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letter, 18/04/1931, Helen H. Roberts, Yale University to H D Skinner, Newsey letter about Yale. Mentioned are Mrs Max Cleghorn, Mrs McCurdy, Kenneth in Tahiti, Miss Blackwood, Dr Wissler, Mr Kennedy )who never got phonograph ?lost in transit), Paper on Copper Eskimo songs, Buck is to be here

letter, 06/10/1930, Helen H. Roberts, Yale University to H D Skinner, Newsey letter about Yale. Mentioned building projects, Yerkes, Dr Dodge, Miss Blackwood.

letter, 23/06/1932, G Kingsley Roth, Halifax to H D Skinner, Paper on Fire walking to be published. Have notes on Pottery making, bark cloth making. Different types of Fijian wooden bowls for Kava, food, oil, oil making and so on,

letter, 03/05/1923, G Kingsley Roth, Halifax to H D Skinner, Had letter from R W Paine mentioned you. I am district commissioner of Colo North among mountain tribes of whom A B Brewster wrote. Your small wooden with 4 legs is it round or oval

letter, 13/08/1931, Charles Tick Currelly, Ontario Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for 2 stone pendants

letter, 15/06/1931, Charles Tick Currelly, Ontario Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for advice about canoe head. McIlwraith will take it up

letter, 02/06/1931, T F McIlwraith, Ontario Museum to H D Skinner, Returned greenstone pendant

letter, 31/03/1931, Ethlyn M Greenaway, Ontario Museum to H D Skinner, Re return of greenstone pendant. Referred to McIlwraith

letter, 18/09/1930, Charles Tick Currelly, Ontario Museum to H D Skinner, Your suggestion of a figurehead from a war canoe most attractive. Send photo

letter, 30/11/1932, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, Not located big umete but will try to get it. Will get a figure for soup tureen bowl. Small Marquessan human bone tiki for 1000 francs

letter, 05/11/1932, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, Collection of Marquessan objects offered for sale

letter, 10/08/1932, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, Sending puna with Brasch for £30 Corrugated board of uncertain use. Broad sword like weapon called pirani used in Mangaia and Maupiti. Omori and walking stick £35 the lot

letter, 26/01/1932, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, Thanks for draft for £10/10/- realised 826 francs. Let me know about puna.

letter, 29/11/1931, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, Man who bought puna is hard up and will sell for £30. Stimson shifted to Nordy's stand in Taunoa. Paumote stuff will make him famous

letter, 08/10/1931, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, Your offer £25 for fish puna, sorry sold for more than £30. La Gardes holding out for $600 for the two things you want. 4 tikis sent via Tiara Tapere to Raro where A B Donald will forward please send 1000 francs. Objects of interest donated 2 Marquessan headdresses, a carved bone tiki, and S shaped ear ornament with porpoise teeth. From Tupuai a parani, an omori and another board 9" x 3' with corrugations

letter, 11/09/1931, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, 4 tiki ready to send. In process of liquidating Murnau Estate. Very fine Puna is collection, are you interested? Notes re who has moved where and working for whom.

letter, 16/07/1931, Samuel Russell, Papaiti to H D Skinner, Tiki on the way. No success to date negotiating with Rose Lagarde. Update on Nordhoff and Stimson.

letter, 03/03/1931, Norris , Registrar University Wellington to H D Skinner, Acknowledge correction of Calendar

letter, 26/05/1931, Sargood to H D Skinner, Request return of curios that were lent last year.

letter, 12/05/1930, A.M.B. St Vincent Harton? to H D Skinner, Easter Island, convinced found method of reading the script, enclosed drawing with English, French and Latin translation. Suggest script is ancient Phe Marsonic (Mesonic) science of Form.