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Letter, 26/01/1938, W.J. Phillips, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Discusses carved Maori stick sent by Skinner. Reflects on spirals and other aspects of the carving and on different interpretations of Maori art.

Letter, 10/02/1938, W. Oliver, Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Reports that Skinner's Carnegie Exchange exhibit has arrived and that it is a "splendid display."

Letter, 10/02/1938, W. Oliver, Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Regarding exchange of ethnological material. Agrees to accept Polynesian material in exchange for Maori material.

Letter, 14/02/1938, Dr W R B Oliver, Director Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Request for information regarding the Maori War Canoe in Blenheim

Letter, 18/03/1938, W J Phillipps Acting-Director Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Request to transfer Fulton Collection of Beetles to Dominion Museum

Letter, 24/02/1937 (8), Dr W R B Oliver, Director Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Discussion of Wardlaw case, resolving not to reply to letters of allegation from Wardlaw, concern that the good names of the museums should not be brought into disrepute, expectations that Wardlaw is unlikely to mount further prosecutions and hopes that he will leave the country.

Letter, 18/03/1938, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum, Wellington to H D Skinner, Schedule of nation-wide Carnegie Corporation exchange exhibits and reports requested on receipt and condition of the exhibits.

Letter, 28/03/1938, W K Phillipps Acting-Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Acknowledges the interest in the possibility of transfer to Otago Museum of Mr Clark's insect collection.

Letter, 05/04/1938, H D Skinner to H D Skinner, Confirmation of a long loan of collection. Request for items from the Bollens collection for the school loan collection: a small adze handle and Maori hook made of shell.

Letter, 07/04/1938, Acting Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for sending Fulton Collection of Beetles. Promise to make available the adze handle and shell hook from the Bollon collection as requested.

Letter, 19/05/1938, W J Phillipps Acting-Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Notice to Museums participating in Exchange Exhibit Scheme of changes to original schedule (18/3/38).

Letter, 20/05/1938, Acting-Director Dominion Museum. to H D Skinner, Confirmation of despatch of the Nelson Loan Collection. Comments about the collection.?? Reference to a request from Mr Harry Beasley, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum. Kent for a photograph of the Sinnet Temple Bure ?? And suggests a phototgraph of the one held at the Dominion Museum be sent. A request for a confirmation of the arrival of the Fulton collection of insects; concern about the lack of information regarding the movements of the Notornis; request for shell fish hook and and and adze helve. Thanks regarding trouble taken over Blenheim canoe.

Letter, 08/06/1938, Acting-Director Dominion Museum. to H D Skinner, Confirmation of arrival and exhibition of Wanganui Museum's Exhibit of canoe bailers.

Letter, 09/06/1928, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Have sent Takahe to Auckland museum

Letter, 14/06/1938, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for offer of carving from the Hutt Valley. Would need to see it first. Interested in acquiring it as an exchange item.

Letter, 04/08/1938, J T Salmon to H D Skinner, Wanganui loan has been received.

Letter, 08/08/1938, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Can not make decision on start of loan exhibit, will have to wait for Dr Oliver's return.

Letter, 16/08/1938, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Sending prints of the Otago Loan Collection.

Letter, 09/09/1938, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Request Mr Gibson supervise the install of Phar Lap, rather than assist, as staff taxidermist, Mr Lindsay, does not have expertise.

Letter, 23/09/1938, W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Permission given for Mr Gibson to go to Wellington. Discussion of pou-tokomanawa from meeting house that stood on Peter Speedy's property at Belmont, Hutt. Base has "Te Kooei" carved across it. Little interest here, sending as a gift to Wellington.