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A year in the life: 1876
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Month |
Day |
Event |
Source of information |
Notes |
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January |
24 |
Chapman dates this as earliest extant correspondence between Lane Fox and Rolleston |
Chapman, 1981: 622 |
However, he believes earlier correspondence lost as appears two men already know each other well. |
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January |
25 |
Lane Fox chairs AGM of Anthropological Institute. Reappointed President for 1876, gives presidential address |
JAI 5 (1876): 465-488 |
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February |
8 |
Item acquired from variety of places and people ?auction |
PRM accession book |
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February |
8 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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February |
11 |
Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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March |
7 |
Items acquired from auction? |
PRM accession book |
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March |
9 |
Lane Fox attends funeral at Westminster Abbey of Lady Augusta Stanley (from his in-laws family) |
The Times 10 March 1876 |
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March |
14 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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March |
24 |
Lane Fox attends lecture on 'Geological Time' at Royal Institution |
Morning Post 27 March 1876 p. 2 |
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March |
28 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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April |
11 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, contributes to discussions |
JAI 6 (1877): 102-119 |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Lane Fox's 49th birthday |
See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate |
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April |
13 |
Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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April |
14 |
Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
This row was misplaced, is it correct date? |
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April |
25 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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May |
9 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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May |
13 |
Lane Fox present at Queen Victoria's visit to Loan Exhibition of Scientific Apparatus at South Kensington Museum |
The Times 15 May 1876 |
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May |
23 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, contributes to discussions |
JAI, 6 (1877): 167-181 |
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May |
30 |
Lane Fox attends Grenadier Guards regimental dinner |
Morning Post 1 June 1876 p. 3 |
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May |
No days |
Lane Fox measuring men of 2nd Royal Surrey Militia |
Thompson, 1977: 124 |
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June |
2 |
Lane Fox elected as Fellow to Royal Society |
Peter Rivière, Gray, 1905: xxxiv, Proceedings of the Royal Society vol 25 (187607) p. 92; Chapman 1981 Chapter 6 |
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June |
6 |
Item acquired Seaford, Sussex |
PRM accession book |
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June |
8 |
Item obtained from India |
PRM accession book |
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June |
13 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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June |
16 |
Items acquired, possibly by auction |
PRM accession book |
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June |
17 |
Lane Fox attends Wellington College speech day |
The Times 19 June 1876 |
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June |
22 |
Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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June |
27 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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No month, possibly June see above |
No days |
Lane Fox excavating at Seaford, Sussex |
Thompson, 1977: 55 |
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July |
1 |
Lane Fox attends review of volunteers in Hyde Park, commanding 1st Brigade of 2nd Division |
The Times 3 July 1876 |
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August |
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September |
5 |
Items acquired ?auction /Bryce Wright |
PRM accession book |
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September |
19-20 |
References to Lane Fox in letters concerning spiritualism read at British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at Glasgow which he attends |
The Times 19-20 September 1876, Morning Post 14 September 1876 p, 2 |
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September |
22 |
Letter from Lane Fox on spiritualism, writing as president of the Anthropological Institute. |
The Times 22 September 1876 |
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October |
No days |
Lane Fox excavating in Guildford, Merrow Down |
PRM accession book, Bowden 1991: 83 |
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November |
14 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Lane Fox reads papers on Dyke Road and Seaford excavations |
JAI, 6 (1877): 280-287; 287-299 |
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November |
28 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, Lane Fox reads paper on figures from Tanagra |
JAI, 6 (1877): 310-6 |
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December |
6 |
item acquired from ?auction |
PRM accession book |
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December |
9 |
items acquired from ?auction |
PRM accession book |
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December |
11 |
Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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December |
15 |
Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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No month |
No days |
Lane Fox excavating at Barton Cliff, Lymington, Hampshire? |
OW website |
[not confirmed] |
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