A year in the life: 1875

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Month

Day

Event

Source of information

Notes

January

12

Lane Fox present at meeting of Anthropological Institute, contributes to discussions

JAI 4 (1875): 438-457

 

January

26

Lane Fox present at meeting of AGM of Anthropological Institute, contributes to discussions. Lane Fox elected President for 1875

JAI 4 (1875): 476-502

 

February

9

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Lane Fox contributes to research and discussion re stone mining tools from Cheshire

JAI 5 (1876): 2-5

 

February

16

Lane Fox asked to serve on committee to consider loan exhibition of scientific equipment at South Kensington Museum

S&SWM Pitt-Rivers papers P119

 

February

23

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Lane Fox contributes to research and discussion on stone tools from Ditchley

JAI 5 (1876): 30-33

 

February

25

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

March

8

Special meeting of Anthropological Institute, Lane Fox suggests that women members be allowed

Peter Rivière

 

March

9

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

March

23

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Lane Fox reads paper on chest measurements of recruits

JAI 5 (1876): 101-106

 

April

No days

Lane Fox excavating at Cissbury

Thompson, 1977: 124; Chapman, 1981: 386

Chapman describes it as 'early April'

April

6

Lane Fox attends conversazione at Royal Society

Thompson, Catalogue of S&SWM PR papers page 15

 

April

13

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

April

12, 14 or 15

Lane Fox's 48th birthday

See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate

 

April

15

Items acquired from Swiss Lake Dwellings

PRM accession book

 

April

27

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

May

1

Lane Fox gives £3 towards memorial for late Lt-General Hon. Sir James Lindsay

The Times 1 May 1875

 

May

11

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

May

12

Lane Fox attends committee meeting for Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus at South Kensington Museum

The Times 17 May 1875

 

May

24

Lane Fox's 'unique' collection at Bethnal Green Museum 'much frequented'

Morning Post May 24 1875

 

May

25

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

May

28

Lane Fox gives lecture 'The Evolution of Culture' to Royal Institution

Thompson, 1977: 40, 124

 

May

No days

Lane Fox elected President of Anthropological Institute

Chapman, 1981 Chapter 6

 

June

8

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

June

14

Lane Fox excavating at Cissbury

Thompson, 1977: 124, dates from PRM accession book

 

June

22

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

July

23

Lane Fox attends troop review on Wimbledon Common

The Times 23 July 1875

 

July

24

Lane Fox attends Military Review at Wimbledon

Morning Post July 26 1875 page 6

 

July

No days

Lane Fox excavating at Cissbury

Thompson, 1977: 124

 

August

28-31

Lane Fox at British Association for the Advancement of Science [BAAS] meeting in Bristol. Vice-president of Biological Section. President of Archaeological Institute. Reads paper on Cissbury.

The Times 28-31 August 1875

 

August

No days

Lane Fox excavating at Cissbury

Thompson, 1977: 124

 

September

No days

Lane Fox excavating at Cissbury

Thompson, 1977: 124

 

October

8

Items purchased from ?auction / Bryce Wright

PRM accession book

 

October

11

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

October

15

Items purchased from ?auction

PRM accession book

 

October

16

Items purchased from ?auction

PRM accession book

 

October

18

Items purchased from Bryce Wright

PRM accession book

 

October

19

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

October

28

Items purchased from ?auction

PRM accession book

 

November

9

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

November

23

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Lane Fox's activities referred to in report of BAAS meeting, plus report about Cissbury read by Lane Fox

JAI 5 (1876): 348-356; 357-390

 

December

14

Items purchased from ?auction

PRM accession book

 

December

14

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

December

21

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

December

28

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

 

 

No month

No days

Lane Fox elected Vice-president BAAS Anthropology section.

Chapman, 1981: 400

 

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