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letter, 27/10/1933, Monsieur Georges Devereux, Kontum, (Annam), French Indochina, Asia to Mr. Skinner, Thanks Skinner for kind letter from May 25th. Author asks Skinner to please the write out his full title? And update his address to Monsieur Georges Devereux, Kontum, (Annam), French Indochina, Asia. Author has received a journal and thanks Skinner for his sponsorship. Author will let Skinner know if he finds anything Polynesian here. Mentions a Museum in the hands of a Miss Seryette Naudin? who is already (something in french - likely a title) in La Brone who may be able to make exchange with. Write address of this museum. Mentions of authors trip to New Zealand.

letter, 10/12/1933, Roland B. Dixon, Harvard University to H D Skinner, Discusses trans-Pacific diffusions. Refers to North Pacific and Japan

letter, 20/09/1933, W. R. B. Oliver, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Thanks Skinner for the stone adzes. Notes their Maori material is not yet catalogued. Short of room and staff.

letter, 31/08/1933, W. R. B. Oliver, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Has received application for export of Maori material to Brussels and Hanoi. Informs Skinner that casts of Taranaki carvings have been sent to Dunedin.

letter, 28/08/1933, W. R. B. Oliver, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Informing of dispatch of four casts of Maori carvings on S.S. "Holmdale. Discusses exchanges and notes more Polynesian and Melanesian material would be welcome.

letter, 28/06/1933, W. R. B. Oliver, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Requests Tahitian adzes and pounders as exchange items and seeks information about fish back-bone pendants.

letter, 16/06/1933, W. R. B. Oliver, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Discusses bowling discs from the Cook islands and Kelsey's models. Requests information about combs from the Chatham Islands and references articles by W.T. L. Travers in Trans. N.Z. Inst. Volumes.

letter, 06/06/1933, W. R. B. Oliver, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Forwarding two specimens of bowling discs from the Cook islands. Refers to exchange preferences.

letter, 22/05/1933, A B Donald Ltd. to H D Skinner, Letter with the previously mentioned Bill of Lading for the 2 cases of stone curios

letter, 18/12/1933, W Brown, Wanganui River Trust to H D skinner, Confirming that a taiaha arrived safely. Brown discusses whakapapa of W Bullen that he is writing about that he will send to a journal.

letter, 18/11/1933, T W Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Thanks Skinner for info regarding the taiaha, mainly discusses the korotete. Mentions Mr Vogan.

letter, 15/11/1933, T W Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Saying two hinaki will be sent to the museum the next day.

letter, 07/11/1933, T W Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Discusses two hinaki found at Pipiriki.

letter, 07/09/1933, T W Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Says he (Downes) has written an article in answer to a statement from Skinner about Maori and Moriori. Mentions the Sheperd has been in hospital

letter, 04/07/1933, TW Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Doesn't have prints, does have one loose pencil sketch which he will gift or exchange

letter, 15/06/1933, T W Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Discusses the meeting the Trustees had concerning funding for reconditioning canoe. Also refers to part of Skinner's correspondence in meeting. He closes by bring up the Newman Collection.

letter, 16/04/1905, W. Brown Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Met with bird-man. Bird closest to an American eagle. Have sent collection to you. Discussion on Newman's collection and purchase price. Sent articles on Moriori.

letter, 12/05/1933, T W Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Pou arrived. Delay on sending hinaki. Discussion on research and papers sent to Ethnographic Board.

letter, ?/3/1933, ? Wanganui Public Museum to H D Skinner, Request for photo of Pou offered in exchange for Johnston articles.

letter, 15/02/1933, T W Downes Wanganui River Trust to H D Skinner, Request photo Pou. Discussion on Teviotdale papers on Moa hunters. Promise of hinaki from Pipiriki and half made one from Tawata.