Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 19/05/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, Have you discovered the Torres notes and Photo yet?

letter, 28/05/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, Sent photo taken in halcyon days of anthropological research. Perhaps Benham Put the notes somewhere while you were away it was a bulky package some only copy.

letter, 16/07/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, I remember giving you the envelope with Torres MS and you put it on a shelf behind your desk People don't throw learned professor's fat envelopes on the fire.

letter, 24/05/1930, Librarian Otago Institute to Francis Edward Bookseller Marylebone, List of journals supplied by you missing from our collection. Send and charge us

letter, 30/05/1930 to Dr J R Elder Como St, Cannot see justification as ranking of theses. Miss Durwood's was breaking new ground. Findings supported by Ngai Tahu Claim. I hold no History student should present thesis on ethnological subject unless taken ethnology as a subject

letter, 08/06/1930 to Dr J R Elder Como St, Re-wording of above letter

letter, 15/02/1930 to Emory, Sorry can't travel just now new wing about to open. No openings for ethnology students in NZ so all are in other types of jobs. We would like the Marquesan Coronet for $75. Anxious to get bowls adzes and fish-hooks, pounders or anything. 227 registered pieces from Little Papanui dig

letter, 18/01/1930, Kenneth Emory, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Time pressures in undertaking a cruising survey of the Tuamotu area. Mentions learning about string figures. The island of Fagatau. Buying deep bowls and specimen collecting including a trepanned skull on Napuka. Describes Shapiro's measurements taken in the Tuamotuas. Describes next proposed trip to Vahitahi and Rae. Believes Teviotdale to be promising. Discusses stone shank and bone point from Shag river. Describes Marquesan tortoise shell crown he has purchased.

letter, 29/03/1930, Kenneth Emory, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Plans for his unwell wife, Marguerite to come to New Zealand. Describes 50 adzes he has collected.

letter, 11/04/1930, H D Skinner to Kenneth Emory, Possible stay in New Zealand for Marguerite Emory

letter, 29/04/1930, Kenneth Emory, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Marguerite Emory's improved health. Emory's coral foot injury.

letter, Undated, Kenneth Emory, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Forthcoming Tuamotu Survey. Will last until at least end of 1931. Mentions that Gregory has bought the Marquesan crown. Describes collection technique./