New Acquisitions

Letter, 25/06/1924, G.H. Knibbs (Melbourne Insitiute of Science and Industry) to H D Skinner, Acknowledged receipt of a letter sent June 15th and request for bibliography for paper for J Polynesian Society

Letter, 06/11/1924, G.H. Knibbs (Melbourne Insitiute of Science and Industry) to H D Skinner, Thanks for receipt of reference requested above

Letter, 09/01/1925, Curator to H D Skinner, Request for permission to secure bird specimens from the Chatham Islands

Letter, 28/02/1925, none to H D Skinner, Notes on the finding and provenance of a Moriori club from the Chathams to be presented to the museum by Harry Hough.

Letter, 12/06/1925, J Hislop (Dept of Internal affairs) to H D Skinner, Permission to export objects.

Letter, Mr Knapp to H D Skinner, Attempt to persuade Mt Knapp to allow Otago museum to take his collection. Warns that Nelson museum (as with museums in many smaller towns) is not secure, and provides multiple reasons why Otago is preferable to the Dominion museum

Letter, 18/08/1925, Victoria Memorial Museum Canada D. Jenness to H D Skinner, Thanks for Moriori book. Plan to study Athapaecan tribe in British Columbia. Also tribes of Mackenzie valley and Alaskan indians. Plan to study Bering Strait remains if Soviets don't catch me. Sending rubbings of New Guinea carvings. I think a New Zealand body shape is developing and should be researched.

Letter, 23/10/1925, M C Isitt Remuera Auckland to H D Skinner, Offered specimens of Kauri Gum. Also unpolished greenstone. Too heavy to carry or post. Left in care of Miss Brooks 20 Elizabeth St Timaru.

Letter, 22/05/1925, Lauti Aruia. Brit. Solomon Islands Henry J Lyset to H D Skinner, Sent article on different ways nose and ears are punctured the markings of the face and tattooing of the body. Working on describing initiation ceremony of young boys over a full year. Melanesian or Polynesian.. Waves of migration in the Pacific. Hope to see you here

Letter, 02/12/1925, Assistant Curator to H D Skinner, Thank you for your gift. Adze appears to be an Otago Specimen. Do you have more info

Letter, 12/12/1925, M C Isitt Remuera Auckland to H D Skinner, Forwarded to Eldest daughter who acquired it, I thought North of Auckland. Did packet of Chinese writing given to my Husband by Chinese Missionaries many years ago arrive?

Letter, 21/04/1925, Presumed H. D. Skinner to H D Skinner, Interested in publication on Tobacco in North America, My old paper on Patu out of date due to more research. The Tiki theory is gaining strength. Agree about close relationship between Marquessa-Easter Island and Chathams. Written Dr. Davios and hope for exchange. Captain Donne collection remains of John White collection Dunedin in70s and 80s Outstanding pieces went to British museums balance to Donne about whom the less said the better. Wish I could go to States to see your stuff.