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===In the arts=== * [http://www.benfranklin300.com/ Benjamin Franklin 300 (1706β2006)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820111326/http://benfranklin300.com/ |date=August 20, 2008 }} Official web site of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary. * The [http://www.hsp.org/files/findingaid215franklin.pdf Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection of Benjamin Franklin Papers], including correspondence, government documents, writings and a copy of his will, are available for research use at the [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]. {{Benjamin Franklin}} {{USDecOfIndSig}} {{United States Constitution signatories}} {{Navboxes |title = Offices and positions held by Benjamin Franklin |list1 = {{s-start}} {{s-aca}} {{s-new|institution}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Provost (education)|Provost]] of the [[University of Pennsylvania|Academy of Pennsylvania]]|years=1749β1754}} {{s-aft|after=[[William Smith (Episcopalian priest)|William Smith]]|as=Provost of the College of Pennsylvania}} 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