Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1858.
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 | ||||
| March | 21 | Arthur Thomson born | DNB entry | |
| March | No day | James Parker, Librarian of Oxford Architectural Society, writes open letter to John Phillips, Keeper of OUMNH, arguing case for establishment of a Museum of English History, a Museum of National Antiquities under the auspices of the University and based on the Ashmolean collections | Ovenell, 1986: 216-7 | |
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| June | No day | Tylor marries Anna Rebecca Fox | DNB entry | |
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| September | ||||
| October | No day | Ashmolean Library and antiquities are offered to Bodleian Library. The Curators of the Library accept the books and manuscripts, coins and medals but reject the antiquities | Ovenell, 1986: 217 | |
| November | ||||
| December | ||||
| Unspecified | Henry Acland gives lecture explaining reasons for new museum's construction | Wikipedia | ||
| Unspecified | Philips appointed Keeper of the OUMNH | Fox, 1997: 657 | ||
| Unspecified | First course of lectures given in new OUMNH, even though building is not completed, lectures given by Benjamin Brodie | Vernon, 1909: 62 | ||
| Unspecified | Tylor (and his wife?) travel to Italy and France | Relational Museum timelines and Megan Price pers comm. |
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