Manchester, Alan K. (Alan Krebs), 1897-
Variant namesAlan 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).
From the description of Alan K. Manchester papers, 1905-1975. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 52444795
Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. resident.
From the description of Papers, 1940-1965. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36547537
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.
From the guide to the Alan K. Manchester Papers, ., 1905-1975, (University Archives, Duke University.)
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creatorOf | Manchester, Alan K. Papers, 1940-1965. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
referencedIn | Martin, Percy Alvin, 1879-1942. Percy Alvin Martin papers, 1907-1937. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Barnhart mss., 1813-1962 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
creatorOf | Manchester, Alan K. Romantic tendencies in literary criticism in the Monthly Review, 1770-1799. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Jones, Barney Lee, 1920-2005. Barney L. Jones papers, 1957-1995. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | Manchester, Alan K. (Alan Krebs), b. 1897. Alan K. Manchester papers, 1905-1975. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | Alan K. Manchester Papers, ., 1905-1975 | University Archives, Duke University. | |
referencedIn | Manchester, Alan K. (Alan Krebs), b. 1897. Alan K. Manchester papers, 1905-1975. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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associatedWith | Barnhart, John D. (John Donald), 1895-1967 | person |
associatedWith | Duke University | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Duke University. Dept. of History. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Duke University. Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Duke University. Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. Office of the Dean. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Jones, Barney Lee, 1920-2005. | person |
associatedWith | Manchester, Alan K. (Alan Krebs), b. 1897. | person |
associatedWith | Martin, Percy Alvin, 1879-1942. | person |
associatedWith | United States. Embassy (Brazil) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1897
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