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A year in the life: 1882
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January |
10 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, reads paper about Dane's Dyke |
JAI 11 (1882): 455-471 |
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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) |
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January |
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Pitt-Rivers excavates Rushmore Park pits |
Bowden, 1991: 114 |
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January |
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Pitt-Rivers excavates at Winklebury Camp |
Thompson, 1977: 125; Bowden, 1991: 112 |
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February |
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Pitt-Rivers excavates at Winklebury Camp |
Thompson, 1977: 125; Bowden, 1991: 112 |
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February |
22 |
E.B. Tylor and Pitt-Rivers and wives get together in Oxford |
University of California Tylor papers |
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March |
7 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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March |
18 or earlier |
Pitt-Rivers elected Foreign Associate of Society of Anthropology of Paris |
Athenaeum 2838 (March 18 1882) p. 352 |
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March |
21 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Exhibits large collection of padlocks |
Peter Rivière; Academy 520 (22 April 1882) p. 236 |
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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 |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Pitt-Rivers' 55th birthday |
See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate |
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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 |
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May |
9 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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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. |
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May |
17 |
Announcement of Anthropological Institute meeting at Pitt-Rivers' home, 4 Grosvenor Gardens |
The Times 17 May 1882 |
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May |
23 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, meeting held at Pitt-Rivers' house in Grosvenor Gardens |
Peter Rivière |
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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 |
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June |
1 |
Report of discussion at Oxford concerning Pitt-Rivers' collection |
The Times 1 June 1882 |
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June |
8 |
Report of Anthropological Institute meeting at 4 Grosvenor Gardens |
The Times 8 June 1882 |
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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 |
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June |
13 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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June |
17 |
Pitt-Rivers attends levée at St James Palace |
Manchester Guardian 18 June 1882 |
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June |
27 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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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 |
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July |
12 |
Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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July |
12 |
Pitt-Rivers attends dinner given by HH Rajah Rampul Singh |
Morning Post 14 July 1882 p. 5 |
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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 |
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August |
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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 |
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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 |
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August |
21 |
Eccleiastical preferments |
The Times 21 August 1882 |
CUL volume suggests he was in Austria from July - September |
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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 |
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September |
8 |
Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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September |
9 |
Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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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 |
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September |
26 |
Pitt-Rivers placed on retirement pay with honorary rank of Lieutenant-General with effect from 1 October 1882 |
London Gazette (25150: 4384) |
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September |
30 |
Items recorded as being removed from SKM by Pitt-Rivers |
Day or Van book known as Green book |
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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) |
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October |
8 |
Items obtained from northern France |
PRM accession books |
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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 |
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October |
No day |
Lubbock speaks to Pitt-Rivers about Inspectorship of Ancient Monuments |
Thompson, 1977: 64 |
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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 |
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November |
14 |
Pitt-Rivers nominated Sheriff of Dorsetshire |
The Times14 November 1882 London Gazette(25167: 5037) |
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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 |
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November |
28 |
Pitt-Rivers chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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November |
No day |
Meeting of Oxford University Hebdomadal Council: proposed official University deputation to consult with Pitt-Rivers |
Larson, 2007: 92 |
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November |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers works on Park House, Shiftway Coppice and Sunk fence, Rushmore Park on own estate |
Bowden, 1991: 113-4 |
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December |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers barrow digging |
Thompson, 1977: 125 |
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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 |
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Entire year |
No days |
Pitt-Rivers is President of the Anthropological Institute |
Peter Rivière |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bust of Pitt-Rivers created by Sir Edgar Boehm |
Pitt-Rivers family art catalogue |
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Pitt-Rivers' portrait painted by Francis Montague Holl |
Pitt-Rivers family art catalogue |
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