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letter, 05/03/1934, Harold Willis, Victoria University Collage to Harry, Running of the library, staff set up, salaries, purchasing procedures, grants, reading room, shelving etc

letter, 21/11/1936, Donald March to H D Skinner, Will send stonework found at Otanerau for his inspection

letter, 21/08/1936, F Ella Mayberry, Caradon, Winscombe, England to H D Skinner, Advice that she will send a few clubs and odds and ends from the collection of Mr & Mrs Hadfield

letter, 09/11/1936, D J Mahony, The National Museum, Melbourne to H D Skinner, Arrangements for exchange of Tiki from Murdering Beach for the specimens from the Hocken Collection. Also advises he will bring a box of Australian artifacts and natural history specimens for distribution among the principal museums that are interested.

letter, 19/05/1936, A. Minchin, Librarian, Auckland University College to H D Skinner, Seeking advice about selection of Anthropology books to the value of 20 pounds. Encloses Mr. Archey's list of suggestions.

letter, 09/12/1936, Mary Monat, 9 Queens Parade, Devonport, Auckland to H D Skinner, Seeking to complete collection of Paryphanta and wishes to obtain a P. spedeni through exchange for any Skinner does not have. Refers to Powell's latest book.

letter, 12/12/1936, Alex Moore, Joiner, 329A King Street, Dunedin to H D Skinner, Quote for show case with dimensions listed.

letter, 14/11/1936, Morison, Spratt, Morrison & Taylor to H D Skinner, Regarding Teo Tipene - deceased and matter of defining 'racial descent.'

letter, 28/10/1936, Morison, Spratt, Morrison & Taylor, Bethune's Building, Featherston Street, Wellington to H D Skinner, University lecturer in Ethnology, Re Teo Tipene, deceased. Seeking advice regarding availability of scientific evidence to prove a child's nationality.

letter, 04/11/1936, J. W. Murdoch, 43 Reed Street, Oamaru to H D Skinner, Sends thanks for Skinner's kind letter and apologies for missing function. Refers to Tiki with a 'double face.'

letter, 09/12/1936, The Museums Association, London. to H D Skinner, Encloses receipt for cheque received. Glad that Otago Museum is to become an Institutional member of the Association.

letter, 26/09/1936, The Museums Association, London. to H D Skinner, Please remit your subscription (Note this is a formal letter as I expect you had already left for the UK

letter, 09/12/1936, Frederic D McCarthy, Sydney to H D Skinner, I am unable to attend congress. I have compared New Ireland carving with Maori carving. The concentric diamond appears in Eastern Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Melanesia and Polynesia and in fact world wide. Interested in fish hook files or rasps.

letter, 10/11/1936, H S McCully, Rangitata. to H D Skinner, Sending series of flints which show a wide variety of bevel, point, edge etc. grooves. There are 4 such series.

letter, 02/12/1936, H S McCully, Rangitata. to H D Skinner, With regard to Rock drawings I sent a complete set to Wellington but had no acknowledgement. I have a good many here including those behind Parr's up the Opihi river. I think the set of drawings represented some happening of importance in the Tribes history. I think the coming of the Takitumu canoe. Distressed to see the Parr drawings have faded

letter, 09/11/1936, H S McCully, Rangitata. to H D Skinner, I sent the drawings to Auckland in 1922. All but Parr's have been published. The drawings represent something definitive, it has an object. The lines are level but the shelter floor rises 3 on 4 feet in the length of the drawings,

letter, 05/11/1936, A McTainsh, Papatowai. to H D Skinner, Sending spider I found in the bush of a kind I have never seen

letter, 02/11/1936, R Leslie Orbell, Timaru to H D Skinner, Acknowledge your letter admitting debt of £30 which you will pay within 6 months

letter, 16/12/1935, Early Settlers museum to H D Skinner, Thank you for the star shaped pendant. The President and Mr F H Campbell will interview Mr P George and yourself to talk the matter over

letter, 19/12/1936, Early Settlers museum to H D Skinner, Receipt of piece of mechanism dug up at St Clair beach, Also changed card on star pendant to say transferred from Otago Museum.