Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 01/06/1938, The Museums Association, London to H D Skinner, Apologies we sent the wrong edition, sending correct one under separate cover.

Letter, 23/06/1938, H D Skinner to The Museums Association, London, Sending annual Report. "One point is the deletion of the old University from its proper legal title … a non committal note on the point in your journal might be in place."

Letter, 14/07/1938, The Museums Association, London to H D Skinner, Note and duplicate Journal received.

Letter, 22/08/1938, H D Skinner to The Museums Association, London, Mishap regarding Journal received, incorrect copy sent back and please send required copy.

Letter, 23/11/1938, H D Skinner to Editor, The Bulletin, USA, Request for missing copies.

Letter, 22/12/1938, H D Skinner to The Museums Association, London, Introduction to Dr C E Hercus who is visiting London. Information about achievements in the medical field and war record. He is chair of the NZ Advisory committee of the Carnegie corp. NY and has influenced development of museums in NZ. Please put in touch with Lord Bledisloe, introduce to curators and can you get tickets for House of Commons.

Letter to, Notes on space allocation and usage and conclusion that the museum needs more space and the department of Zoology+F7802:F7814 needs a new building,

Letter, 07/07/1938, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to, Notice of Committee of Management meeting and agenda. 72 stools for children, Inspection of he Voyce collection, Chair and heater for education officer Brass plate at entrance. Report of Director, DCC reduced grant from £750 to £500. Report on Education activities. 750 pupils in the last 8 weeks

Letter, 10/09/1938, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to, Notice of Committee of Management meeting and agenda. Consideration of terms of appointment of Keeper of Zoology (attached).. Scope of advertising. Directors report, 3887 children attended in the last 8 weeks. Miss Daff completed the first of the agricultural exhibits,Registration of the Voyce collection continues. Replica of the head of Nofretiti (sic). Mrs C Rutherston visited.

Letter, 11/10/1938, H D Skinner to, Director's report for Committee of Management. Solomen Island display completed. Animal display for the agricultural exhibit completed. Portrait of Benham hung. Auckland loan collection arrived. Compared finances in the annual report of Auckland and Canterbury museums with ours

Letter, 09/11/1938, H D Skinner to, Director's report for Committee of Management. Base for Bougainville mortar and for rudder gudgeon. Cast of Aphrodite of Melos and head of Nofretiti on display, Lights in Maori house updated. Education report.

Letter, 07/12/1938, H D Skinner to, Director's report for Committee of Management. 180 attended conversasioni. Frames for posters. Flower displays are a problem. Carl Schuster spent a week in museum