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Letter, 11/01/1902, Bashford Dean, Columbia University to Professor W B Benham, Enquiry about obtaining specimens of Chimaeroids and Cyclostomes. He is happy to arrange an exchhange.

Letter, 08/05/1902, Bashford Dean, Columbia University to Professor W B Benham, Will be happy to receive specimens and will arrange an exchange including Japanese glass sponges.

Letter, 06/11/1902, Bashford Dean, Columbia University to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for Lamprey specimens and for Callorhynchus. He is sending Renilla, five glass sponges (Hyalomena pertum,refexum, sieboldii, Euplectella impervalis, Erete schmidtil, Japan, /rimulus polyphemus, Chimaera calliei, and Home stouti,( California.

Letter, 13/10/1901, W W Smith to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for copies of paper on NZ earthworms. Discusses Diporochaeta intermedia and Octochaetus.

Letter, 27/07/1901, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for paper on Lepidonotus giganteus. Apologies for not collecting annelids yet. Requests shells from Dunedin area, especially Phrixgnathus titania.

Letter, 23/07/1901, W W Smith to Professor W B Benham, Apologies for not sending Acanthodrili yet.

Letter, 13/06/1901, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for favour sent. Awaits requested names. Will try to get more annelids for Benham.

Letter, 21/05/1901, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Forwards annelids. Discusses collection process and expenses. Able to get more from Prof. Ehlers. Requests Benham sends names of desired specimens.

Letter, 05/02/1901, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Regarding financial arrangements for Suter to collect annelids.

Letter, 26/12/1901, R Henry, Pigeon Island to Professor W B Benham, Updates on seasonal conditions of flora and fauna of Pigeon Island.

Letter, 13/05/1901 ?, S F Harmer, University of Cambridge to Professor W B Benham, Requests Cogia breviceps specimen if Benham should happen to acquire one.

Letter, 23/10/1901, S F Harmer, University of Cambridge to Professor W B Benham, Sends cheque for £30 for Cogia skeleton described by Benham in PZS 1901 (II) p. 107.

Letter, 03/01/1901, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for favour sent. Glad Hutton sent Benham the annelids that were returned by Prof Ehlers. Thanks for information on crystalline style in Mytilus. Suggests contacting Mr. Cheeseman to arrange collection of more annelids.

Letter, 28/08/1903, Joshua Rutland, Pelorus Valley to Professor W B Benham, Sends worm specimens collected at Pelorus Valley by Mr McMahon. McMahon would like the names and might be able to collect others.

Letter, 02/05/1901, R C Punnett to Professor W B Benham, Requests New Zealand nemerteans and notes on live appearance, especially Lineidae.

Letter, 27/10/1901, R C Punnett to Professor W B Benham, Nemerteans arrived and most will probably be new species. Requests number of specific details if Benham is collecting nemerteans in future.

Letter, 07/06/1907, William Mullin to Professor W B Benham, Explains the origin of Lepidonotus specimens sent earlier.

Letter, 18/05/1908, Professor Leudelfeld to Professor W B Benham, Proposing an exchange of specimens, (Phyllospongia?) for sponges.

Letter, 08/03/1901, Georg Krause, Hirschberg to Professor W B Benham, Script not in English

Letter, 11/09/1901, Georg Krause, Hirschberg to Professor W B Benham, Script not in English