Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 27/07/1937, R. A. Falla to H D Skinner, The bearer is N. Lothian from Melbourne Botanical Gardens staff, he would appreciate your advice in herbarium material and botanical field interests in your area.

letter, 04/10/1938, H D Skinner to R. A. Falla, Director, Canterbury Museum, Thank you for the information on Gunther Maul. We will consider him for the position but I am expecting a good application from America. Having an enthusiastic Nazi would be uncongenial. Gibson is going to Dominion Museum to order their skeleton of Phar Lap.

letter, 01/04/1938, W & G Foyle, Booksellers to H D Skinner, Advertisment for Hutchinson's Pictorial Encyclopedia at half-price

letter, 12/07/1938, H D Skinner to W & G Foyle, Postal order for Hutchinson's Pictorial Encyclopedia

letter, 07/11/1938, H D Skinner to Dr. Gowlane, Read Dr. Poll's letter to you & his paper on the Moriori skull. Agree there is some relationship between 'Eskimo' and Moriori material culture, possibly traced to common ancestral form of coastal East Asia, namely fish hooks & harpoons.

letter, 24/05/1938, H D Skinner to Frank , Teviotdale's excavations of moa hunter settlements in Golden Bay were largely unsuccessful, though he found some adzes incl. greenstone at Puponga Island. Skelton gave him rare specimens of Anomal aotyrix hectori.

letter, 10/02/1943, F. G. Gibbs to H D Skinner, The long delay in dealing with the exchange of exhibits is due to issues in the personal life of the Secretary of the Nelson Institute.

letter, 03/05/2024, F. G. Gibbs to H D Skinner, Gibbs has upcoming talk on 'Early Man' and would like Skinner to lend him some flint tools & to return the article on the Pluvial Theory of the Ice Ages.

letter, 19/10/1943, F. G. Gibbs to H D Skinner, Re your discussion with Rigg on amalgamating the museums; this was discussed at length some years ago but not carried out due to lack of finance. Advises Skinner not to suggest it now while the war is on as it will likely be rejected.

letter, 11/05/1938, W J Durrad, The Vicarage, Khandallah to H D Skinner, Thanks for the loan of Firth's book, with comments about missionary work.

letter, 06/11/1943, F. G. Gibbs to H D Skinner, The Institute Committee has decided to ask you to let your original offer stand. Continues discussing Rigg's involvement & views on amalgamating the Museums prior to his becoming director.

letter, 12/10/1937, H.D. Skinner to Mr Alexander, Ed. Evening Star, Enclosed are reliable accounts of moa-hunter and Maori sites in inland Otago by Philip George.