Crowell, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1857-1931

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John Franklin Crowell was an educator, economist, and journalist. He served as President of Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C. and later Durham, N.C.) from 1887-1894.

From the description of John Franklin Crowell records and papers, 1883-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 55635813

Clergyman, economist.

Columbia University Ph.D., 1897.

From the description of J. Franklin Crowell papers, 1894. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489375962

John Franklin Crowell was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1857, and received his A.B. from Yale University in 1883. After serving as principal of Schuylkill Seminary in Pennsylvania, Crowell returned to Yale to study for one year in the Divinity School and for one year in the Graduate School.

At the age of 29, Crowell became President of Trinity College. He served as President, in Randolph County and in Durham, from 1887-1894. Crowell was instrumental in moving Trinity College to Durham and gaining the support of the Duke family. His vision was for Trinity to become a great university and he traveled across the state to publicize its programs. Crowell gradually upgraded the faculty and improved the educational facilities of the college. He was responsible for modernizing Trinity's curriculum, turning it away from recitation and towards research. Crowell was also interested in athletics and introduced intercollegiate football to the South.

After leaving Trinity, Crowell became head of the Department of Economics and Sociology at Smith College. Crowell received his Ph.D. in economics and sociology from Columbia in 1897. Two areas of interest to him were the plight of the poor in N.Y. tenement houses and the development of the cotton markets. Crowell was an economist and statistician for several years in New York and Washington. From 1906 to 1915, he was an associate editor of the Wall Street Journal, and later became director of the World Market Institute in New York. Crowell retired in 1925, and died in East Orange, New Jersey in 1931.

From the guide to the John Franklin Crowell Records and Papers, ., 1883 - 1932 and undated, (University Archives, Duke University)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.) collection, 1836-1990 University Archives, Duke University.
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
creatorOf Crowell, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1857-1931. J. Franklin Crowell papers, 1894. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Julian Shakespeare Carr papers, 1880-1982 University Archives, Duke University.
referencedIn Biographical Reference Collection, ., 1972 - 2004 University Archives, Duke University.
referencedIn Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850-1901. Papers, 1891-1913; (bulk 1891-1902). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Immigration Restriction League (U.S.) records, 1893-1921 Houghton Library
referencedIn Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943. Papers, 1860-1985 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Papers of John Spencer Bassett, 1770-1978 (bulk 1894-1928). Library of Congress
referencedIn Papers of John Spencer Bassett, 1770-1978 (bulk 1894-1928). Library of Congress
creatorOf Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. Correspondence, 1865-1913, "Clark" to "Dolbear". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn News Service Biographical Files, ., circa 1930s - 2004 University Archives, Duke University.
creatorOf John Franklin Crowell records and papers, 1883 - 1932 and undated University Archives, Duke University.
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associatedWith Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850-1901. person
correspondedWith Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 person
associatedWith Bassett, John Spencer, 1867-1928. person
associatedWith Carr, Julian Shakespeare. person
associatedWith Duke University corporateBody
associatedWith Duke University. News Service. corporateBody
associatedWith Duke University. President. corporateBody
associatedWith Duke University. University Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Immigration Restriction League (U.S.). corporateBody
associatedWith Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943 person
associatedWith Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
United States
United States
Subject
Universities and colleges
Cotton Marketing
Cotton trade
Lynching
Mobs
Tenement houses
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Birth 1857-11-01

Death 1931-08-06

Birth 1857

Death 1931

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