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Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1958.

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Go to 1957

Month Day Event Source of Information Notes
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unspecified Ken Burridge is appointed as University Demonstrator in replacement for Beatrice Blackwood Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1958-9
Unspecified Building work is carried out on office area of museum Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1958-9
Unspecified Work continues on card catalogue system by Blackwood and Penniman Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1958-9
Unspecified Displays worked on during the year: storage areas of museum, textiles, Australian shields, treatment of the dead, amulets, Far Eastern metallurgy, musical instruments, Chinese porcelain Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1958-9
Unspecified The roof is repaired [again] Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1958-9

 

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