Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 24/10/1925, Box 430 Dunedin to H D Skinner, Drawing and measurement of above circle Fits head like a halo, 7.5 lb wt found 1886, Suggestion it was used in Sun Worship. Or death to any man who held it!!

undated, Newspaper clipping, Monthly meeting of the Otago Institute

letter, 05/03/1936, Margaret Catherwood U of O to H D Skinner, In your absence in London Enclosed letters from Mr Trenn and Samuel Russell. Letter from E J Forsdyke British Museum re model of Parthenon collapsed which you could have to rebuild. Rev W W Avery from New Guinea presented collection Miss Daff will send particulars. Dr Benham says Mr George's material handed over from Settlers Museum in return sending them Robert Burns snuff box. Stone figure from Easter Island arrived. Dr Mullin says you and Mr Fels purchased a Lekythos on behalf of friends.

letter, 24/02/1936, Lionel Trenn Rarotonga to H D Skinner, Applied for Resident Agent of Manihiki and Rakahanga asking for you to vouch for me

letter, 17/02/1936, Samuel Russell Tahiti to H D Skinner, I have collection of stone axes which you can have for L7.10/-

letter, 28/02/1927, Gary G Beasley Haddon Lodge London to H D Skinner, Some small items Skinner was sending me have not arrived so I have refrained from sending the T Bosc Hocecre? Best to forward the FB also Tahiti hook of little value through Hallenstein's London Office. Trip to Scotland got 8 foot Paddle unlike any other from the Cooks. My collection is almost gone

letter, 03/03/1927, Louis C G Clarke University, Museum Cambridge to H D Skinner, I will find out about exchange. Trip to Hungary very successful. NOTE added below "This indicates how little Clarke will go out of his way on our behalf"

letter, 21/10/1927, F P Keppel Carnegie Corp 522 Fifth Ave NY to H D Skinner, Trustees unable to help financially. Enclosed resolution from 1926

letter, 02/04/1927, ? Fels to H D Skinner, Could we send you money to forward to Tahiti office for Charles Nordoff to draw from for purchase of artifacts for us. I may say I am Chairman and Managing Director of our firm here and do a great deal free of charge. Institutions always short of money

letter, 08/07/1927, L Douthwaite Guildhall Library London to H D Skinner, Further selection of duplicates from our Museum for presentation to O U Museum

letter, 1926/7, H D Skinner to H D Skinner, Statement of Fels Fund. Offered L50 for Wix collection in Rarotonga. Beasly request to look through Oldman and others material

letter, 0/0/1926, H D Skinner to H D Skinner, Statement of Fels Fund , Ethnographic Committee. Liability 2 flutes still to arrive, several transactions pending