Manchester, Alan K. (Alan Krebs), 1897-

Alan K. Manchester (1897-1983) served as a faculty member in the Department of History at Duke University (1929-1967). Administrative positions Manchester held at Duke include Assistant Dean of Trinity College (1934), Dean of Freshmen (1935-1949), Dean of Undergraduate Studies (1949-1956), and Dean of Trinity College (1956-1964). Manchester also worked as a cultural affairs officer at the United States Embassy in Rio de Janeiro (1951-1952) and as a specialist for the U.S. State Department's International Exchange Service Program (1954, 1955).

Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. resident.

Educator, historian, cultural affairs liaison and consultant, and administrator. Born in Camden, New Jersey on July 2, 1897. Married Mary Elizabeth Onderdonk on June 28, 1922. Received A. B. from Vanderbilt University (1920), M. A. from Columbia University (1922), and Ph. D. from Duke University (1930). Positions held prior to employment at Duke: Instructor of English, Oklahoma University (1920-1921), Director, Moore Institute, Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brazil (1925-1927). Joined Duke faculty as an instructor in the History department (1929-1935). Eventually became an assistant professor (1935-1942), associate professor (1942-1950), and full professor (1950-1967). Eventually held a Distinguished Service Professorship at Duke. Administrative positions held at Duke include Assistant Dean of Trinity College (1934), Dean of Freshmen (1935-1949), Dean of Undergraduate Studies (1949-1956), and Dean of Trinity College (1956-1964). Retired in 1967. Other activities outside Duke University included cultural affairs officer at the United States Embassy in Rio de Janeiro (1951-1952), specialist for the U. S. State Department's International Exchange Service Program (Summers of 1954-55) and consultant (1956-1958). Died July 31, 1983 in Durham, N.C.