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letter, 31/08/1928, Margaret Mead (American Museum of Natural History) to H D Skinner, Advises Dr Goddard has died. Advises she is going to the North Island. Encloses copy of guide leaflet, apologises that it says "the Maoris," a phrase she knows Skinner will hate.

letter, 01/11/1928, AT Pycroft (Auckland Museum) to H D Skinner, Lists papers that will be discussed at the Anthropology and History section of the Congress, including one of Skinner's.

letter, 03/12/1928, AT Pycroft (Auckland Museum) to H D Skinner, Advises Skinner's paper on Taranaki carvings will be given during the Congress. Hopes Skinner also gives paper on classification of Maori cutting implements.

letter, 21/11/1928, Johannes B. Andersen to H D Skinner, Thanks for Allan's proofs. Advises have been sent to printer, and has send Allan a galley pull.

letter, 24/11/1928 to H D Skinner, Thanks for gift of Moriori adzes, sperm whale tooth, shells from Central Polynesia. Asks for more information about the items.

letter, 19/11/1928, Chris Auton to H D Skinner, Advises sending items from Chatham Islands to Skinner, including tooth, shells.

letter, 13/09/1928, Miss Harris (American Anthropologist) to H D Skinner, Asks Skinner to review Harry G. Beasley's "Fish Hooks".

letter, 09/06/1928, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, Update on the showcases that Auckland Museum is contemplating selling. Advises Eldson Best turned down position of President of Anthropological Section due to poor health. Invites Skinner to be President instead.

letter, 20/10/1928, Miss Harris (American Anthropologist) to H D Skinner, Forwarding review copy of Harry G. Beasley's "Fish Hooks"

letter, 29/09/1928, Johannes B. Andersen (Polynesian Society) to H D Skinner, Advises obituary is being submitted to Mr Best

letter, 16/01/1928, Edgar C. Baldock to H D Skinner, Letter from university student eager to study anthropology, asks Skinner for advice about studying anthropology.

letter, 23/05/1928, E H Bryan Jr, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Would like to pick his own items for exchange - more interested in central and eastern Polynesian than Maori. Mr Emory to visit to arrange.

letter, 05/01/1928, Brenda Bell Shag Valley Station Palmerston to H D Skinner, Asking if Kroeber's Anthropology, St Johnston's The Islander of the Pacific and Malinowski's The Argonauts of the Pacific are procurable.

letter, 06/08/1928, Gordon Bogle to H D Skinner, Thanking him for the 10 shillings

letter, 18/01/1928, Herbert E Gregory, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Offering assistance on his publication on Polynesian adzes, and reimbursing field expenses etc.,

letter, 21/04/1928, R E Blakely, Manufacturers' Representative and Indentor to H D Skinner, Seeking information on the style of tools used in the Maori Meeting House at the Wembley Exhibition

letter, 24/08/1928, Dora H deB to H D Skinner, Reporting the delivery of Vol 1 of De Kramer to N Z Office, family pleasantries

letter, 21/05/1928, S M Jones, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, He will refer his letter to Mr Gregory on his return home

letter, 22/06/1928, H R H Blaneavis, Board of Maori Ethnological Research to H D Skinner, Enclosing a copy of a letter from Edward Harding via Sir Apriana Ngata expressing interest in skeletons he has seen in caves in Kaipara Heads which are missing their jawbones and asking if this is Maori cultural practice, also swamp drains - possibly pre-historic?

letter, 28/05/1928, H Beattie to H D Skinner, Asking if he wants the M S S written up or sent to him