New Acquisitions

Letter, 28/04/1925, A B Gilmour to H D Skinner, Regarding curio collection of J H Burnet and their purchase by Wanganui Museum. The Harpers' collection will not be disposed of in the near future.

Letter, 10/07/1924, Rudolph Haruster? to H D Skinner, Offering for sale Magdalenian flint implements for ten pounds. Includes drawings of similar flints

Letter, Rudolph Haruster? to H D Skinner, Offering for sale Magdalenian flint implements for ten pounds. Includes drawings of similar flints

Letter, 19/02/1924, Karl M Hiersemann to H D Skinner, Advising despatch of 4 packages of zoological/anthropological/ethnographic volumes from Leipzig

Letter, 02/03/1924, unsigned (Skinner?) to H D Skinner, Exchange of pleasantries. Giving him a copy of his memoir 'The Morioris'. Asking him to submit a copy to Sir Geoffrey Butler. Expressing disappointment at the final version

Letter, 17/03/1924, A C Haddon to H D Skinner, Expressing regret the Board of Research Studies has refused his thesis being presented for the B A Degree. Sending a request to the Registrar(Dr J N Keynes) for a Special Grace. Commenting that his book on the Chatham Islands looks magnificent Exchange of pleasantries

Letter, 31/03/1924, E E Harper to H D Skinner, Sending two fish hooks and two ornaments given to him in Gisborne will bring an adze with him on his next visit

Letter, 28/04/1924, Assistant Curator to H D Skinner, Thanking her for Maori articles from Gisborne

Letter, 23/07/1924, Librarian to H D Skinner, With thanks for a Lindauer painting in memory of Ninian Hyslop, killed in action in Mesopotamia in 1917

Letter, 26/04/1924, George Fenwick, N.Z. Associated Press to H D Skinner, Acknowledging receipt of J Hyslop's letter which details the Hyslop family's intention to gift two Lindauer paintings, one to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery and one to the Hocken Library, in memory of Ninian Steel Hyslop, killed in action in Mesopotamia in 1917.

Letter, E.M. Hocken to H D Skinner, Advising he has found not only a photo of Mr Hocken, but one of himself taken in the drawing room by Mr Hamilton.

Letter, 05/05/1924, Hocken Library Committee to H D Skinner, Report of Meeting of the Hocken Library Committee held on 05/05/1924