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letter, 22/10/1930, The Manager, Burns Philp Ltd., Suva, Fiji to H D Skinner, 5 Packages specimens per "Tofua"

letter, 20/02/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Reporting on unpacking of Maori material sent by Otago Museum. Requests information on unlabelled specimens

letter, 07/03/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Reports on Micronesian fish hooks at the Old Curiosity Shop on Haight Street, cataloguing of Maori material and remodelling of Pacific Room.

letter, 12/04/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Lists number details for adze helve and four greenstone pendants from Ohaeawai collection. Suggests exchange of Egyptian and West Pacific materials.

letter, 06/08/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Requests Skinner's ideas (a list) of 'most satisfactory works on Oceanian material culture, especially Fijian.'

letter, 15/08/1930, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Regarding discussion with Kroeber about exchange of Melanesian material for Egyptian material. Regrets unable to part with items from their Egyptian collection.

letter, 02/04/1930, G.B. Cosgrove, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University to H D Skinner, Describes hearing Commander Byrd's voice on radio from Dunedin and thinking about Skinner. Reports on Mimbres ruin and cave work.

letter, 26/10/1930, ? Chapman, Eccleston Hill, Wellington to H D Skinner, Re sending Maori axe and discusses use of obsidian for starting fires. Notes line of minute fractures, suggesting striking of the obsidian.

letter, 26/09/1930, R. H. Christie, The Hospital, New Plymouth to H D Skinner, Regarding half of stone tiki dug up at Puketapu and requesting pictures of Maori carvings.

letter, 03/03/1930, W S Dale Disraeli St Mt Albert to H D Skinner, Have done M A in Maori education Have done field work including living native. Is this enough?

letter, 13/03/1930, W S Dale Disraeli St Mt Albert to H D Skinner, Thanks for advise. Do you give your students written material and could I have them?

letter, 22/07/1930, W S Dale Disraeli St Mt Albert to H D Skinner, Swamp Pas on Mt Camel in danger of being destroyed by Mt. Camel Gum Company Main pa is quite intact

letter, 02/10/1939, Dora de Beer (Sydney) to H D Skinner, Description of new Auckland museum contents and displays esp pacific section

letter, 23/10/1930, L F deBerry Christchurch West High to H D Skinner, Asked Kelsey for 4 photos of his model. Not arrived yet

letter, 02/08/1930, G Wormsted ? New Plymouth hospital to H D Skinner, Sending you a finely worked specimen found by our dispenser at Puketapu Bell block Please return

letter, 17/01/1930, Roland B Dixon Harvard to H D Skinner, New energetic Museum Director here. Went to Manila to get Library of Phlippinana

letter, 09/01/1930, Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Packed and sending 2 articles from McKenna's sale

letter, 13/01/1930, Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Sending McKenna's catalogue with prices marked

letter, 11/02/1930, Director Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, forwarding double faced sinker used to bring good luck. We acquired War canoe "Teremoa" from Wanganui

letter, 27/05/1930, Oliver, Dir Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for New Guinea club with double spiral carving