New Acquisitions

letter, 17/12/1926, Harry J Beasley to H D Skinner, Your letter forwarded to Skinner. I understand your declining to deal with Oldham. The 2 boxes are dear but the Marquesas drum sounds reasonable at L12:10/-. I purchased fine 14" X 4 and 1/2 inch greenstone Mere for L40.

letter, 11/02/1927, ? Fels to H D Skinner, 61 Broadway NY. Case from Rarotonga arrived We shall send L45 to Mr Wix in Rarotonga. Your purchase of Marquesas specs seems excellent. I shall urge purchase of stone human figure 20" high from Bora Bora, for L5 also cape or waist mat made from human hair plaited for L8. I have presented the Greenstone Mere to the museum.

Broken fishhook point with the lower point remaining

letter, 26/03/1927 to H D Skinner, Enclosing duplicates received from Guildhall Museum - Catalogue of the Arms of the Metropolitan Museum in New York and a booklet on the Perned Tomb in Egypt . Asking him to visit Guildhall if he has time and gives names of people to see.

letter, 11/03/1927 to H D Skinner, Discussing finances and balance of funds remaining after purchase of items from Rarotonga and Tahiti. To be careful

letter, 25/02+C526/1927 to H D Skinner, Has viewed the specimens from Rarotonga and Tahiti. Comment on the 'long price' for the Rarotonga lot. Has seen some things from Mr Fox at the Museum. Will remit money for London trip. No subsidy forthcoming from the Education Dept for purchase of collections. Comments on 'big price' paid for Marquesan Drum @12/12/- and Maori Feather box at 32/10-

letter, 08/04/1927 to H D Skinner, Hoping his application to the Rockefeller Foundation for a 'large sum' will be successful. To look for donations from Hallensteins, Leslie Harris. To visit Cambridge to look for a return for the carving we sent not yet received. To visit Bath to try to buy Pacific Island and Maquesan stuff

letter, 22/04/1927 to H D Skinner, Enclosing a copy of Charles Nordoff letter. Has received 12 stone adzes from Murchison. Has looked up Bishop Museum Memoirs Volume 8

letter, 06/05/1927 to H D Skinner, The Tahitian drum and Huia feather box from Oldman have arrived and are both excellent .Reports on the new Town Hall excavations and a donation of L17,00 for a new organ and wishes the same progress could be made with the Museum

letter, 08/04/1927 to H D Skinner, Letter of introduction for H D Skinner, looking for L50 to be paid to him Asking for an introduction to Mr Grant who may assist in shipping of 'ethnographical things' Skinner may purchase in London

letter, 20/05/1927 to H D Skinner, Enclosing photo of greenstone mere which the writer gave to the Museum

letter, 14/07/1927 to H D Skinner, Has received Skinner's note re purchase of some of Oldmans material for L275 including a Tahitian spear, Bone Mere, Korean bowl. Enclosing copy of letter to Nordhoff. Has secured rough piece of Greenstone for the Museum