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A year in the life: 1886
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January |
21 |
G.F. Duncombe writes to Pitt-Rivers asking where he wanted the 'remainder' of the South Kensington Museum collections to be delivered [therefore, by implication, suggesting the rest had been transferred to Oxford] |
Chapman, 1981: 682; S&SWM Pitt-Rivers' papers P133; letter from SKM storekeeper. |
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February |
4 |
Ecclesiastical preferments |
The Times 4 February 1886 |
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February |
20 |
Announced Pitt-Rivers is to privately publish facsimile of Chafin's Anecdotes of Cranborne Chase |
NOTES AND NEWS., Academy, 720 (1886:Feb. 20) p.128. Literary Gossip., Athenaeum (London, 1830), 3043 (1886:Feb. 20) p.264. |
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February-June |
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Final collections transfers from Ashmolean Museum to Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford [PRM] |
Larson, 2007: 96 |
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March |
1 |
Invitation issued by Hebdomadal Council to Pitt-Rivers to receive Honorary D.C.L. degree at Commemoration in June 1886 |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Pitt-Rivers' 59th birthday |
See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate |
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April |
28 |
Opening of British Museum ethnographical gallery. |
The Times 28 April 1886 |
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May |
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June |
1 |
Pitt-Rivers and family visit PRM |
Univ of California Tylor papers |
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June |
2 |
Pitt-Rivers attends State Ball |
The Times 3 June 1886 |
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June |
15 |
Pitt-Rivers attends meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute at St James's Banqueting Hall, Regent's Street |
The Times 16 June 1886 |
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June |
30 |
D.C.L. conferred on Pitt-Rivers at Encaenia at Oxford |
Thompson, 1977: 126; Bowden, 1991: 51; Gray, 1905: xxxiv; The Times 12 June, 1 July 1886 |
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July |
Unknown |
Pitt-Rivers writes to Hampshire Field Club requesting list of ancient monuments |
Antiquarian News, Antiquary 14 (July 1886) p. 35 |
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August |
5 |
Pitt-Rivers attends wedding of Earl of Yarborough and Hon. Marcia Lane-Fox at St Peter's, Cranley Gardens. Pitt-Rivers gives away bride |
Manchester Guardian 6 August 1886 |
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August |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers at Carlsbad, Austria for treatment at a spa |
Thompson, 1977: 126; S&SWM L246 |
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September |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers at Carlsbad, Austria, travelled via Belgium |
Thompson, 1977: 126; CUL volume 2 page 243 |
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October |
4 and on |
Pitt-Rivers excavating at Rotherley |
Thompson, 1977: 126 |
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October |
around 25-26 |
Pitt-Rivers carries out Inspectors visit of Scotland: London to Carlisle, Ruthwell for Runic Cross, Roman Camp at Ecclefechan, Crofts Moat at Castle Douglas, Moat [sic] of Urr, Whithorn for St Peter’s Stone, St Ninians Cave, Newton Stewart, Cairn near Cree Bridge in the parish of Minnigaff. Sculptured stones in Minnigaff Church, Drumfern Cairn, Dranandow [sic] [Drannandow] Stones, Kirkmadrine Stones, Balgreghan Moat, Balmurray for Laggangairn [sic] Standing Stones. |
Thompson, 1977: 67-8. See National Archives workbook 39/7 page 7, 8 for Whithorn on 25.10.1886, page 11 in Kirkcubrightshire on 26.10.1886, page 14 Kirkmadrine and page 20 Stoney Kirk both 27.10.1886, page 23 Laggangarn 28.10.1886 |
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November |
19-22 |
Pitt-Rivers attending Colonial and Indian Exhibition |
National Archives workbook 39/ 16 page 199 |
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November |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers excavating at Rotherley |
Thompson, 1977: 126 |
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December |
No days |
Excavating at Rotherley |
Thompson, 1977: 126 |
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December |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers carries out Inspector's visit of North Wales |
Thompson, 1977: 67-8 |
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University of Oxford agrees to consolidate anthropological collections at PRM |
Source unknown |
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Bandstand at Larmer Gardens built |
Dudley-Buxton, 1929: 13. P-R's guide to Grounds |
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