Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1905.
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 | Barbara Freire-Marreco is instructed by Balfour in Prehistoric Archaeology 'during summer term' | Annual Report 1905 | |
| April | No day | [It is not known if Tylor lectured in Trinity Term] | Alison Brown pers comm | |
| May | 23 | A statute setting up ‘a Committee for the organization of the advanced study of Anthropology, and to establish Diplomas in Anthropology to be granted after examination’ is promulgated. The statute is accepted nem. con. by Congregation on 6 June and by Convocation on 14 June | Peter Rivière; OUG 1904-5: 536-7, 632, 661 | |
| June | 6 | [See May 23] The Statute was accepted nem.con. by Congregation | Peter Rivière, 2007: 44 | |
| June | 14 | [See May 23] The Statute was accepted nem.con. by Convocation | Peter Rivière, 2007: 44 | |
| July | 22 | Balfour sails from Southampton to attend BAAS meeting in South Africa, Mrs Balfour goes with him | Fran Larson pers comm./ Annual Report 1905 | |
| August | 8 | Balfour arrives at Cape Town to attend BAAS meeting in South Africa | Fran Larson pers comm./ Annual Report 1905 | |
| August | 15-18 | BAAS meeting in Cape Town, attended by Balfour | Fran Larson pers comm./ Annual Report 1905 | |
| August | 23 | Balfours arrive at Durban via Port Elizabeth | Fran Larson pers comm. | |
| August | 28 | Balfours travel to Johannesburg for further BAAS meetings | Fran Larson pers comm. | |
| September | 12 | Balfour arrives at Victoria Falls | Fran Larson pers comm. | |
| September | 30 | Balfour starts journey home from BAAS meeting in South Africa | Fran Larson pers comm./ Annual Report 1905 | |
| October | 1 | Committee for Anthropology formed at University of Oxford, Tylor and Balfour members of committee, Myres is Secretary. The first meeting was held in October. The Committee included the Professors of Anthropology (Tylor), Human Anatomy, Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy, Mental Philosophy, Comparative Philology, the Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and Balfour, as Curator of the Pitt Rivers Museum. | Relational Museum timelines / OUA, Paper 3, file DC/1/2/3; OUA, DC 1/2/1; Fran Larson pers comm; Peter Rivière OUG 1904-5: 728; Peter Rivière, 2007: 44 | Murray, 2000: 357 says committee formed in 1904 but the official history of University says 1905 |
| October | 6 | Balfour boards ship bound for Europe at Beria Mozambique | Fran Larson pers comm./ Annual Report 1905 | |
| October | 27 | First meeting of the Committee for Anthropology held, Myres is appointed the first secretary. A sub-committee on regulations is formed charged with tasks of drafting regulations and a curriculum for the Diploma and producing a syllabus of lectures | Peter Rivière, 2007: 45 | |
| October | No day | Tylor lectures on Origin and diffusion of languages in Michaelmas Term | Alison Brown pers comm | |
| November | No day | Early in month Balfour returns to Oxford from South Africa | Fran Larson pers comm./ Annual Report 1905 | |
| November | 4 or 14 | Notice of decree renewing Balfour appointment as Curator for further 7 years until 31.12.1912 | University Gazette; PRM ms collections PRM papers Box 1 Foundation of Museum | |
| December | ||||
| Unspecified | Tylor unwell and forced to use invalid chair | Relational Museum timelines; Megan Price pers comm. | ||
| Unspecified | E.F. Bayzand appointed as Museum assistant, he had previously been employed in the Geological Department of OUMNH | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1905 | ||
| Unspecified | Plaque installed in Museum to commemorate the installation of electrical light | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1905 | ||
| Unspecified | Diploma in Social Anthropology sanctioned by Convocation nem.com | Relational Museum timelines; Murray, 2000: 356 | ||
| Unspecified | Francis Howe Seymour Knowles continues boomerang studies | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1905 | ||
| Unspecified | F.C. Carter takes photographs of museum objects and prepared lantern slides for teaching | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report | ||
| Unspecified | Magdalen College gives annual grant of £50 to aid Museum's work | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1905 | ||
| Unspecified | Trinity College donates £25 towards the museum's 'general expenses' | Annual Report 1905 | ||
| Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: Lighting, smoking / narcotics, lime spatulae | Relational Museum timelines/ Annual Report 1905 | ||
| Unspecified | Balfour gives series of lectures in summer term on 'The Origin and Early Development of Human Industries and Appliances' | Annual Report 1905 |
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