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letter, 16/08/1937, Dr. Dale, English Public Schools Club, Auckland to H D Skinner, Returning Dixon's paper with thanks.

letter, 04/07/1937, Dr. Dale, English Public Schools Club, Auckland to H D Skinner, Apologises for not returning Dixon's paper, but has been unwell.

letter, 26/03/1937, W.S. Dale, English Public Schools Club, Auckland to H D Skinner, Thank you very much for loan of Dixon's article. Will "take great care of it."

letter, 15/09/1937, Mr Dart to H D Skinner, Old Boys Association scheme OBA [Nelson], finances and fundraising for building projects. Comments on others involved and work he has done to date.

letter, 12/10/1937, Oliver Duff to H D Skinner, "Roger has been selected" , definitive but not yet official.

letter, 14/09/1937, Oliver Duff to H D Skinner, Thanks for generous reference. Roger hopes to get the job.

letter, 15/09/1937, RA Duff to H D Skinner, Enquiry about best way to improve chances of being appointed to a vacant position at Canterbury College.

letter, 02/09/1937, Oliver Duff to H D Skinner, Request for a reference For Roger Duff in relation to an ethnological assistant position at Christchurch Museum.

letter, 25/08/1938, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Information on his papers dealing with Maori carving.

letter, 28/10/1938, Duff to H D Skinner, Request for support for the current anthropology syllabus in view of Ernst Beaglehole's view which he will probably express at a lecture at Canterbury College.

letter, 11/05/1938, W J Durrad, The Vicarage, Khandallah to H D Skinner, Thanks for the loan of Firth's book, with comments about missionary work.

letter, 19/02/1938, Kenneth Emory to H D Skinner, Update on the Polynesian hall exhibit in Hawaii, focus on studies on Mauna Kea and the Hawaiian culture, as well material from Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. Reference to Mac Gregor who is working on the archaeology on the Phoenix Islands.

letter, 06/07/1937, Kenneth Emory to H D Skinner, Related to the Skinners lecture in Sweden where Muriel Olsen ( a friend of Kenneth's wife) was present. Update on the survey from Mangareva and the material culture of the Tuamotus. Work being done to bring all the evidence together for a future exhibit.

letter, 07/07/1937, Victoria University College Buildings, Wellington, NZ to H D Skinner, Informing Skinner that the position of the 'Third Member' business while be offered to Professor Elkin, as he is recognised as a ethnologist.

letter, 26/05/1937, R.F.Fortune to H D Skinner, Giving thanks for the arrows with their names being sent to the Lingnan Universty in China, by Skinner. And update the the textile drawings will be sent after Miss Daff returns. Assures the recognition of Otago Museum and Mis Daff will be made known.

letter, 11/01/1938, Allan G. B. Fisher to H D Skinner, Moving to London from Australia, discussion on living away from munition factories. Also details Fisher's Meditterranean cruise with his family, and his new work on Toynbee's economics.

letter, 27/07/1937, R. A. Falla to H D Skinner, The bearer is N. Lothian from Melbourne Botanical Gardens staff, he would appreciate your advice in herbarium material and botanical field interests in your area.

letter, 01/04/1938, W & G Foyle, Booksellers to H D Skinner, Advertisment for Hutchinson's Pictorial Encyclopedia at half-price

letter, 10/02/1943, F. G. Gibbs to H D Skinner, The long delay in dealing with the exchange of exhibits is due to issues in the personal life of the Secretary of the Nelson Institute.

letter, 03/05/2024, F. G. Gibbs to H D Skinner, Gibbs has upcoming talk on 'Early Man' and would like Skinner to lend him some flint tools & to return the article on the Pluvial Theory of the Ice Ages.