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Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1953.

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Month Day Event Source of Information Notes
January
February
March
April 4  F.H.S. Knowles dies Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1952-53
May
June
July
August
September
October
November 3 Penniman requests that Blackwood's post as Demonstrator be renewed OU Archives, file FA/9/2/90, 3 November 1953 
December
Unspecified Work at the museum is adversely affected by building of new Chemistry department adjacent to the Museum on South Parks Road, in the position previously occupied by Museum House Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1953-54
Unspecified A laboratory for analysis of specimens is set up in the museum Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1953-54
Unspecified Displays worked on during the year: craftman's tool case, looms and weaving, ceremonial staves, fishing and self-bows Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1953-54
Unspecified Sixth Occasional Paper published, 'Stone-Worker's Progress, a Study of Stone Implements in the Pitt Rivers Museum' by F.H.S. Knowles Relational Museum timelines / 1953-54
Unspecified Work continues on card catalogue system by Blackwood and Penniman Relational Museum timelines

 

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