Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 20/06/1938, Gilbert Archey, Director Auckland Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for note about Voyce collection, and for loan of Takahe to other museums.

Letter, 23/06/1938, H D Skinner to Gilbert Archey, Director Auckland Museum , Application for transfer on behalf of R A S Browne.

Letter, 05/10/1938, Gilbert Archey to H D Skinner, Inquires about provenance and current location of subject of enclosed photo. Suggests Skinner discussed it at his address on Taranaki carving.

Letter, 05/10/1938, H D Skinner to Gilbert Archey, Response to previous: carved stern-piece belonged to Nixon family, currently at Alexander Museum. Arrival of loan exhibit from Auckland. Requests permission to take photos of Maori art for portfolio for Women's Pan Pacific Congress.

Letter, 13/10/1938, H D Skinner to Gilbert Archey, Discussion about Local Body grants to Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin museums

Letter, 20/10/1937, H D Skinner to Gilbert Archey, Suggestion that the Nixon stern-piece is Ngati-Porou. On going conversation about the influences to and origins of maori design. Skinners enclosed paper on the frigate bird and spirals. Dr Carl Schuster due back from China and will introduce himself to Archey when in Auckland. Schuster has been in China for about a year collecting art motives.

Letter, 28/10/1938, H D Skinner to Gilbert Archey, Request for plant material from the Auckland region to compliment an exhibition of illustrations of native flora.

Letter, 31/10/1938, L. Cranwell, Botanist, Auckland Museum to H D Skinner, Will discuss request with Botanical Society and get a representative of the North Auckland collection of plants. J E Allwood? of Raetihi will send Volcanic Plateau plants.

Letter, 08/11/1938, L. Cranwell, Botanist, Auckland Museum to H D Skinner, A box of native flowers is being sent by rail. More delicate flowers are being sent by air package including a head of Xeronema. Please draw Prof Skottabergs attention to the Mairehau.

Letter, 22/12/1938, H D Skinner to Gilbert Archey, Thank you for photograh of stern carvings of canoes. Hope you are able to produce a paper on the subject. Box of photograhs sent to your Education officer.

Letter, 08/08/1938, H D Skinner to Thomas Avery & sons, Binding Polynesian Society missing tF7264:F7274itle page voll 43 please send

Letter, 15/08/1938, Thomas Avery & sons to H D Skinner, Regret don't have vol 43 title page, try Societies room Wellington