Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 25/10/1935, H D Skinner to Dr C Caldenius, Stockholm, I have a $2000 Carnegie Corp travel grant to go to Great Britain and Europe to study museum organisation. I would like to go to Goteborg and Stockholm and wonder if there is any money to pay for say 3 lectures on Maori culture. Thanks for greetings from Kungalv. I have letters from Dr Kaudern and Gosta Montell. On my desk is rhyolite you found in peat in Southland

letter, 14/11/1935, H D Skinner to Mr H B Calder, Bird's head is of introduced Californian quail

letter, 13/11/1935, H B Calder to H D Skinner, Sending you bird's head for identification

letter, 07/11/1935, V F Fisher, Ethnologist, Auckland museum to H D Skinner, Congratulations on Carnegie Travel Grant. Mentions exchange material including hook and tape beater which are returned.

letter, 28/08/1935, H D Skinner to Miss J P Calder NEV, Thank you for the watch dated 1808. We are setting up a case of watches

letter, 25/11/1935, H D Skinner to H C Campbell Ltd, Enclose shipping note for 17 packages of curios forwarded ex "Malaita" Please deliver

letter, 09/10/1935, H D Skinner to H C Campbell Ltd, Enclosed bill of lading for 2 cases of Museum specimens from Auckland War Memorial Museum per SS Wingatui. Please deliver

letter, 01/10/1935, H D Skinner to H C Campbell Ltd, Bill of lading for case of curios from the "Malaita" Please accept them and deliver Charges from Burns Philp & Co will be paid by Registrar

letter, 10/08/1935, H D Skinner to H C Campbell Ltd, Lionel Trenn sending several packages in the hands of Mr Bennett Chief Steward of the U S S "Hauraki" Please see him and accept delivery

letter, 09/05/1936, H D Skinner to H C Campbell Ltd, Shipping receipt for 3 cases of curios per SS Wanganella from Sydney. Please attend to delivery

letter, 23/10/1935, H D Skinner to Curator Canterbury Museum, Sent by post the cast of a greywacke adze you sent. Returning adzes by rail. Miss Daff has made drawings and the greywacke series will be important in discussion regarding the influence of material on somatic form.

letter, 20/02/1935, H D Skinner to Carnegie Corporation, Application for a grant of £100 to excavate the Moa Hunter site at the mouth of the Waitaki