Useful Websites

Notes by Christopher Lowell.

• http://www.BenFranklin300.com
  This superb site contains great resources regarding the wonderful touring exposition marking Ben’s 300th birthday and will remain a rich and multi-faceted treasure-trove on Franklin’s life and times long after the exposition closes.
• http://www.franklinpapers.org
  (THE website from Yale-complete papers! The indispensable search tool.)
• http://earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/
  (The autobiography – complete!)
• http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/biography/
  (Excellent, thorough, basic bio of BF)
• http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/teachersguide.html
• http://www.benfranklin2006.org/links.html
  (Friends of Franklin society)
• http://www.sfheart.com/FranklinsVirtues.html
• http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin.html
  (On Daylight Savings time and gaslight)
• http://www.english.udel.edu/lemay/franklin/
• http://www.studyofplace.com/Modules/Module.cfm?ModuleId=2&ModuleItemId=7
  (Gulf Stream)
• http://www.oceansonline.com/ben_franklin.htm
  (Gulf Stream)
• http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/franklin.html
  (On Franklin the writer)
• http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/court/index.htm
  (On Franklin Court, Philadelphia and what’s where)
• http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/philadelphia/parkway.htm
  (More on Philadelphia BF sites) Note: The Philadelphia Library Company is at 1314 Locust Street)
• http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_ccon.html#madison
  (good, concise discussion of the Constitutional Convention -1787-and issues)
• http://www.bambooweb.com/articles/u/n/United_States_Constitution.html
  (The Constitution itself: each part defined and discussed)
• http://www.time.com/time/2003/franklin/bfwomen.html
  (Anne-Claude Lopez on Ben’s women, including wife Debbie)
• http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/philadelphia/aps.htm
  (APS website about the Junto and the American Philosophical Society)
• http://abcnews.go.com/America/etc/ch3.html
  (about BF and business)
• http://www.business-opportunities.biz/archives/2004/07/31/5926.php
  (BF and the 12 Rules of Management)
• http://www.theglassceiling.com/wib2/ww15_top.htm
  (BF and his Top Ten Business Maxims)
• http://pages.prodigy.net/jmiller.cb/pr12.html
  (From “The Way to Wealth” – more slogans
• http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/whatsnew/report.asp?ObjID=nQdbIRkDgG&Content=153
  Opinion: An analysis of the violations of the Constitution after 9/11 with specific references to the Patriot Act
• http://home.uchicago.edu/~ahkissel/franklin.html
  Ben on a variety of things-well organized and very thorough
• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benjamin_franklin.html
  Many good quotes from Ben
• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr138450.html
  Many more quotes!!
• http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution_transcript.html#1.9
  Constitution details. Very complete.
• http://www.pondpub.com/writing/Franklin/TOC.html
  Rob Crimmins, who wrote Measure of Devotion: The Life, Logic, and Character of Ben Franklin (2001) has a great site with selections from his book and introductions to many of his chapters