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A year in the life: 1897
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January |
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Pitt-Rivers approached to preside over Royal Archaeological Institute's annual meeting, held in Dorchester. |
L1735 S&SWM Pitt-Rivers papers |
He accepts |
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February |
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March |
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Pitt-Rivers agrees to become Local Secretary for Dorset of the Royal Archaeological Institute for 4 years until April 1900 |
see L1789 S&SWM Pitt-Rivers papers for reference to his agreeing |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Pitt-Rivers' 70th birthday |
See 1827 about uncertainty about birthdate |
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April |
30 |
Letter from Balfour making clear his responsiblities at Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford to Pitt-Rivers |
L1811 Letter from Balfour to Pitt-Rivers S&SWM P-R ms collections |
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May |
29 |
Pitt-Rivers lends enamels to exhibition organised by Burlington Fine Arts Club |
The Times 29 May 1897 |
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August |
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Pitt-Rivers gives Presidential Address, Royal Archaeological Institute, Dorchester. Presidential address on excavations at Rushmore and Egyptian flints. Last public speaking engagements |
Thompson, 1977: 127, Bowden, 1991: 13; The Times 4 August 1897 |
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September |
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Pitt-Rivers excavating at Iwerne |
Thompson, 1977: 127; Bowden, 1991: 140 |
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October |
22 |
Pitt-Rivers comments on toothlessness of Ancient Monuments Act |
Manchester Guardian 22 October 1897 |
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October |
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Pitt-Rivers excavating at Iwerne |
Thompson, 1977: 127; Bowden, 1991: 140 |
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November |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers excavating at Iwerne |
Thompson, 1977: 127; Bowden, 1991: 140 |
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December |
11 and on |
Pitt-Rivers begins collecting Benin objects, buys first 2 heads from C.H. Read at British Museum |
L2024 S&SWM Pitt-Rivers papers |
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December |
1-22 |
Pitt-Rivers excavating at Iwerne |
Thompson, 1977: 127; Bowden, 1991: 140 |
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December |
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Pitt-Rivers staying in 'town' (ie London) where he became ill |
L2037 S&SWM Pitt-Rivers papers |
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Pitt-Rivers' London house rented to Lord Wolseley on long term loan, this probably predates 1897 |
Bowden, 1991: 39; Chapman, 1981: 131 |
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Pitt-Rivers publishes “Presidential address to the Dorchester meeting of the Archaeological Institute’ Archaeological Journal 54 333 |
See relevant journal |
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Pitt-Rivers elected vice-president of Anthropological Institute for year |
Peter Rivière |
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Pitt-Rivers elected president of the Archaeological Institute for 1897 |
Chapman, 1981: 131 |
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Japanese bronze horse sculpture added to Larmer Gardens |
Thompson, 1977: 80 |
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