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letter, 20/10/1936, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Near Palmerston I collected notes on the Maori hangi. Read again the Elsdon Best article on Maori stem ovens. Place near Taumarunui where oven stones that do not break in the heat may be found

letter, 10/12/1936, W R B Oliver, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Congratulations on your appointment as Curator. You should try to get this changed to Director. Moa bones arrived.

letter, 23/12/1936, W R B Oliver, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Re Moa bones from Papatowai, are any two or three from same bird? Previous letter forgot to mention the pelvis from Little Papanui is too fragmentary for exact determination, but poss Anomalopteryx didiformis. Thanks for exchange material. On back K Ross note "written Oliver saying you will drop note re the bones and any in contact in the natural position when found. "

letter, 01/12/1936, Dr Ellison, Rarotonga to H D Skinner, Informal greeting card

letter, 24/10/1936, The Secretary, Egypt Exploration Society, Manchester Square, London. to H D Skinner, Advice on shipping a case of the antiquities from the expedition to Tell-al-Amarna

letter, 23/12/1935, W A Elvy, Lands Department, Blenheim to H D Skinner, Advising a Kawakawa adze from Port Gore. Don March has found a stone image

letter, 07/12/1936, Kenneth, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Description of the past year, including mention of staff members: Buck, Dr Gregory, and Alfred Metraux. Also mention of Stimson and his being misled regarding Vahitahi genealogies.

letter, 11/07/1936, Dr R F Fortune, 136 Sydney St., West, Wellington to H D Skinner, Job opportunities

letter, 10/08/1936, R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, Please forward the current address of H.D. Skinner and let me know when he is due back. Thank you for your offer to keep me posted on job opportunities.

letter, 27/12/1936, R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, I am taking a temporary position in China, please forward photos and drawings of the collection there. I am writing a chapter on the tribe. Please let me know if any jobs come up.

letter, 13/11/1936, R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, I'm glad the gear arrived. I'd be interested in Dr Malcolm's analysis of the salt substitute & of beginnings and furnishings of netting, arrow basketry etc.

letter, 12/10/1936, R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, I expect to send you the central New Guinea collection for the museum in a few weeks. I am making sketches and working out basketry and bug stitches. I will send these notes to you.

letter, 05/11/1936, R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, Please send drawings or photos of the salt substitute analysis and techniques wherever possible as my own notes are imperfect. It's is only for a small chapter in a book on the people.

letter, 31/10/1936, R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, The collection from the tribe between Ranua and Benabena, New Guinea, is on its way. Inside are bow and arrows, wrist gauntlet, stone adzes, wooden pillow, ornamented and unornamented skirts, bark cloth, knitted back cover worn over the neck, bags, head caps, widow's jobs, nose bones, earrings, knives, hair ornaments, belts etc. Also salt substitute made from grass.

letter, n.d. , R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, List of suggested supplies and camping equipment to bring to New Guinea and Melanesia.

letter, 02/08/1935, F Adams, University of Otago to H D Skinner, Return of bank draft and 10 shilling note. Mentions a lekythos and hopes a second one will be available for view. Mentions Trendall who is now assistant director in Rome.

letter, 24/10/1936, Allan Fisher, University of Western Australia to H D Skinner, Request to enquire about the Hocken Library's holding of records of C Y O'Conner, an engineer. Dr Merab Harris is visiting N.Z. and has written about O'Conner.

letter, 26/11/1936, Allan Fisher, University of Western Australia to H D Skinner, Advising that the Hocken Library has only a single pamphlet relating to C Y O'Conner.

letter, 21/12/1936, Mr D M Fraser, 84 Hill St., Wellington to H D Skinner, Request for testimonial.

letter, 07/12/1936, H Drerison? Manageress to H D Skinner, Confirming reservations for Professor Archey and Mr and Miss Jenkins .