Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 11/02/1927, Kenneth P Emory? Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Looking forward Skinner's visit in December. Discussing material in the Bishop Museum. Describing material seen in Tahiti and inability to purchase. Looking forward to discussing Tahitian adzes. A long discussion re 'New Objective Method for Showing Special Relations' and a method of establishing Polynesian relationships by selecting and evaluating our traits

letter, 27/10/1926, Harry G Beasley to H D Skinner, Impossible to buy material from Oldham as Skinner has requested as he does not see eye to eye with him - objects to paying him 200 per cent commission. The photos of boxes with prices Skinner sent look 'pretty right' but he has suspicions about Marquesan Drum photo. Oldman bought the tattooing funnel Skinner spoke of. He will forward a small feather box as promised

letter, 15/12/1927, Not signed, duplicate of Nov. 18th. to H D Skinner, Regarding high quality of Polynesian collection and informing that Replicas of the Mycena Antiquities and the 'fine old Feather Box' have arrived. Notes 'we are awaiting' H D Skinner's return.

letter, 25/02/1927, Not signed to H D Skinner, Regarding payment for collection of ninety specimens 'principally' from Rarotonga.

letter, May-July 1923 , Various to H D Skinner, A collection of invoices for items purchased for the museum and item valuations from F.A. Russell in London.

letter, 27/05/1927, George Spitz Union Steam Ship Company, New Zealand to H D Skinner, Documents for consignment of one case of curios.

letter, 27/05/1927, George Spitz Union Steam Ship Company, New Zealand to H D Skinner, Yorkshire Insurance Company Marine Policy for consignment of curios.

letter, 19/09/1926, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, An enquiry as to the range in size of tiki series.

letter, 08/01/1926, J Andersen, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington to H D Skinner, An enquiry of the whereabouts of papers by Fox.

letter, 09/08/1926, J Andersen, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington to H D Skinner, Various matters relating to the Journal including the spillikiin paper and a review of the new Hawaiian Dictionary.

letter, 01/10/1926, J Andersen, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington to H D Skinner, A comment about the "Dominion"

letter, 09/04/1905, J Andersen, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington to H D Skinner, Incomplete: comments regarding publishing a review