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Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1950.

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Month Day Event Source of Information Notes
January
February
March
April
May
June
July mid 2nd British Apulia Expedition led by Bradford and museum Annual Report 1950-51
August
September
October mid  2nd Apulia Expedition ends Annual Report 1950-51
November
December
Unspecified Fourth Occasional Paper is published, 'Notes on the Prehistoric Metallurgy of Copper and Bronze in the Old World', by H.H. Coghlan Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1950-51
Unspecified Displays worked on during the year: Court near main entrance, also Geometrical Form in Art and Animal Form in Art and several of the Pottery cases, food containers etc. Much of work carried out by Bradford Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1950-51
Unspecified Technicians continue to work on pest control in the Museum Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report
Unspecified F.H.S. Knowles ill so could not volunteer, G.E.S. Turner continues to volunteer working on North American collections Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1950-51
Unspecified Work continues on card catalogue system by Blackwood and Penniman Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1950-51

 

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