Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 23/08/1938, National Broadcasting Service to H D Skinner, On 15 November we wish to present a talk on "The Noble Savage" 18th Century style. And "The Nigger" it will precede the "The Ethnologist Lets in Light" Can you do it

letter, 17/03/1938, National Broadcasting Service to H D Skinner, We note you will speak on 22 November. Discuss with Professors G E Thomson and T T Adams

letter, 11/01/1938, Allan G. B. Fisher to H D Skinner, Moving to London from Australia, discussion on living away from munition factories. Also details Fisher's Meditterranean cruise with his family, and his new work on Toynbee's economics.

letter, 24/03/1938, H D Skinner to The Registrar, I need some more lantern slides for mu lectures cost £2-3.

letter, 14/03/1938, H D Skinner to The Registrar, The Carnegie grant of £100 was made before the regulation forbidding staff asking outside bodies for money. It was made to investigate the culture of the Moa Hunters particularly as to date. Implements found have come to this museum.

letter, 28/03/1938, H D Skinner to R W O'Brien, Memphis, Anthropology is only taught here to BA level so no openings for post grad students. The case of Maori as a minority group would need to be studied in the North Island

letter, 10/03/1938, R W O'Brien, Memphis to H D Skinner, I have been teaching in a negro College in Memphis and gathering material on this minority group. I have 12 months leave and would like to study.

letter to, Draft Report of Board set up to report on the planning of the Arts and Science section of the University grounds 8 recommendations

letter, 15/06/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Remind your students that entries for exams close on July 10th

letter, 07/11/1937, W Oliver Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Question of appointing an Ethnologist to the Dominion Museum is help over. Your student Taylor has spoken to me but I have never known him to take an interest in Maori artifacts.

letter, 10/11/1937, H D Skinner to W Oliver Dominion Museum, Glad you have 8 months leave on full pay. More than enough in the States to keep you occupied.

letter, 29/10/1937, H D Skinner to W Oliver Dominion Museum, You should continue on full salary when travelling on a Carnegie grant. About appointment of an ethnologist for your Maori collection. Phillips is a good man but not an ethnologist. Roger Duff was appointed in Christchurch. R S M Taylor could be considered for the position