A year in the life: 1891
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Frederick James [one of Pitt-Rivers' assistants] moves to new job at Maidstone |
Science Gossip., Athenaeum 3308 (1891:Mar. 21) p.383 |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Pitt-Rivers' 64th birthday |
See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate |
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April |
23 |
Pitt-Rivers elected vice-president of Society of Antiquaries |
The Times 25 April 1891 |
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April |
25 |
Pitt-Rivers gives money for work on Roman walls in Chester |
ROMAN REMAINS AT CHESTER., Athenaeum 3313 (1891:Apr. 25) p.543-4 |
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April |
30 |
Pitt-Rivers lectures on collection at Oxford, ‘The Original Collection of the Pitt-Rivers Museum: its Principles of Arrangement and History’ |
Oxford University Gazette, XXI: 414. The Times 28 April 1891 |
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April |
30 |
Pitt-Rivers go to Tylors for tea in Oxford |
Univ. of California Tylor papers |
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May |
1 |
Pitt-Rivers visits Tylors in Oxford; Pitt-Rivers purchases items from Abrams in Broad Street |
Univ. of California Tylor papers; CUL volume 2: 720 |
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May |
2 |
Summary of 30 April 1891 lecture published |
The Times 2 May 1891 |
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May |
25 |
Pitt-Rivers attends annual dinner of Grenadier Guards' Club at Hotel Metropole, London |
The Times 26 May 1891 |
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May |
29 |
Pitt-Rivers attends Marchioness of Salisbury's reception at Foreign Office, London |
Morning Post 1 June 1891 p. 4 |
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June |
5 |
Pitt-Rivers attends levée at St James Palace |
The Times 6 June 1891 |
Pitt-Rivers was definitely staying at Grosvenor Gardens in June 1891 [L676 S&SWM PR papers] |
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June |
6 |
Pitt-Rivers attends picture sale at Christie's, he does not appear to have bought anything significant |
The Times 8 June 1891 |
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June |
23 |
Pitt-Rivers attends meeting of Anthropological Institute. Contributes to discussions about various papers on stone tools in southern England |
Peter Rivière; JAI, 21 (1892) |
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June |
25 |
Pitt-Rivers attends State Concert at Buckingham Palace |
The Times 26 June 1891 |
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July |
22 to 8 September |
Pitt-Rivers tries to buy Old Sarum; eventually Dean and Chapter retained possession |
Manchester Guardian 22 July 1891; Morning Post 8 September 1891 p. 3 |
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July |
23 |
Pitt-Rivers attends Congress of Archaeological Societies |
The Congress of Archaeological Societies., Antiquary, 24 (1891:Sept.) p.122 |
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August |
20 |
British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at Cardiff. Reference to Pitt-Rivers being on Scientific and Technical Education Committee. |
The Times 20 August 1891 |
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September |
10 |
An account of Farnham Museum published. Following correspondence about local museums |
The Times 10 September 1891 |
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November |
28 |
Pitt-Rivers among numerous callers as Prince of Wales ill |
Manchester Guardian 29 November 1891 |
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December |
16 |
Pitt-Rivers gives address to Society of Arts which the Tylors attend [see below] |
Chapman, 1981: 526; Univ. of California Tylor papers; Thompson, 1977: 41; The Times 18 December 1891 |
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December |
before 4 |
Pitt-Rivers attends Society of Antiquaries in London |
L787 S&SWM PR papers |
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Pitt-Rivers publishes ‘Typological Museums’ Journal of the Society of Arts 40, 2039 (1891) 115-122; 'Excavations at Wansdyke 1889-91' Wilts Arch Mag 26 (1891) 335-42 |
See relevant journals |
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Excavations at Cranborne Chase cease for 3 years due tPitt-Rivers' ill-health |
Thompson, 1977: 102-3 |
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Pitt-Rivers ill from end of 1890 through 1891 to early 1892 |
Chapman, 1981: 526 |
This is belied somewhat by his giving papers & attending meetings in London towards the end of the year, and being at BAAS meeting in summer and in London |
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2nd edition of Notes and Queries published |
Petch, 2007: 23 |
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Pitt-Rivers elected vice-president Society of Antiquaries, 1891-1893 |
Chapman, 1981: 131 |
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Pitt-Rivers elected President of Wiltshire Archaeological Society |
Gray, 1905: xxxiv |
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Frederick V. James leaves Pitt-Rivers' employment after 10 years to become Maidstone Museum Curator |
Bowden, 1991: 104-5; Thompson, 1977: 94 |
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King John's House [KJH] 'supplementary museum' or art gallery opened on Pitt-Rivers' estate. First year visitor figures reported for KJH |
Bowden, 1991: 141; Pitt-Rivers guide to KJH etc 1894 |
This is possibly the first year that KJH was open to the public |
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