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Letter, 19/12/1938, P J O'Brien to H D Skinner, I will be away when you are in Christchurch but Falla has offered to show you my work. I would be pleased to visit you in Dunedin when it suits.

Letter, 12/12/1938, C Gilray to H D Skinner, Enquiry reveals candidate attitude superiorss & public correct private means probably insufficient have effect suggested good man unable to see him.

Letter, 24/12/1938, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Your cable from Gilray received, please also let me have a copy of your letter to him as the meaning is unclear.

Letter, 31/12/1938, C Gilray to H D Skinner, I won't charge the university for the cable. We aren't going away this Summer as we will go to Britain for 8 months in March. We will be going through North America and returning via South Africa.

Letter, 10/11/1938, F G Gardiner Peake to H D Skinner, Application to the position of Keeper of Zoology, with three accompanying recommendation letters.

Letter, 08/01/1939, D Miller to H D Skinner, Dr Chrystal of Oxford has told me his high opinion of F G Peake who has applied to be Keeper of Zoology.

Letter, 11/01/1939, unsigned (museum staff) to H D Skinner, The enclosed letter refering to F G Peake, who has applied as Keeper of Zoology, arrived yesterday.

Letter, 07/06/1938, D Knapp to H D Skinner, Thanks for your benefactories, the drawings of Mattson's finds are interesting. The Carnegie exchange has arrived from Wanganui, consisting on bone material showing manufacture processes.

Letter, ?/6/38, T H Kelsey, London to H D Skinner, Request for information regarding a position as modeller possibly at the Medical School.

Letter, 05/09/1938, W J Keen, Mapui to H D Skinner, An offer to sell two of the carved Maori figures previously offered as a set of four in 1932. An estimated value of 300 pounds.

Letter, 26/01/1939, T H Kelsey, London to H D Skinner, Acknowledgement of letter of 16/12/38, thanks for suggestions of work opportunities but decision to stay London-based.

Letter, 18/12/1937, J Kilgour, Romahapa to H D Skinner, Thanks for school visit to the Museum.

Letter, 09/12/1938, J Kilgour, Romahapa to H D Skinner, Advising of a likely school visit on 13th December.

Letter, 17/02/1938, D V Knapp, Nelson to H D Skinner, Requesting delivery of adze omitted from recent consignment sent. Not prepared to part with the unique red spinner-shank. Request for help inobtaining implements of bone or wood.

Letter, 07/04/1938, D V Knapp to H D Skinner, Thanks for collection of bone? Prints in exchange for the B J Knife. Discussion about the place of duplicates in his collection and of adding to it.

Letter, 29/04/1938, D V Knapp, Nelson to H D Skinner, Thanks for exchange pieces; sending five New Hebrides adzes. Request for a one-piece bone fish-hook and for information on wood preservation. Reference to the dog-skin mat obtained by Skinner senior at Parihaka in 1885 and currently on display at the local Museum.

Letter, 06/05/1938, D V Knapp to H D Skinner, Confirming the New Hebrides adzes from Pentecost Island collected by Mr Frank Filmore. Catalogue numbers for duplicates supplied.

Letter, 20/05/1938, D V Knapp to H D Skinner, Acknowledges shipment of duplicates to Skinner and awaits fishhook shipment in turn. Requests rough sketches of West Coast woodwork tools, recently donated to Otago Museum by Mr Mettam.

Letter, 30/11/1938, D V Knapp to H D Skinner, Encloses drawing of whalebone piece gifted to Institute Museum by Mr Pattle of Whakatane (possibly axe handle). Requests copy of Skinner's paper on Maori adzes in Otago Museum. Mentions acquiring whalebone patu found at Pohara, and several adzes from Takaka and Pakawau.

Letter, 24/10/1938, A N Knopp to H D Skinner, Lists experience and previous employers in the fields of restoration and replica production.