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

Career

Kitching completed a BA in Modern History at Durham University in 1967, followed by a PhD from 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 (PRO), where he worked until 1982, before joining the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts (HMC) as Assistant Secretary.[1] He served in this role until 1992, when he became Secretary in succession to Brian Smith.

In April 2003, the HMC merged with the PRO to form The National Archives: Kitching moved to the new institution before retiring a year later.[1]

Publications

  • (ed.) The Royal Visitation of 1559: act book for the northern province. Publications of the Surtees Society. Vol. 187. Durham: Surtees Society. 1975. ISBN 0854440062.
  • The Central Records of the Church of England: a report and survey presented to the Pilgrim and Radcliffe Trustees. London: CIO Publishing. 1976. ISBN 071513678X.
  • (ed.) London and Middlesex Chantry Certificate 1548. London Record Society. Vol. 16. London: London Record Society. 1980. ISBN 9780900952166.
  • Archive Buildings in the United Kingdom 1977–1992. London: HMSO. 1993. ISBN 0-11-440244-2.
  • Archives: the very essence of our heritage. Chichester: Phillimore. 1996. ISBN 1-86077-018-5.
  • (ed.; with Michael Roper) Feet of Fines for the County of York: from 1314 to 1326. Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series. Vol. 158. Woodbridge: Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 2006. ISBN 1903564506.
  • Archive Buildings in the United Kingdom 1993–2005. Chichester: Phillimore. 2007. ISBN 9781860774430.
  • A Passion for Records: Walter Rye (1843–1929), topographer, sportsman and Norfolk's champion. Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador. 2017. ISBN 9781788039215.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kitching, Christopher John". Who's Who. Vol. 2021 (December 2020 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 27 June 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "XVIII (ns), supplement". Durham University Gazette. Retrieved 4 October 2018.


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