Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 06/03/1932, Illegible, potentially David Bull? to H D Skinner, Author has asked Skinner to encourage his/her son, whom Skinner will be meeting that week, to undertake an Honours degree after they complete their undergraduate study.

letter, 02/06/1932, Illegible, same author as previous document to H D Skinner, Correspondence regarding the author losing their position as Editor of The Press, due to a tramway strike. Mention of the need to withdraw Roger from Knox College, and have him complete his course after this year.

letter, 29/10/1935, Unsigned to Allan William Ingles Duncan, Correspondence regarding Allan Duncan and his health, sounds as though he is recovering from an illness that prevented him sitting his exam. Enclosed with the letter is a certificate stating that Duncan's work was practical work was good, and he therefore would have passed his exam had he been well enough to sit it.

letter, 27/01/1937, Unsigned to Mr Ferens, Author asks to be removed from the mailing list of the Monthly Luncheon Club

letter, 22/06/1935, Unsigned to Durward, Brief message describing the nearly completed state of the central block of the Dunedin Hospital.

letter, 20/04/1935, Illegible to H D Skinner, Very long letter mostly consisting of personal correspondence - such as thanking Skinner for the wedding present he sent, mention of a friend, Elliot Smith, having suffered a stroke. Mention of Skinner's new Ethnological wing being completed and opened in the Otago Museum.

letter, 15/10/1935, Kenneth to Harry, Personal letter updating Harry on Kenneth's life, mention of Dr Metraux coming to Easter Island to work in the near future. Mention of Kenneth's collection of 60 adzes.

letter, 01/10/1934, Kenneth Papeete to Harry, Inter-island boat problems. Tiare Tahiti, Topya, Moana. Buck and Stinson travels to Mangareva, Reao, Takota, Pinaki. We got 60 adzes a dozen pounders and fish hooks

letter, 04/11/1935 to Kenneth Papeete, Carnegie corp grant to travel to England in Dec. Memoir on maori adzes complete, Miss Daff illustrations. Drury Low collection from the Cooks. Laterally hafted axes not uncommon in NZ. Sending you old pearl shell hook from Mauke. Completed paper on Maori bone harpoon heads. In press paper on Maori amulets.

letter, 09/04/1934 to Kenneth Papeete, Book on stone structures of Society Islands. Have you considered Moriori evidence. 2 Cook island adzes pure Melanesian some hybrids. Pearl crescent shaped pendant similar to NZ Pekapeka.

letter, 05/03/1934, Kenneth Papeete to Harry, Notes on Island travel by Dr Cook, C Mortegue, Dr St. John, Mr Fosberg Mr Anderson and myself, Visiting Meetia, Anaa, Vahitahi group, Reao, The Taumotus (Napuka), Mangareva, Pitcairn, Henderson, Papa, The Austals, Tahiti, Leeward Society islands. Field work should put us in strong position re cultures of the southeast.

letter, 02/05/1934 to Raymond Firth, Royal Anthropological Institute, London, Thanks for invitation but unable to contribute in sociology