A year in the life: 1882

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Month

Day

Event

Source of information

Notes

January

10

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, reads paper about Dane's Dyke

JAI 11 (1882): 455-471

 

January

24

Pitt-Rivers chairs ?AGM of Anthropological Institute. Elected President for 1882

Peter Rivière, JAI 11 (1882): 487-509; Athenaeum 2833 (Feb 11 1882)

 

January

No days

Pitt-Rivers excavates Rushmore Park pits

Bowden, 1991: 114

 

January

No days

Pitt-Rivers excavates at Winklebury Camp

Thompson, 1977: 125; Bowden, 1991: 112

 

February

No days

Pitt-Rivers excavates at Winklebury Camp

Thompson, 1977: 125; Bowden, 1991: 112

 

February

22

E.B. Tylor and Pitt-Rivers and wives get together in Oxford

University of California Tylor papers

 

March

7

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

March

18 or earlier

Pitt-Rivers elected Foreign Associate of Society of Anthropology of Paris

Athenaeum 2838 (March 18 1882) p. 352

 

March

21

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Exhibits large collection of padlocks

Peter Rivière; Academy 520 (22 April 1882) p. 236

 

April

4

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Exhibits series of carved and painted masks from New Ireland

Peter Rivière; Academy 520 22 April 1882 p 236

 

April

12, 14 or 15

Pitt-Rivers' 55th birthday

See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate

 

April

29

Pitt-Rivers attends Royal Academy dinner at Burlington House

The Times 1 May 1882; Manchester Guardian 30 April 1882; Morning Post 1 May 1882 p. 3

 

May

9

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

May

10 and 21

Pitt-Rivers starts negotiations with University of Oxford about donating founding collection / J.O. Westwood starts formal negotations with Pitt-Rivers about transferring South Kensington Museum's [SKM] Pitt-Rivers collection to Oxford

Pitt-Rivers to Hatchett-Jackson, 10 May 1882, Bodleian Library, Acland papers, MS Acland d. 92, fols. 79-90 / P-R to Acland, 21 May 1882, Bodleian Library, Acland papers, MS. Acland d.92, fols.75-76 / Larson, 2007: 89 / UM C/3/3.

 

May

17

Announcement of Anthropological Institute meeting at Pitt-Rivers' home, 4 Grosvenor Gardens

The Times 17 May 1882

 

May

23

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, meeting held at Pitt-Rivers' house in Grosvenor Gardens

Peter Rivière

 

May

30

Decree brought before University Convocation stating Pitt-Rivers' offer of collection should be accepted along with letters of support by Franks, Evans and Tylor

University Gazette

 

June

1

Report of discussion at Oxford concerning Pitt-Rivers' collection

The Times 1 June 1882

 

June

8

Report of Anthropological Institute meeting at 4 Grosvenor Gardens

The Times 8 June 1882

 

June

8

Pitt-Rivers buys fans at Sotheby's owned by Robert Walker of Uffington

Reported in Manchester Guardian 10 June 1882 and Add.9455vol1_p32 /2

 

June

13

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

June

17

Pitt-Rivers attends levée at St James Palace

Manchester Guardian 18 June 1882

 

June

27

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

July

11

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, meeting held at P-R's house in Grosvenor Gardens. Reads paper on Egyptian boomerang

Peter Rivière, JAI 12 (1883): 454-463

 

July

12

Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

July

12

Pitt-Rivers attends dinner given by HH Rajah Rampul Singh

Morning Post 14 July 1882 p. 5

 

July

?after 12

Pitt-Rivers holidaying in Germany and Austria, objects acquired

See CUL P-R volume 1 page 72 and on, PRM accession books

CUL volume suggests he was in Austria from July - September

August

No days

Pitt-Rivers holidaying in Germany and Austria, objects acquired

See CUL P-R volume 1 page 72 and on, PRM accession books

CUL volume suggests he was in Austria from July - September

August

10

Letter published by Pitt-Rivers, writing from Carlsbad on 3rd, about scientfic research in Egypt

The Times 10 August 1882

In Austria from July - September

August

21

Eccleiastical preferments

The Times 21 August 1882

CUL volume suggests he was in Austria from July - September

September

Unknown, until 7 if not sooner?

Pitt-Rivers holidaying in Germany and Austria

See CUL P-R volume 1 page 72 and on

CUL volume suggests he was in Austria from July - September

September

8

Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

September

9

Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

September

24

E.B. Tylor writes to Pitt-Rivers saying that his recent discussion about moving his collection to Oxford may help Tylor to get a Readership, first proposed by Rolleston

S&SWM Pitt-Rivers papers L8

 

September

26

Pitt-Rivers placed on retirement pay with honorary rank of Lieutenant-General with effect from 1 October 1882

London Gazette (25150: 4384)

 

September

30

Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers

Day or Van book known as Green book

 

October

1

Pitt-Rivers appointed honorary Lieutenant-General, retires from active Army life

Thompson, 1977: 125; Bowden, 1991: 21-2; Gray, 1905: x; London Gazette (25150: 4384)

 

October

8

Items obtained from northern France

PRM accession books

 

October

17

Sub-committee of British Association for the Advancement of Science set up to define facial characteristics of races, Pitt-Rivers is a member

P96 S&SWM ms coll

 

October

No day

Lubbock speaks to Pitt-Rivers about Inspectorship of Ancient Monuments

Thompson, 1977: 64

 

November

9

Invited to become Inspector of Ancient Monuments

Thompson, 1977: 125; PRM PR papers Box 3/1 copy of letter marked Copy B5617/ 88

 

November

14

Pitt-Rivers nominated Sheriff of Dorsetshire

The Times14 November 1882 London Gazette(25167: 5037)

 

November

22

Letter confirming Pitt-Rivers' appointment as Inspector of Ancient Monuments

PRM PR papers Box 3/1 copy of letter marked Office of Works A17552 

 

November

 28

Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

November

No day

Meeting of Oxford University Hebdomadal Council: proposed official University deputation to consult with Pitt-Rivers

Larson, 2007: 92

 

November

No days

Pitt-Rivers works on Park House, Shiftway Coppice and Sunk fence, Rushmore Park on own estate

Bowden, 1991: 113-4

 

December

No days

Pitt-Rivers barrow digging

Thompson, 1977: 125

 

December

20

Pitt-Rivers attending court case at Hindon, Wiltshire about a gun from Lancaster 151 New Bond Street, stolen in transit on the railway

Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum PR papers, L48a Letter to Lancaster asking for representative to attend hearing

 

Entire year

No days

Pitt-Rivers is President of the Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

 

No month

No days

Pitt-Rivers publishes ‘On excavations in the Earthwork called Dane’s Dyke at Flamborough in October 1879 and on the Earthworks of the Yorkshire Wolds’. JAI 11 [1882] 455-70 and RBAAS [1881] 690; ‘Anniversary Address to the Anthropological Institute as President’ JAI 11 [1882] 488-508

See relevant journals

 

No month

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Pitt-Rivers employs W.S. Tomkin as assistant on Cranborne Chase excavations

Thompson, 1977: 94

Bowden disagrees about this date and gives 1881

No month

No days

Bust of Pitt-Rivers created by Sir Edgar Boehm

Pitt-Rivers family art catalogue

 

No month

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Pitt-Rivers' portrait painted by Francis Montague Holl

Pitt-Rivers family art catalogue

 

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