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Letter, 02/11/1925, Boys high School Napier to H D Skinner, Would you judge essay competition about food dress and social life of Polynesians

Letter, 23/11/1925, Boys high School Napier to H D Skinner, Thanks for judging and comments

Letter, 15/08/1925, Frederick R Chapman to H D Skinner, Describing travels in the U.K. to Marlboro, Chippenham, Exeter, Worcester, and visit to Exeter Museum and comments on some Maori artefacts there. Comments on flint finds

Letter, 12/07/1925, Frederick R Chapman to H D Skinner, Detailing purchases of Maori artefacts from dealers. One a heitiki being posted by mail, a taiaha being carried by her daughter to Melbourne or Sydney for collection. Description of other artefacts being offered by dealers, and the reason for declining Visit to British Museum to view Maori artefacts, newspaper cuttings detailing a case commenting on statutory crime

Letter, 27/07/1924, Frederick R Chapman to H D Skinner, Discussing some bone pendants having a place in a collection. Discussing his portrait and whether he should wear his wig. Discussion re his election to the Phil.Trust? And that in his opinion President Fels is a fine fellow and it was originally his recommendation for him to join the O.Trust? Other observations which were mainly illegible.

Letter, 01/12/1924, Frederick R Chapman to H D Skinner, Describing an Egyptian sling he purchased fro a peasant girl. Thoughts that it is the may represent a Numibian sling used by the Hebrews

Letter, 09/02/1924, J B Condliffe (Canterbury College, Christchurch) to H D Skinner, Missed discussing Hocken Library with Skinner on his Dunedin visit. Asking for Hocken catalogues, and looking to talk with him on his next visit re the library and anthropology.

Letter, 22/02/1924, Condliffe to H D Skinner, Sorry to miss him on his Dunedin visit. Will post catalogues as requested.

Letter, 27/02/1924, J B Condliffe (Canterbury College, Christchurch to H D Skinner, Anticipates a further visit to Dunedin. Encloses a letter from F.H. Hawkins, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. This letter enquires about observations Skinner may be aware of regarding the results of race mixing from a eugenics standpoint between New Zealanders and Maori. Condliffe also comments on pronouncements his Chancellor has made on economic and sociological problems.

Letter, 19/03/2024, G Archey (Canterbury Museum) to H D Skinner, Enquires about Memoirs, Occasional Papers, and Miscellaneous Publications, all from the Bishop Museum; also about the Bulletin.

Letter, 24/03/1924, Dr Chas Chilton (Canterbury College) to H D Skinner, Advises he has a batten sent from Miss Shand in the Chathams for Skinner. The parcel brought by Mr Skey, also included varied correspondence.

Letter, 30/04/1924, R Speight (Canterbury Museum) to H D Skinner, Advises he is an ordinary bronze Celt and one example of the socketed form. He requests more of the Shag Point material. Mentions the Monk's Cave material.

Letter, 27/07/1924, Zenia Coffey (Te Whakuru) to H D Skinner, Advises will send a seahorse and some oysters. Offers some flint. Mentions a number of songs learnt.

Letter, 19/08/1924, R.S. Canterbury Museum) to H D Skinner, Advises arranging for a grant for publication,, and for Martin do the drawing of the originals.

Letter, 03/11/1924, H.C. Campbell Ltd. to H D Skinner, Forwards a gift he received from the widow of the late Charles Darling, to be retained by the Museum.

Letter, 18/11/1924, J.W. Campbell to H D Skinner, Enquiry about the whereabouts of the index of Volume 1 of Mr Collins' Examiner. Mr Odea of Hawera is intending to index vols 2 & 3. and we expressed surprise that H.D. Skinner had no record of Vol. 1.

Letter, 23/11/1924, Assistant Curator, (Otago Museum) to H D Skinner, Acknowledges receipt of snuff-box and letter to Dr Benham.

Letter, 10/01/1925, Reg Caulton (Mutu) to H D Skinner, Declining to pass on Bird Spars (?) to Museum as already promised to his sons.

Letter, 30/01/1925, W.J. Carlisle (Christchurch) to H D Skinner, Advises forwarding blubber knives.

Letter, 09/02/1925, W.J. Carlisle (Christchurch) to H D Skinner, Advises forwarding Fijian articles. List of names and addresses on back - possibly unrelated