Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 21/06/1926, M M Heinemann to H D Skinner, I could not sell the tiki for L10, If genuine would be worth a lot more than L15

letter, 17/06/1926, H D Skinner to H D Skinner, Thanks for Author's copies. I had accepted the Bishop Museum invite to do field work in Upolo but instead am going to USA for 17 months

letter, 27/04/1928, H L Ferguson Dean to H D Skinner, History of the Cook artifacts possibly stolen from the collection while in Trinity. After Cook died cabin taken over by Gore. He died and cabin taken over by Lt King He thought the artifacts belonged to Gore and sent them to his relatives in Northern Ireland where they were found by Macalister prof of Zoology at Trinity where they were hung in the examination hall

letter, 30/08/1928, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, We should be able to offer hospitality to Emory, Advise Pycroft of whom he should send letters for papers for conference.

letter, 20/10/1928, Annie C Anderson Te Hainga MacAndrew bay to H D Skinner, I have received an Indian Basket from British Columbia woven by an Indian Girl made from Cedar roots grass and deerskin if you want it.

letter, 01/11/1928, Johanes B Andersen NZ Institute to H D Skinner, Re Allan's paper on Geology of the Chathams. 10 figures referred to but no description. Can you describe them?

letter, 13/11/1928, Johanes B Andersen NZ Institute to H D Skinner, To hand batch of Kennedy's Ellice Island notes, good stuff. We prefer to use ng instead g Sending Proofs of Allan's paper for revision. If figs. For blocks not to hand will not wait

letter, 28/11/1928, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, Asked to be abstractor for ethnology for transaction of N Z Institute. Not sure if this is right. More desirable to have only original papers. Glad to have your views.

letter, 03/12/1928, Assistant Curator to H D Skinner, Ethnographic committee wish to purchase statue for $500 conditional on no Government or other regulations forbidding it. Please don't mention this unless you have to we want to keep a low profile. Nordhoff mentioned you have some smaller things from Easter Island

letter, 27/11/1928, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, I have a fresh negative of the pare you wanted and had a slide made for you

letter, 25/07/1928, Johanes B Andersen NZ Institute to H D Skinner, Beasley's book is good. New Guinea paper on blood-customs badly translated we have original and will get it translated. It will show what degraded people still exist and how superior the Polynesians are. Could I have the copy of Marsdens journal of his first visit for publication?

letter, 30/08/1928, Johanes B Andersen NZ Institute to H D Skinner, Allan's paper on Chathams if right will go in Sept number of Transactions.