Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1964.
Readers are reminded that this table is a work in progress and may be amended or added to at any time.
Month | Day | Event | Source of Information | Notes |
January | 1 | B.E.B Fagg starts work as Curator of the Pitt Rivers Museum | Annual Report 1962-63 | |
January | 16 | Eileen Torr joins as assistant secretary-librarian (there is no mention of her predecessor resigning!) | Annual Report 1963-64 | |
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June | No day | Richard Sword appointed as technician | Annual Report 1963-64 | |
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November | No day | Blackwood works in Cambridge on Folklore Society collection | Annual Report 1964-65 | |
December | ||||
Unspecified | Title of Curator Emeritus is conferred on Penniman | Relational Museum timelines | ||
Unspecified | First electronic typewriter is obtained by staff | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1963-64 | ||
Unspecified | Fagg unveils new plans for a new replacement Museum building, on Banbury Road | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1963-64 | ||
Unspecified | Plans for new Temporary Exhibition area are established | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1963-64 | ||
Unspecified | The roof is overhauled and brickwork on the gable ends is improved | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1964-65 | ||
Unspecified | 18 Parks Road is obtained for museum use as additional storage space | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1964-65 | ||
Unspecified | The first Museum van is obtained | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1964-65 | ||
Unspecified | New Diplomas in Anthropology and Prehistoric Archaeology are instituted | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1964-65 | ||
Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: New firearms display provided in Court | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1964-65 | ||
Unspecified | First Museum photocopier is obtained | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1964-65 |
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