Inventory of the Alan K. Manchester Papers, 1905-1975

These records contain letters congratulating Manchester on his appointment as Dean of Undergraduate Studies, retirement correspondence, and letters of appreciation usually from former students or their family members. Article clippings often concern Manchester's visits to various Latin American countries as either a Cultural Affairs Officer (1951-1952) or as a State Department Specialist (1954 and 1955). Some of these clippings are in Spanish and Portuguese. Also included are photographs of Manchester at various stages of life, construction on Duke's West Campus, and South America. Other papers consist of some of Manchester's personal writings and documents (such as passports and report cards), administrative and professional records (such as student course evaluations, reviews, and the functions and origins of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies), and civic and cultural activities and engagements.

Arranged according to container number, the slides are images of Portugal, Spain, Europe, Latin America, Canada, New England, and various parts of North Carolina. The Latin America slides may have been taken while Manchester served as a Cultural Affairs Officer in Brazil (1951-1952) or as a Specialist for the State Department's International Exchange Service program. The Canadian slides were most likely taken when Manchester visited many Canadian universities and colleges while attending a Commonwealth Studies Conference in the summer of 1956. In addition to the slides, there exist logs for most of the slides and diaries of many of the trips. The logs contain codes for specific images on the slides, and the diaries are informal records of expenditures, miles covered, and activities.