John Franklin Crowell (November 1, 1857 – August 6, 1931) served as president of Trinity College, the predecessor of Duke University, from 1887 to 1894.

Toward that end Crowell persuaded the competing student literary societies to combine their libraries into a single college collection, where he personally catalogued the books and kept hours at a reference desk to encourage proper research methods.

[1] Crowell also served as the head coach of the football program from 1888–1889, compiling a 3–2 record.

After resigning from Duke, Crowell became head of the Department of Economics and Sociology at Smith College.

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