Christopher Kitching

Christopher John Kitching CBE (born 5 August 1945) is a British archivist who formerly served as Secretary of the Historical Manuscripts Commission (part of the National Archives) from 1992 to 2004.[1]

Kitching completed a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History at Durham University in 1967, followed by a PhD at the same institution in 1970.[2] He was awarded the Alexander Prize from the Royal Historical Society in 1973.[1] He began his career as an Assistant Keeper at the Public Record Office, where he worked until 1982, before joining the Historical Manuscripts Commission as an Assistant Secretary.[1] He served in this role until 1992, upon which he joined The National Archives.[1]

References
  1. "Kitching, Christopher John, (born 5 Aug. 1945), Secretary, Historical Manuscripts Commission". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "XVIII (ns), supplement". Durham University Gazette. Retrieved 4 October 2018.



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