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letter, 28/06/1938, H Searle,Rector, Nelson College to H D Skinner, Thanks for Gift for the Scriptorium from the Polynesian Society. The Council o Governors has decided to accept the Government architect's plans for the new building.

letter, 25/10/1938, H Searle,Rector, Nelson College to H D Skinner, Council approved book stack. Reg Dawson of Dunedin may do the job. Measles epidemic with 300 boys away at once and 3 masters. Newsletter of the old boy's association and notes on the library

letter, 16/07/1938, Statens Etnografiska Museum, Stockholm to H D Skinner, Thanks for papers from the Polynesian Journal. My book on the Sparrman collection is delayed by Typographer strike

letter, 18/05/1944, G L Adkin, Levin to H D Skinner, My work including Maori place names remains unpublished due to Mr Andersen's influence on the council.

letter, 19/06/1944, O Ferens, Dunedin RSA to H D Skinner, A committee was set up to develop a War Museum or Collection of War Souvenirs. Would you join it please

letter, C J Mindham, San Francisco to H D Skinner, Thank you for your and Dick's hospitality during my recent visit

letter, 31/05/1944, W Oliver Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, I return Adkin's letter. Agreed that place names should be printed with a capital letter for each word.

letter, 18/02/1944, G L Adkin, Levin to H D Skinner, A 6 page letter setting out the case for using capital letters for each word in place names and expressing frustration with Andersen's unjustifiable position and his editing of submitted material.

letter, 26/05/1944, Mary and Emily Richmond, Wellington to H D Skinner, Thanks for your appreciation of our gift of Vol II of the Richmond - Atkinson letters to the Hocken. Thrilled Norman Richmond has handed over his collection of J C Richmond's pictures

letter, 08/07/1943, Capt. Angus Ross, 23 NZ Bn to H D Skinner, Called at the Graeco-Roman Museum at Leptis Magna, the Rockfeller Palestine Archaeological Museum in Jerusalem. The Tunisian campaign was a great success.

letter, 30/03/1944, R K Macfie, Whitcombe & Tombs to H D Skinner, Could we order your text books for 1945 immediately and are there any alterations?

letter, 24/08/1944, Alice Woodhouse, Alexasnder Turnbull Library to H D Skinner, Could we have an extract of your supplementary paper from Vol 45 of Maori amulets is stone bone and shell so they can be bound together

letter, 25/06/1944, F/O H M Jennings, RNZAF Ottawa to H D Skinner, At Watertan Lakes met Mrs Kemmis and saw her collection of original Indian pieces. Small basalt adze well polished 6"x 2" x 1/2" from the site called Buffalo Jump where buffalo were stampeded off a cliff to their death

letter, 27/03/1944, L.H Trenn. Mangaia, Cook Islands to H D Skinner, Thanks for gift of book to 15 month old daughter. Comments about the progress of the war especially re the Japanese in the Pacific.

letter, 09/10/1943, L.H Trenn. Mangaia, Cook Islands to H D Skinner, Response to queries about a coconut wood weapon (korare); amd maro (clothing ?). Also thanks for book and various personal comments.

letter, 06/05/1944, Thomson, Otago Art Society to H D Skinner, Regarding proposed exhibition in the Hocken Wing.

letter, 31/10/1937, Dr R M S Taylor to H D Skinner, Referring to unsuccessful application for Canterbury Museum position. Asking advice about suitable American museums for further study.

letter, 08/11/1937, Dr R M S Taylor to H D Skinner, Refers to unsuccessful Canterbury application. Suggests approaching Dominion Museum for possible anthropology position and recommends American museums.

letter, 03/05/1944, David Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Encloses a letter from Mr Rolston detailing his work on the pa in Lake Horowhenua. Refers in confidence to letter from Hornsey reporting that Griffiths had offered to sell his collection to Christchurch. Reports that Sorenson is in the Kermadecs.

Letter, 03/09/1937, W R B Oliver, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, I have measured 250 bones taken from Otago middens and classified them into 13 species and include the number found. Note the larger bones are best preserved so may not represent the prevalence of moa type in each area. Chart of prevalence included