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letter, 12/11/1934, District Public Trustee, Wanganui to H D Skinner, An offer for the individual articles in the collection of H J Parker

letter, 02/11/1934, The Assistant District Public Trustee, Public Trust Office to H D Skinner, Enclosed schedule of Maori and South Sea Islands curio collection belonging to estate of H J Parker. Advise if you want to make an offer to purchase collection.

letter, 12/11/1934, Axel Rasmussen, Superintendent, Wrangell Public Schools to H D Skinner, Remittance for the Easter Island carvings sent through the Bishop Museum has not yet arrived. I forwarded a letter containing a remittance to the "House Beautiful". My check may have gone to them and was returned to you. Will you investigate?

letter, 09/02/1934, Elizabeth Rawlinson to H D Skinner, I am a Otago Girls High School student and would like to know the timetable and full particulars concerning the series of lectures you said would be given to young people by members of the Otago Institute.

letter, 24/05/1934, Mr John Renwick to H D Skinner, Mr Noel Cox has postponed his trip to the mainland another year. Mr Engst's diary is in his house in Riccarton, so I cannot obtain the diary until Cox visits. I have been researching Moriori history on the Chatham Islands.

letter, No date , Not stated to H D Skinner, Received £1/10/0 from H D Skinner acting for Museum for one bone harpoon-point (Maori) found at Warrington.

letter, 12/10/1934, Robert Kerr, The Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 1. to H D Skinner, Sends photograph of Maori carving bought from a London dealer in 1894. Hopes that Skinner will be able to provide more information for labelling.

letter, 20/11/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Confirming that the author had sent house post per S S Hauraki.

letter, 20/09/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Letter includes a list of material Russell had sent on to Rarotonga from which it will be sent to Skinner. List included: Tubuai digging stick, Marquesan peahu, wood fishhooks, and a turtle puna.

letter, 24/08/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Russell offers Skinner various items, Skinner accepted the ones that had been mentioned in previous entries. Includes a photo of a an old iron wood house post, which Russell theorises came from Ravavae.

letter, 25/07/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Russell mentions an implement and includes a sketch of it, a digging tool from Tubuai, asks if Skinner would put an offer on it. Also said that he could not find some pieces Skinner asked after.

letter, 02/07/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Discusses the pieces in the photograph and asks Skinner what he can offer for them. The pieces include: two shark hooks, a smaller hook made of pearl, a Parahu club (Marquesan), and a stone turtle puna from the Papara district.

letter, 16/05/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Thanks Skinner for the remittance he paid, and says two tikis should arrive to Skinner soon. Also mentions that the Bishop Museum expedition had arrived on the 6th and left on the 12th.

letter, 13/04/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Mentions that Mr Ilott had been on the island but Russell had missed him. Said he was not able to find a stone bird that Skinner wanted.

letter, 12/03/1934, Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti to H D Skinner, Says the price Skinner was willing to pay for whale teeth Russell had already sent to NZ was low but he would still accept it. Also said the price offered for two tikis was too low and they could further negotiate in their letters.

letter, 14/03/1934, Chief Librarian, Wellington to H D Skinner, The letter introduces a Mr A. D. McIntosh who would be visiting Dunedin and asks that he is shown the Museum Library and the Hocken collection to assist them in coordinating the libraries.

letter, 02/05/1934, Dr J. E. L. Simcox to H D Skinner, [hard to read] ... Shag Point 40 years ago … one piece bone fish hook

letter, 12/09/1934, R.G. Simmers to H D Skinner, Request information Carnegie Fellowship. Currently working as Professional Assistant at Dominion Meteorological Office, wanting to extend study.

letter, 14/12/1934, Mrs A.L. Simpson to H D Skinner, Some information about collection, re needles, ornaments and fish hooks. Collection came from long beach in Greville Harbour.

letter, 16/05/1934, Andrew Simson to H D Skinner, Fossil fish found by Lzuch? Manager of Sandhill's Gold Mining co. Offer for museum to make an impression of fossil.