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Letter, 18/03/1937, J. M. James to H D Skinner, Regarding possibility of being employed at the museum as a taxidermist or ornithologist. Outlines their experience including taxidermy, painting, sketching and photography.

Letter, 30/12/1937, Lucy M. Cranwell, Botanist, Auckland Institute and Museum. to H D Skinner, Regarding Mr. Lockerbie's letter. Discusses pollen analytical methods and refers to a paper in Swedish about the discovery of a Bronze Age mantel in a peat bog.

Letter, 05/04/1937, Margaret Catherwood, 21 Claremont Street, Dunottar, Dunedin to H D Skinner, Presents ideas for staffing / management of office and finance matters as the museum expands/ becomes a separate entity from the University. Also refers to the work of the Otago Branch.

Letter, 17/12/1915, A Eastwood to H D Skinner, Regarding the possibility of an exchange for Māori fish-hooks held at Eastwood's museum.

Letter, 03/05/1916, A Eastwood to H D Skinner?, Acknowledging the shipment of four Māori fish-hooks. Eastwood requests in turn New Hebridean implements.

Letter, 18/02/1915, J Bemain to H D Skinner, The Cairo young Men's Christian Association with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Zeitoun Camp, Egypt. Letter accompanying an antiquity from a tomb. Found buried with human bones. Intent to locate more burial sites and open them while in the area.

Letter, 28/03/1924, W.W.Thorpe to Skinner, Attached invoice for goods selected. Noted the services have an exchange value. Second page lists 29 items.

Letter, 04/03/1924, W.W.Thorpe to Skinner, Glad to receive the monolog on Moriori, the newspaper interview caused a stir. Have started to select pieces from Moore Street, will be sent to you on approval. Discussion about various items and buyers. Will visit Newtown store and look for suitable items. Settling down to work after the Dominion trip.

Letter, 13/09/1922, W O Oldman, London to H D Skinner, Larger Easter Island staff is sold will send the smaller one via Hallensteins. I bought a double flute for £72.

Letter, 03/10/1923, W W Thorpe, College Street to H D Skinner, Packed and sending your downtown collection. Also 3 crates for Dr. Haddon.. Another bowl turnrd up at Tost and Rohu with the coiled figure on the base. Mr Tyrell says you set aside objects at Tost and Rohu I have added to them some rare objects. Mr. Kenyon has asked me to collect for the Melbourn museum. Sending you the oval bowl, a malty pole club and a Karkar shield and the ones you selected. Large painted canoe paddles bows and arrows. for our museum. Trust you are Robustus superbus

Letter, 18/04/1921, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Statement for the Ethnology account

Letter, 27/04/1920, R Ritchie, New Brighton to H D Skinner, Curios have reached you at last. I can not reduce the price, the Patu and big adze are exceptionaly fine

Letter, 20/06/2020, J Edgar Parington, Beaconsfield to H D Skinner, Sorry I have no duplicate N, G, Spatulas. Bought water colour by ?Losbbei with feather cloak and helmet. (rest is family news) notes Wili Fels loss

Letter, 16/02/1921, W H Denton to H D Skinner, re estate George Denton. I have put aside the two articles you want. We have a lot more if you want to inspect and would sell at reasonable prices. The North Australian shield is 40/-

Letter, 03/03/1921, R Ritchie, New Brighton to H D Skinner, My collection was from the Chatham Islands so probably Moriori. There is a good Patu and a large adze, several smaller adzes a number of bone fishing hooks, whale tooth ornaments, little spears. View them when next in Christchurch

Letter, 06/03/1922, S P Allison to H D Skinner, The case of curios have been consigned to you.

Letter, 10/03/1921, E Hadfield, Dumbarton to H D Skinner, Offer to sell three strings of beads and a bracelet from the Loyalty Islands

Letter, 11/04/1921, R Ritchie, New Brighton to H D Skinner, Sending the curios tomorrow. The price will be £20.

Letter, 15/04/1921, W H Denton,Wellington to H D Skinner, One photograph of the pataka,which has been misplaced and can't be found.

Letter, 30/04/1921, W G Oldman, London to H D Skinner, Explanation for the prices of items.