Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 13/11/1934, Frank R Chapman to Dr Benham, Concern about changing the name of the Otago Institute. It was incorporated under that name. Legal advice needed. Glad Eichelhaum was piloted round the museum

letter, 22/07/1934, Frank R Chapman to Dr Benham, My gazetteer of Maori place name I gave you is in demand from the Geographic Board could you return it. It will remain property of the Hocken. Please include loose sheets from Turnbull.

letter, 10/05/1934, Frank R Chapman to Dr Benham, Find of Huia feather superior to that of S Hamilton from Murray Roberts. Sent away manuscript of Mai-te ?Whu and Pelorus Jack

letter, 15/09/1934, Frank R Chapman to Dr Benham, Talks of illness, life insurance and will. Went to laying of foundation stone of new museum and art gallery

letter, 06/09/1935, Frank R Chapman to Dr Benham, I have lost a pencil drawing of Mr Dean's house near Christchurch. Did I give it to the Hocken?

letter, 05/11/1935, Frank R Chapman to Dr Benham, Have you ever got the emu gizzard stone you wanted? I could enquire of my squatter relations in Queensland. H A Forbes came to Dunedin exhibition in 1890 He fingerprinted everybody. You might ask if they were preserved

letter, 07/11/1935, Benham to Professor R Speight, Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, Requesting Prof. Speight to enquire whether the fingerprints H C Forbes took in 1890-91 have been preserved.

letter, 08/03/1935, H D Skinner to Sir Frederick Chapman, 28 Eccleston Hill Wellington., Advises that the Institute had nominated Dr Marshall should Sir Frederick not been able to act. Discusses Leakey's book and the resultant additions to the Museum's display. Mentions a further gift of material found on Otago beaches, and likens it to the ten thousand pieces brought back to the museum from Little Papanui. Advises that Dr Keppel of the Carnegie Institute has granted 100 pounds towards the excavation of the moa hunter site on the south side of the Waitaki at its mouth.

letter, 13/12/1933, Gilbert Archey, Director Auckland Museum to Dr. W. B. Benham, Otago University Museum, Apologises for late reply due to being away on moa hunt and apologises for mesoplodon bones not being available. Proposes an exchange of moa skeletons. Reply drafted in pencil on back of page but also type-written reply see document 5.

letter, 03/03/1935, Sir Frederick Chapman, 28 Eccleston Hill Wellington. to H D Skinner, Impossible to decipher because of handwriting

letter, 19/06/1934, David Miller, Chief, Entomological Department, The Cawthron Institute, Nelson to Professor Benham, Management of an infestation of the Buffalo Carpet Beetle Anthrenus scrophulariae

letter, 01/11/1934, L J Dumbleton, Assistant entomologist, The Cawthron Institute, Nelson to Professor Benham, Management of an infestation of Blatts orientalis.