Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1945.
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 | ||||
| February | No day | Heinrich Meinhard leaves museum to work on the Ethnographical Survey of Africa | Annual Report 1944-46 | |
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| April | ||||
| May | 8 | Second World War ends in Europe | ||
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| August | ||||
| September | 2 | Japanese surrender, Second World War effectively ends in Pacific | ||
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| December | ||||
| Unspecified | Work carried out on collections stored in out-buildings and main Museum | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1944-46 | ||
| Unspecified | F.H.S. Knowles volunteers on stone tool displays | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1944-46 | ||
| Unspecified | Work continued on card catalogue system by Blackwood and Penniman | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1944-46 | ||
| Unspecified | Displays worked on during the year: Ancient and modern tools, stone implements, personal ornaments, toilet appliances, weight and measures, fire-making, fire-arms | Relational Museum timelines / Annual Report 1944-46 | ||
| Unspecified | I.M. Allen joins staff as Technician | Annual Report 1944-46 | ||
| Unspecified | Work on the cataloguing of the Balfour Library continues by Mr Ford and Mr Bates | Annual Report 1944-46 |
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