Collection Search

letter, 21/03/1938, A A Bender, Christchurch Technical College to H D Skinner, My interest is general. I will see Roger Duff.

letter, 15/03/1938, A A Bender, Christchurch Technical College to H D Skinner, Could you send list of books. I wish to study but not sit exams.

letter, 20/11/1937, Ernest Beaglehole to H D Skinner, My letter in the Journal was a criticism of the anthropology syllabus not of your teaching. I am sorry that you have misinterpreted my comments

letter, 16/07/1937, Lindsay Buick, Turnbull Library to H D Skinner, Sending manuscript of my book on the "Moa Hunters". Please read and criticise together with David Teviotdale.

letter, 01/12/1937, President Forest and Bird to H D Skinner, Sorry we can't give away copies, the cost is 12/6

letter, 17/11/1937, Ernest Beaglehole to H D Skinner, Enclosed my marks for paper b. Standard was high and no failures. Please send your marks for paper a. as I have to send to the Registrar.

letter, 23/09/1937, Beatrice Blackwood, Salamana to H D Skinner, Got a lot of cinema film and stills of making and hafting stone implements at Kukukuku. Social structure difficult to work out. Many taboos on saying names. Balfour asked me to get bark cloth and skulls from the Arawe on the S W Coast of New Britain. Transport problems after the eruption. Radcliff-Brown starts at Oxford. Not looking forward to him. Read with concern about infantile paralysis in New Zealand. Worried about war in Europe.

letter, 16/08/1937, Gordon B, Wanganui to H D Skinner, Thanks for your contribution to my travelling finances. Justice Smith's daughter Shirley is at St. Hugh's. 2 of her friends will be with me on the Rangitata. Dalton is on his back with infantile paralysis. His scholarship is being held over for a year. My College will be Oriel

letter, 18/08/1937, Ernest Beaglehole to H D Skinner, Enclose 10 questions for paper b. choose 8

letter, 14/08/1937, Ernest Beaglehole to H D Skinner, Setting Anthropology papers questions

letter, 01/01/1937, Gordon Bogle to H D Skinner, Acknowledges congratulations and anticipates being away at Oxford and who knows where else.

letter, 11/08/1937, T. Lindsay Buick, Turnbull Library to H D Skinner, Thanks for work on manuscript, which is now with Dr Oliver. Enquires about illustrations.

letter, 25/11/1938, Ernest Beaglehole to H D Skinner, Request for comment on an enclosed draft of a scheme to celebrate the Polynesian Society's centennial.

letter, Dr Beaglehole to H D Skinner, The three pages of the draft proposal to celebrate the Polynesian Society's centennial are attached.

letter, 21/10/1938, Peter H Buck, director Bernice R. Bishop Museum to H D Skinner, Permission to reproduce line drawings of pounders. Mentions that Skinners' D.Sc. Thesis has been received for comment.

letter, 08/04/1944, Basil Cotterill to H D Skinner, Marked 'Private file.' Regarding possibility of borrowing a car following loss of own car in an accident.

letter, 02/03/1938, Clifford Collins to H D Skinner, Thank you for very interesting drive and tour of Dunedin. Reflects that small conference was rewarding, and enjoyed seeing the library.

letter, 16/03/1944, Curator Nelson Museum to H D Skinner, Thank you for letter of 6 March and for generous exchange which has arrived in perfect order. Would like to visit Dunedin and the museum.

letter, 07/12/1937, R.S. Duff to H D Skinner, Duff apologises for late reply and reports he has been unwell since his return from Samoa. Will begin work at Canterbury Museum on 1 February. Would like to visit Otago Museum. Notes success of Otago Museum and Otago's methods of registration, classification and display of Maori and Pacific Island collections. Mentions the Willi Fels Wing and Mr. Falla.

letter, 14/10/1937, R. S. Duff, Mulinu'u to H D Skinner, Reports on offer of job appointment to Canterbury museum and will resign from current role. Would like to "understudy" Skinner to learn more.