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Letter, 22/03/1937, Director, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, Mass. USA to H D Skinner, When Mr Barbour returns he will take up the suggested exchanges.

Letter, 03/01/1937, F S Batchelor to H D Skinner, Re picture shown to you by the Director of the Lady Lever Art Gallery. As an unknown artist it is probably not acceptable

Letter, 10/05/1937, Harry G Beasley, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, Chislehurst to H D Skinner, Mentions an outstanding feather box, and god stick,and a tiki and an old mat with a tarnice border. Suggests visiting Professor Beyer of Manilla University for information of the associate stone adze culture that spread from S.W. Chiina.

Letter, 30/08/1937, Beasley to H D Skinner, Agrees the origin of the B.M.s reel-shaped whale ivory beads may be erroneous. Mentions acquisitions from the N.W. coast of America. Also a good series from Melanesia collected about 1900 from the first commander of the Southern Cross. Included a Maro Saro from the Banks and a "Vele" outfit from Guadacanar-.

Letter, 08/09/1937, Beasley to H D Skinner, Request for a photo and measurement of an outsized wood figure from the Santa Cruz Group of Melanesia

Letter, 02/09/1937, Brenda Bell, Mid-Otago Federation of Womens' Institutes to H D Skinner, Request for a visit to the Museum by a group of women from thee Institutes.

Letter, 15/09/1937, Brenda Bell, Mid-Otago Federation of Womens' Institutes to H D Skinner, Thank you for talk on recent visit.

Letter, 08/07/1937, W.B. Breckaur ? to H D Skinner, Discussion membership of Otago Institute and Royal Society of New Zealand.

Letter, 04/07/1937, Lady Boyd-Dawkins to Captain Skinner, I was attending the British Speleological Association. I visited Mr and Mrs Cannington joint curators of the Devizes Museum They will provide a contribution, W Sayce of Manchester Museum is a friend and I will approach him for help, so is W Balch at Wells. This an opportunity for Beatson Blair to put his vast collection to good use.

Letter, 16/02/1937, Colonel C B Brereton, Nelson to H D Skinner, Suggestions for displaying the tobacco plant, I have a permit from customs for up to 5 pounds of tobacco.

Letter, 05/03/1937, Colonel C B Brereton, Nelson to H D Skinner, The exchange exhibit from Wanganui arrived in good order. Mr Knapp will write it up

Letter, 20/04/1937, Director Tasmanian Museum to H D Skinner, We will send the head of Truganini in exchange for Maori material

Letter, 08/12/1936, V F Fisher, Auckland Instute and Museum to H D Skinner, Congratulations on appointment as Curator.

Letter, 15/07/1937, Adrian Digly, British Museum to H D Skinner, Captain Joyce asked me to thank you for the fishhook points etc. sent in exchange for bronze age material

Letter, 12/03/1937, Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities British Museum to H D Skinner, Sorry so many parts were missing but we can not find any of them

Letter, 03/03/1937, R A S Browne, Morrinsville to H D Skinner, Years ago I sent Benham some mudfish. I have some more which I could send. Also Polynesian stone adzes and chisels could send you one or two. Also samples of subsoil with mica and quartz crystals

Letter, 26/08/1937, R A S Browne, Morrinsville to H D Skinner, Forwarding greenstone gouge found 8 miles from Tokanui. The tale of the castaways. Charlie made a few slips but it was much as I heard it in 1907. I cannot find anything outstanding in my lot. Follow on with ?Urea Greenstone, net weight, some spear or drill wooden points, and a few others. Notes re greenstone drill points, etc sent to the museum

Letter, 30/08/1937, R A S Browne, Morrinsville to H D Skinner, Description of adzes with drawings from his area. Particularly interested in the hafting and the materials . Also discussion of "The Castaways" book.

Letter, 23/09/1937, R A S Browne, Morrinsville to H D Skinner, The letter describes a number of items which are being forwarded to the Museum. Included are a number of adzes and wooden items all found locally. Also discusses a net weight from Tokonui, Southland.

Letter, 24/09/1937, R A S Browne, Morrinsville to H D Skinner, Provides address of Mr Arthur Bodle, Farmer, Manurewa, Auckland.