Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 20/10/1910, D Sutherland Milford Sound to Professor W B Benham, I measured the steps of the bird track by cutting notches in wood and later used a ruler. From heel to toe the longest was 30 and 1/4 inches and the shortest 29 inches. I measured 12 to 15. The toe length was 3 1/2 to 4 inches.

Letter, 20/05/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Campbeel Island land shells contain 2 new species. Also new species of slugs but also introduced slugs maybe from dirt on introduced animals feet

Letter, 22/06/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for info on Nudibranchs. Doriopsilla australis Bergh. Shall return Campbell Island shells soon. There is only one Endodonta Stychodon. Sending some annelids from the "Nora Niven" expedition

Letter, 04/11/1907, Hubert Lyman Clark Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridre Mass. to Professor W B Benham, I hope you will exchange from the collection of Echinoderms from Mr Waite

Letter, 03/08/1907, Samuel Henshaw Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridre Mass. to Professor W B Benham, sending Sarpilse, box turtle, soft shell turtle, skins and skulls of 2 skink. We do not have a Lepidosiren for exchange

Letter, 28/08/1907, Hubert Lyman Clark Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridre Mass. to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for collection of Echinoderms will send in exchange

Letter, 31/07/1907, Hubert Lyman Clark Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridre Mass. to Professor W B Benham, Box of Echinoderms make a welcome addition. Will send exchange material. Wrote to Mr Waite the zoologist in charge of the dredging expedition and offered to work up the Echinoderms found

Letter, 22/10/1907, N L Buchanan, Collingwood to Professor W B Benham, Referring to the Mason wasp or bee I will hang up lengths of bamboo split in hopes of getting good specimens

Letter, 02/05/1907, N L Buchanan, Collingwood to Professor W B Benham, Sent you mason wasp nest in a roll of Kodak film. I can send more

Letter, 12/07/1907, Zoologisch Lab. Der Rijks Universiteit to Professor W B Benham, Returning the ? Machiopora of N. Z.

Letter, 01/07/1907, J H Ashworth, Edindurgh to Professor W B Benham, Preparing an account of the families ?Beniclidae and Scalibregmatidae could you send samples from Otago harbour

Letter, 06/12/1910, W A Mason, Registrar to Professor W B Benham, Request for shelving in the laboratory attendants room approved. Request to seek a taxidermist salary £150 PA approved. Direct order of books approved