Dr Alice Prochaska MA, DPhil, FRHistS (born 12 July 1947) is Principal of Somerville College, Oxford.[1]
Alice Prochaska studied at Somerville College in the University of Oxford and received BA and DPhil degrees in Modern History.
Prochaska was initially a museum curator and then an archivist at the Public Record Office, now National Archives. From 1984 to 1992 she was administrator and deputy director at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. She was Director of Special Collections at the British Library during 1992–2001. She was then head librarian at Yale University, USA, from 2001 to 2010.[2][3] She became Principal of Somerville College from 1 September 2010.[4]
Prochaska was involved with the design of the first National Curriculum for history in the United Kingdom during 1989–90. She was a governor of London Guildhall University, now part of London Metropolitan University. She chaired the National Council on Archives and was a member of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Prochaska is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and served as Vice-President 1995 - 99.[1] In the US she chaired the Center for Research Libraries and several committees of the Association of Research Libraries, and lectured on subjects relating to archives and special collections. Prochaska currently lectures and publishes on topics related to national heritage and national identity.
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| Preceded by Dame Fiona Caldicott |
Principal of Somerville College, Oxford 2010– |
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