Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 22/10/1930, The Manager, Burns Philp Ltd., Suva, Fiji to H D Skinner, 5 Packages specimens per "Tofua"

letter, 20/02/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Reporting on unpacking of Maori material sent by Otago Museum. Requests information on unlabelled specimens

letter, 07/03/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Reports on Micronesian fish hooks at the Old Curiosity Shop on Haight Street, cataloguing of Maori material and remodelling of Pacific Room.

letter, 12/04/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Lists number details for adze helve and four greenstone pendants from Ohaeawai collection. Suggests exchange of Egyptian and West Pacific materials.

letter, 06/08/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Requests Skinner's ideas (a list) of 'most satisfactory works on Oceanian material culture, especially Fijian.'

letter, 15/08/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Regarding discussion with Kroeber about exchange of Melanesian material for Egyptian material. Regrets unable to part with items from their Egyptian collection.

letter, 09/03/1930, Assistant curator to Curator, University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, England. , Requesting exchange material

letter, 02/04/1930, G.B. Cosgrove, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University to H D Skinner, Describes hearing Commander Byrd's voice on radio from Dunedin and thinking about Skinner. Reports on Mimbres ruin and cave work.

letter, 26/10/1930, ? Chapman, Eccleston Hill, Wellington to H D Skinner, Re sending Maori axe and discusses use of obsidian for starting fires. Notes line of minute fractures, suggesting striking of the obsidian.

letter, 26/09/1930, R. H. Christie, The Hospital, New Plymouth to H D Skinner, Regarding half of stone tiki dug up at Puketapu and requesting pictures of Maori carvings.

letter, 23/09/1930, John Shorter Ltd. Royal Doulton Potteries, Sydney. to George Crow, D.I.C. Dunedin , Regarding shipment of Terra Cotta Panel by Tinworth, "The Building of the Ark." Details shipping transit and glass damage. Includes newspaper article about Tinworth Panel and the artist. Includes photograph of Mr. L. J. E. Hooper managing director of Doulton.

letter, 09/10/1930, John Shorter Ltd. Royal Doulton Potteries, Sydney. to George Crow, D.I.C. Dunedin , Reports delay in sending Tinworth panel due to ship Waikouaiti delay. Discusses newspaper article about panel.