Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 03/03/1935, W Brown, Wanganui to H D Skinner, Discusses comments from Archey on a "bird-man" specimen from Waverly, and then mentions his own thoughts.

letter, 23/02/1935, W Brown, Wanganui to H D Skinner, Brown is sending his first draft of papers for Dunedin and asks Skinner to go through them and take out any poor arguments.

letter, 12/11/1935, Roger Duff, Rangiora to H D Skinner, Writing to inform Skinner that Duff had got a job in Samoa and would be leaving on 26/11, and thanks him for his testimonial.

letter, 15/11/1935, H D Skinner to Roger Duff, Congratulating Duff on getting the job in Samoa, advises Duff to take his time committing to a party and not to sacrifice his principles. Also asks him to aid in acquiring more Samoan pieces for the museum.

letter, 29/10/1935, Roger Duff to H D Skinner, Thanks Skinner for his testimonial in Duff's application for a job in Samoa, discusses Duff's time in academia and his thesis on populations of Maori in the South Island. Also congratulates Skinner on receiving the Carnegie Travelling grant.

letter, 23/10/1935, H D Skinner to Roger Duff, Comments on a previous letter sent, and discusses a paper Skinner is writing on where Maori have sourced greenstone in the South Island. Asks to read Duff's thesis.

letter, 17/10/1935, H D Skinner to Roger Duff, Thanks Duff for the reading material he has sent, Skinner said he wil not be able to get through all of it, as he had received the Carnegie travelling allowance so would be leaving New Zealand on the 14/12.

letter, 21/10/1935, Prime Minister's Office, Wellington to H D Skinner, Author says they are much obliged to Skinner for writing a previous letter with reference to Roger Duff.

letter, 29/06/1935, H D Skinner to T.W. Downes, Wanganui [Whanganui] River Trust, Wanganui, Regarding a letter exchange between H.D Skinner and T. Allison, sent to Downes, with enclosed photographs that were reviewed.

letter, 17/10/1935, H D Skinner to Permanent Head Prime Minister's Department, Wellington, Letter that accompanied a formal reference for Roger Duff.

letter, 17/10/1935, Hocken Lecturer in Ethnology, University of Otago to, Letter of recommendation for Roger Duff, said that he was the best student in Anthropology the author had, and gives him the strongest recommendations

letter, 11/10/1935, Roger Duff to H D Skinner, Writing to ask for a written testimonial for Duff's application for a job in Samoa. Also discusses Duff's thesis work on Maori populations in the South Island