Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 11/07/1936, W. Lee Martin (On behalf of Prime Minister) to The President, Otago University Museum, Letter from the Prime Minister's Office to the Museum President outlining the donation of three works of art. 'Dish of Fruit' (Oil Painting) and 'Chioggia' (Watercolour) by Emily M. Paterson R.S.W were donated by the late artist's sister, Mrs. Harold Steevens, through the Empire Art Loan Collections Society. 'Richmond, Twilight' (Oil Painting) by Fred Foottet R.B.A was donated through the same society by a Miss A.M. Alexander. The artworks were transported from Britain to New Zealand. The letter states the artworks have arrived in Wellington and will be forwarded to the museum in Dunedin immediately, and suggests the recipient make a direct acknowledgement to the donors.

letter, 20/07/1936, The Curator, Otago Museum to W. Lee Martin, Prime Minister's Office, Letter in response to [61], stating that the museum is unable to accommodate artworks and that the donors likely intended for the three artworks to be donated to the Public Art Gallery and only erroneously suggested they should go to the museum.

letter, 24/07/1936, The Curator, Otago Museum to W. Lee Martin, Prime Minister's Office, Short note stating that an enclosed letter (received by the curator but not obvious to which letter this refers) makes evident that the three-painting donation mentioned in [61] and [62] is certainly intended for the Public Art Gallery.

letter, 23/07/1936, Secretary, Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society Inc. to Professor Benham, Note mentioning the return of the 11 July 1936 PM's office letter [61], and the submission of a copy of a letter about the same subject matter (three-painting donation) received by the Art Gallery from a Mr Marsh.

letter, 20/07/1936, The Curator, Otago Museum to Dr Stanley Batchelor, Letter accompanied by enclosed 11 July 1936 PM's office letter [61], informing Batchelor of likely intent that the three paintings be donated to the Public Art Gallery. Requests decision on if the Art Society will accept the paintings if they are forwarded to them upon arrival in Dunedin.

letter, 20/07/1936, Dr Stanley Batchelor to Professor Benham, Letter in reply to [65], states that letter [61] will be returned after his secretary has viewed it, and that the art society will accept that paintings for the Public Art Gallery.

letter, 05/06/1936, Professor W.B. Benham, University Museum to Dr. W. R. B. Oliver, Dominion Museum, Congratulations on being conferred R.S.N.Z, and thanks for complying with a request on a sperm whale. Your request for a gelatine skeleton of a dog fish is nearly ready, awaiting for your notice to put into an exhibit case for mounting.

letter, 12/06/1936, Dr. W.R.B. Oliver, Dominion Museum to Professor W.B. Benham, University Museum, Thank you for the congratulations. Oliver is glad about the near completion of a gelatine skeleton of a dog fish, expects the museum to be public on 1st Aug, and the Fish Gallery to be ready in three weeks time.

letter, 03/06/1936, The Curator, Otago Museum to The Director, British Museum, Acknowledgement of a case containing Egyptian artifacts presented to H.D. Skinner

letter, 09/07/1936, American Museum of Natural History to H.D. Skinner, If you attend the opening of Wellington Museum please officially represent the American Museum.

letter, 03/05/1936, The Curator, Otago Museum to Messrs. Hallenstein Bros. Ltd., Thank you for packing and dispatching the ethnographic specimens acquired by Mr. Willi Fels in England, and to the Dunedin firm for clearing the cases through Customs.

letter, 13/05/1936, Mr. E. Langford to The Curator, Otago Museum, Requesting information about all of the specimen of takahe in the Otago Museum.