Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place between 1830 and 1839.
Readers are reminded that this table is a work in progress and may be amended or added to at any time.
| Year | Specific Date | Event | Source of Information | Notes |
| 1830 | ||||
| 1831 | ||||
| 1832 | 2 October | Edward Burnett Tylor born | DNB entry | |
| 1832 | Unspecified | British Association for the Advancement of Science [BAAS] meeting held in Oxford. Buckland was President | Vernon, 1909: 39 | |
| 1832 | Unspecified | Because of overcrowding at Ashmolean, Geological and Physical Apparatus Collection was moved to the Clarendon Building | Davies and Hull 1975 Zoological Collections | |
| 1833 | Unspecified | Buckland and Rigaud move to Clarendon Building. Increase in space for display. Palaeontology and mineralogical collections are moved to Clarendon Buildings under supervision | ?Davies and Hull 1975 Zoological Collections | |
| 1834 | Unspecified | Henry Acland matriculates at Christ Church | DNB entry | |
| 1835 | ||||
| 1836 | Unspecified | First printed catalogue of Oxford collections; includes ethnographic objects in the second part. This part was probably prepared by Kirtland, assistant keeper at the Ashmolean Museum | Macgregor, 2000; Ovenell 1986: 204 | |
| 1837 | ||||
| 1838 | Unspecified | Acland visits Troas 3 times |
DNB entry | |
| 1838 | Unspecified | Acland publishes The Plains of Troy | DNB entry | |
| 1838 | May | Oxford Architectural and Historical Society formed | Ovenell papers Ashmolean Museum RFO/A/3/11 Printed pamphlet 2 page 26 account by JH Parker of the history of the society | |
| 1839 | 10 May | Site on Beaumont Street purchased for Taylor Institute and Art Gallery |
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