Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1903.
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 | No day | Tylor lectures on Race, language and civilization in Hilary Term | Alison Brown pers comm | |
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| April | No day | Tylor lectures on Development of letter, numerals, weights and measures in Trinity Term | Alison Brown pers comm | |
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| October | 29 | Balfour writes to Professor Poulton, referring to a converation they had had that morning in which Poulton told him that some colleagues felt he would never resign however much he threatened to and that therefore they need not consider a Fellowship for him nor other needs. Balfour says he would not accept a Fellowship unless it was given in recognition of work done, and that if he thought the reported attitude was general he would resign | PRM ms collections PRM papers Box 1 Foundation of Museum | |
| October | No day | Tylor lectures on Anthropological reconstruction of history in Michaelmas Term | Alison Brown pers comm | |
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| Unspecified | Tylor becomes honorary fellow of Balliol College, Oxford | DNB entry | ||
| Unspecified | Tylor reappointed as Professor of Anthropology for further term | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | Balfour complains that lack of maintenance funds stops repair work on fabric of museum | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1903 | ||
| Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: Musical instruments, Barkcloth, Magic / charms, war trophies, swords and daggers | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1903 | ||
| Unspecified | Balfour again uses monies from non-filling of Gray's assistant post to buy cases etc for museum; he complains that lack of maintenance funds stops repair work on fabric of museum | Annual Report 1903 | ||
| Unspecified | Balfour President of the Royal Anthropological Institute 1903-4, gives presidential address 'The Relationship of Museums to the Study of Anthropology' [published 1904] | Fran Larson pers comm |
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