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Hardy R. Franklin
1929–2004
United States
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Biography
Hardy Rogers Franklin (May 9, 1929 – August 22, 2004) was an American librarian and served as president of the American Library Association from 1993 to 1994. Franklin received a bachelor's degree from Morehouse College and began a career as a teacher and librarian in Conyers, Georgia. He served as a librarian in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 in Okinawa, Japan.
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