 1: The John Hope and Aurelia Elizabeth Franklin Library was built in 1969 and opened in 1970, replacing the Cravath Library as the central library on campus. The library is 71,825 square feet and is a 3-story concrete building, in keeping with the more modern architecture style of buildings completed at Fisk in the 1950s and 60s. Since 2000, the library has been named after the influential historian, author, and former Fisk professor John Hope Franklin and his wife, and fellow writer, Aurelia Whittington. The library holds over 240,000 volumes, and is well-known for its Special Collections and Archives, which contains some of the oldest and most definitive collections of African American history and culture.
The John Hope and Aurelia Elizabeth Franklin Library was built in 1969 and opened in 1970, replacing the Cravath Library as the central library on campus. The library is 71,825 square feet and is a 3-story concrete building, in keeping with the more modern architecture style of buildings completed at Fisk in the 1950s and 60s. Since 2000, the library has been named after the influential historian, author, and former Fisk professor John Hope Franklin and his wife, and fellow writer, Aurelia Whittington. The library holds over 240,000 volumes, and is well-known for its Special Collections and Archives, which contains some of the oldest and most definitive collections of African American history and culture.

The John Hope and Aurelia Elizabeth Franklin Library was built in 1969 and opened in 1970, replacing the Cravath Library as the central library on campus. The library is 71,825 square feet and is a 3-story concrete building, in keeping with the more modern architecture style of buildings completed at Fisk in the 1950s and 60s. Since 2000, the library has been named after the influential historian, author, and former Fisk professor John Hope Franklin and his wife, and fellow writer, Aurelia Whittington. The library holds over 240,000 volumes, and is well-known for its Special Collections and Archives, which contains some of the oldest and most definitive collections of African American history and culture.

John Hope and Aurelia Elizabeth Franklin Library

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The John Hope and Aurelia Elizabeth Franklin Library was built in 1969 and opened in 1970, replacing the Cravath Library as the central library on campus. The library is 71,825 square feet and is a 3-story concrete building, in keeping with the more modern architecture style of buildings completed at Fisk in the 1950s and 60s. Since 2000, the library has been named after the influential historian, author, and former Fisk professor John Hope Franklin and his wife, and fellow writer, Aurelia Whittington. The library holds over 240,000 volumes, and is well-known for its Special Collections and Archives, which contains some of the oldest and most definitive collections of African American history and culture.

Title John Hope and Aurelia Elizabeth Franklin Library
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Billy Mahaffey, Belmont University; 2020
Date 1969
Address 1012 17th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Godwin & Beckett, architects
Contributor Fisk University ; Robert B. Downs; John Hope Franklin; Aurelia Whittington Franklin
Subject African Americans; Education; National Register of Historic Places; Post-World War II; Neighborhoods
Keywords Buildings, Colleges, Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Fisk University, Libraries, North Nashville
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0