Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 24/10/1901, Young to Professor W B Benham, Discussion re Moa skeleton and the find of an egg, unfortunately damaged by digging.

Letter, 12/05/1901, Lhusemnn? to Professor W B Benham, Reference to Gealpelhum? so far only found on Motutapu. Would like to see specimens in the museums collection. Sending material to the museum on loan.

Letter, 27/10/1901, Robert Scobu? to Professor W B Benham, Detailing location of find of Moa bones. Noting varied condition of bones. Not yet found any skulls but still looking.

Letter, 26/10/1901, Lake View, Manapouri to Professor W B Benham, Enclosed a cheques. Discussion about Moa bones, suggest that they were in a cave which had fallen away and exposed the cavity. More bones to come, careful digging is required.

Letter, 21/10/1901 to Professor W B Benham, Discussion about range contained within Alcyo..ium aurauhiacum ? Waste of time to give them names at this stage. Discussion about them being different from European species.

Letter, 09/12/2020, Robert Gilkisen? to Professor W B Benham, Discussion about Mao bones found in a fire pit. Suggesting bones relatively recent based on state of deteriation. Pit also contained egg fragments. Suggest killed on site as body would be too big to carry far.

Letter, 31/11/1904, R Murdoch, Wanganui to Professor W B Benham, Could you loan me the types of Columbella Flexuora Hutton. (Discussion on taxonomy) Working on Mrs Hamilton's collection

Letter, 28/03/1924, W.W.Thorpe to Skinner, Attached invoice for goods selected. Noted the services have an exchange value. Second page lists 29 items.

Letter, 10/03/1934, H D Skinner to S H Howard, Sydney, Mr Thorpe say you have a head from the Sepik river for sale. We will pay £5. also want other good items from the same locality, coast and Islands

Letter, Th Smith to, Greenstone pendant 15/- and £1 bone comb 10/- stone chisel 5/- Tilli £8-8/ Part of mere 5/- 5 stone chisels 5/- each entrusted to Dr King for sale

Letter to, Mrs Wilson of Halfway bush has Heb. Material D22.652 Spear Kalako from Malo or Esp. Santo

Letter, H D Reynolds to, received 10/- for gouge, bone points flakes cutters etc.