Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 14/09/1933, Chair Hocken Library to University Council, Outline of history financing and usage of the Hocken Library and request for extra funding. Includes list of moneys needed

letter, 02/11/1935, H D Skinner to Miss L Ings St. Clair, I shall call Monday 4th at 5.30pm

letter, 29/10/1935, H D Skinner to Miss L Ings St. Clair, Museum holding exhibition of textiles and lace. Miss Calder says you have some from India. May we inspect them?

letter, 28/06/1935, J W Heenan Department of Internal Affairs to H D Skinner, Warrants for the export of material. 2 lists of items included

letter, 19/06/1935, H D Skinner to J W Heenan Department of Internal Affairs, Request permission to export Maori pieces in exchange for material from Japan, stone age and early bronze age and Hawaiian. All are duplicates

letter, 13/12/1935 to J R Irvine, Timaru, I shall forward your letter to Mr Skinner before he leaves

letter, 11/12/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Thanks for information on Fijian Tappa cloth and for article on North Island greenstone

letter, 22/11/1935, H D Skinner to J R Irvine, Timaru, Your bark cloth is ordinary Fijian Tapa and of no value. Interested in your long list of finds

letter, 25/06/1395, H.D. Skinner to E.G.M.Foord, Regarding the removal of the Chinese Screen and two large metal figures from Siam with their stands, to be returned to Mr. Foord as his private collection. Requesting time and date for when the delivery should be made. Questions if the serious of Bronze or Brass heads are being requested back also, as if not the Museum would like to keep them. Thanks given to Mr.Foord for the loan of his collection

letter, 20/11/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, I need information on piece of white cloth. Collected 3 greenstone chisels from Temuka irrigation a big grindstone and several flints and cutters. Semi-circular slate knife from Seadorn adze and flints from Pareora

letter, 14/10/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Thank you for the flax beater. I meant you to keep the stones. Thank you for your opinion on pieces

letter, 09/10/1935, H D Skinner to J R Irvine, Timaru, Accept our thanks for the series of flakes you sent us. In exchange sending a flax beater from Oruarangi near Thames