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Events in the history of the Pitt Rivers Museum that took place in 1876.

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Month Day Event Source of Information Notes
January 25 Pitt-Rivers chairs AGM of Anthropological Institute, reappointed President for 1876, gives presidential address JAI 5 (1876): 465-488
February
March 22 Tylor lectures to London Institute Megan Price pers comm.
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June  2  Pitt-Rivers elected Fellow of Royal Society Peter Rivière; Gray, 1905: xxxiv; Proceedings of the Royal Society vol 25 (187607) p. 92; Chapman 1981 Chapter 6
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Unspecified Tylor lectures at London Institute Relational Museum timeline
Unspecified Moseley returns from Challenger expedition DNB entry
Unspecified Moseley appointed as Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford DNB entry

 

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