Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 15/04/1938, J S ??? Onekaka to H D Skinner, Regrets had having missed Mr Teviotdale, having been on holiday.

Letter, 31/03/1938, H D Skinner to Rev W J Durrad, Wellington, Response to letter from 18 months ago (since lost). Recommends publishing work on Torres Islands cultures in Journal of the Polynesian Society.

Letter, 12/07/1938, H D Skinner to Secretary, The Egypt Exploration Society, London, Regarding Tel el-Armana pieces received from EES without explanatory letter.

Letter, 20/05/1938, H D Skinner to A Eckles [sic? Eccles], Esq, Thanks for photograph of Eckles' father. Is seeking further photographs of founders to add to Museum's benefactors wall.

Letter, 01/06/1938, H D Skinner to A Eccles, Esq, Encloses photograph of Eccles' father, which has been copied for records of Otago Branch Royal Society and the Museum.

Letter, 30/06/1938, H D Skinner to Dr Ellison, Requests return of two photos sent to Drury Low over a year ago, of a large Atiu kuete in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Drury eager to return to islands.

Letter, 18/07/1938, H D Skinner to Mr Elvy, Response to letter (13th), in agreement that skeleton is that of Te Rongo. Thanks for information about gouges and cutters. Looks forward to seeing in September.

Letter, 09/11/1938, Eileen N Erikson to H D Skinner, Discovery of several moa skeletons during excavation work on roadside in Ngapara. Erikson offers these to Skinner.

Letter, 14/11/1938, H D Skinner to Eileen N Erikson, Informs Erikson that odd moa bones are not that useful but requests she send the bones anway. Offers her a tour of the moa skeletons in Otago Museum.

Letter, 08/12/1938, Owen L Evans, Romahapa School to H D Skinner, Regarding upcoming school group visit to the Museum (13/12).

Letter, 10/06/1938, Lindsay Evans, Rolleston House to H D Skinner, Thanks for Skinner's letter on rock drawings. No further bones obtained recently. Writing history of the wheat industry in New Zealand.

Letter, 24/05/1938, H D Skinner to Lindsay Evans, Rolleston House, Responding to Evans' inquiry (22nd) about rock carvings in Canterbury being Maori or Moriori in origin. Refers Evans to Roger Duff in Canterbury for further information. Asks about any other bird bones found.