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letter, 14/03/1928, Emory, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Acknowledge draft adze terminology, Buck has material from Samoa, Marquesan material.
letter, 23/10/1928, Emory, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Margaret Mead present, Buck leaving for Rarotonga, Nihoa-Necker report.
letter, 07/11/1928, E.P.?Ellison to H D Skinner, Re American Indian and influence to Polynesia, two stone implements from Cooks?
letter, 17/12/1928, Emory, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Discussion various papers on Nihoa-Necker, Dr Shapiro re Society Islands and development of marae, Maori - Chatham Is art in Tahiti. Study by EH Giglioli of object collected on Cooks 3rd voyage. Again (see 67) prices being paid for material.
letter, 15/11/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Mackie of Olakelio? has greenstone mere, poss future donation. Maori stone ?, "Rauia" found 1912 on Olakeho river to go to museum.
letter, 25/11/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Gift of 3 Moriori adze and one whale bone pendant. Purchase of Easter Is figure.
letter, 20/11/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Value / cost of material. Detail re pendant and concern safe packing.
letter, 29/04/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Price of adze from ? Blueskin.
letter, 05/05/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Value of material. Auckland museum offering less, acquiring material as gift.
letter, 06/05/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Visit to the Auckland museum, details and cost of building.
letter, 18/05/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Fundraising and museum details. Further gifts and offers to purchase from Beuhaur? re greenstone adze. Easter Is figures,
letter, 08/05/1928, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Shown Tiki by Mr Archie, greenstone adze Mr Vaile. Noted enclosed [missing - assume entry 80] list of collection of Mr Frasers of Whangarei.
letter, 04/05/1928 to H D Skinner, Notes re Mr Frasers collection, greenstone mere, adze, old tiki, taiaha, fighting staff, sinkers, feather box and implements "of all description"
letter, 18/10/1928, H.J. Fletcher to H D Skinner, Re Ngata's letter and different view of the prow. Re the Index of Maori names and variation of spelling.
letter, 05/11/1928, H.J. Fletcher to H D Skinner, Index of Maori names and response to criticism from Ngata.
letter, 17/05/1928, H.J. Fletcher to H D Skinner, Comments re Index of Maori names
letter, 19/07/1928, G.A. Fraser to H D Skinner, Re lecture in Christchurch for ?? School for Maori girls. Proceeds to build chapel "decorated in Maori style".
letter, 08/09/1928, G.A. Fraser to H D Skinner, Thanks for lecture
letter, 09/02/1928, O L Southwaite, Curator, Guildhall Museum, London to H D Skinner, Informing of gifts to be sent from Guildhall Museum - refers to list of duplicates
letter, 09/02/1928, Southwaite - Librarian/Curator Guildhall Museum, London to H D Skinner, List of duplicate items from the Guildhall Museum to be presented to the Otago University Museum