Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 26/08/1926, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, Thanks for the Webster's and Rosehill catalogues

letter, 26/07/1926, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, Advises sending stone pounders, which come from the Auckland province, one from Mair collection. Also discusses the potential for future exchanges.

letter, 29/07/1926, J Andersen, Polynesian Society, Bowen St.,, Wellington to H D Skinner, Advises paper on "dolmens" has not arrived. Asks for information on a picture by Le Bon.

letter, 27/09/1926, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, Acknowledging receipt of list containing measurements of hei tikis. Mentions Armytage.

letter, 26/08/1926, A.C. Anderson, MacAndrew Bay Dunedin to H D Skinner, Mentions Lady Fox who has many beautiful Burmese things and gave her the little prayer gong, which is to go to Skinner one day. Also mentions Friends of Otago Museum.

letter, 21/03/1927, T.L. Baily, Hon. Secretary, British Antique Dealers' Association, London S.W. 1 to H D Skinner, A request for support for a Memorandum seeking exemption from import duties of all works of art over 100 years of age.

letter, 27/06/1927, R Mills Lane to H D Skinner, Offer to supply Chinese Pottery. Examples purchased by the Misses Barron of Christchurch.

letter, 16/10/1926, British Antique Dealers' Association to H D Skinner, Appeal addressed to the Dominion Governments and British Crown colonies by the British Antique Dealers Association urging the desirability of exempting antique works of art from the import duties now levied on them.

letter, 11/12/1927, Margaret Mead MM The American Museum of Natural History to H D Skinner, Post script. E publication on Polynesian fishing underway by ??Nordhoff in Tahiti doing a study on bonito lures, possibly duplicated work.

letter, 29/04/1927, Margaret Mead MM : HK The American Museum of Natural History to H D Skinner, Acknowledging arrival of bone kotiate.

letter, 23/03/1927, The State Rivers and Water supply Commission, Melbourne to H D Skinner, Acknowledging arrival of two parcels containing specimens.

letter, 11/11/1927, Margaret Mead [MM] to H D Skinner, Acknowledging arrive of her thesis. Comments about collections of Polynesian material in German museums. Not going to Samoa again as Buck is already "going to do it". Field trip to Melanesia to test adolescent girl results. Discuss theories on Samoa. Lumholtz Borneo collection bought by Sweden.