Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 05/02/1935, H D Skinner to A. H. Davis Ltd., London. , Requesting details about price and uses of 'Duroprene.'

letter, 23/03/1935, H D Skinner to W. Davies & Co., Dunedin, Requesting overhaul and report on furnace in the basement of the Willi Fels wing.

letter, 05/11/1935, H D Skinner to Dr. J.B. Dawson, Garfield Avenue, Roslyn, Thank you for introduction to Sir Ewen McLean whom Skinner hopes to meet in Cardiff.

letter, 22/06/1934, H D Skinner to Dora [de Beer], Regarding gift to museum from Dora and Mary and Marquesan collection which is presented as their gift. Encloses a list of the pieces with name, provenance and value. Highlights some items including a rare shell trumpet with carved tiki in human bone and tassels of human hair. Discusses representation at the Anthropological Congress and hopes that Dora will be able to represent the museum. Dr. Archie Durward will represent the university.

letter, 30/07/1935, H D Skinner to T. Devlin, South Dunedin, Thank you for gift to Museum of New Zealand greenstone showing cutting by the Maori method.

letter, 31/07/1935, H D Skinner to Dr. Gordon Dempster, South Dunedin , Thank you for loan of items from Niue and the Marshall Islands. Requests information about indigenous naming of items. Thank you also for gift to museum of two stone adzes from Opunake.

letter, 15/11/1935, H D Skinner to A. Dickinson, Provident Life Assurance Company, Dunedin. , Thank you for the two almanacs and six prints.

letter, 23/10/1935, A. Dickinson, Provident Life Assurance Company, Dunedin. to H D Skinner, Thank you for letter of 19th. And information about design to be used in the Company's 1936 calendar.

letter, 15/11/1935, A. Dickinson, Provident Life Assurance Company, Dunedin. to H D Skinner, Encloses six prints of War Canoe and two copies of the Company's 1936 calendar.

letter, 19/10/1935, H D Skinner to A. Dickinson, Provident Life Assurance Company, Dunedin. , Provides information about canoe figure-head which is held in the Otago Museum. Information cited is from a pencil sketch of the figure-head made by J.W. Barnicoat in his journal dated 17 February 1843.

letter, 23/10/1935, H D Skinner to Gilbert Archey, Director Auckland Museum , Thank you for exchange material. Returning Rennel Island shark-hook and tapa beater as they are almost identical to those currently in collection. Expresses interest in specimens from Fisher's excavations. Describes his planned travel to America and Europe to develop further museum knowledge and experience. Therefore unlikely to be in Auckland for the Science Congress in 1937, but will be back in time to mark Anthropology papers.

letter, 15/03/1935, H D Skinner to W.R. B. Oliver, Director, Dominion Museum, Wellington, Thank you for copy of letter from Perkin Christian. Has written to Christian.