Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1944.
Readers are reminded that this table is a work in progress and may be amended or added to at any time.
Note: The 1944-45 Annual Report though prepared was not printed and distributed so references below to this presumably relate to this unprinted version, the annual report published for the period up to 31 July 1946 actually covered the two years 1944-46.
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Unspecified | Meinhard's work on the Jeffreys collection is completed | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1944-45 | ||
Unspecified | John Spencer Purvis Bradford is appointed as Departmental Demonstrator | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1944-45 | ||
Unspecified | Work continues on card catalogue system by Blackwood and Penniman | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Reports 1943-44, 44-45 | ||
Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: Stone implements, fire-making, feather ornaments, boomerangs, harpoon spears, weighing appliances, fire-arms, Japanese netsuke, toilet appliances, personal ornaments | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Reports 1943-44, 44-45 | ||
Unspecified | Gunther collection of netsuke loaned | Annual Report 1944-45 | ||
Unspecified | Cataloguing of the Balfour Library continues by Mr Ford | Annual Report 1944-45 |
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