Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, n.d. , R.F. Fortune to H.D. Skinner, List of suggested supplies and camping equipment to bring to New Guinea and Melanesia.

letter, 12/12/1936, H.D. Skinner to Falla, Auckland Museum, What are the dates for the Museum Conference?

letter, 12/01/1936, E.J. Frost to Willi Fels, I have been making some moa bone discoveries and thought you might like some for public museum collections. I also have some other Maori curios such as cultural eagle bones. Doubtless bay is a good hunting ground for curios. I can get a moa specimen for you, probably from head and toes.

letter, 12/05/1936, H.D. Skinner to Willi Fels, describing Skinner's trip to England and an artefact for sale he was interested in including a wooden bowl from Tibet. Mr E.J. Seeds offered to send restored Roman pots. The Welsh National Museum offered the choice of their ethnographic material, and spears, clubs, adzes, Japanese knives and arrowheads were all selected. This museum has a lot to teach us and enclosed is a short guide. McCormick says the University Council is considering a new university library and the committee has voted for it.

letter, 24/05/1936, H.D. Skinner to Willi Fels, All I have gotten in London in the way of ethnographic material is a tokotoko/Maori staff. Trendall, who has offered to be our agent for purchasing vases, has been in Russia looking over Greek vases.

letter, n.d., N/A to Otago Museum, List of Antiquities presented to the museum from Tell el-Amarna, 1935-1936

letter, 25/04/1936, H.D. Skinner to Willi Fels, Talks about travels, museums and historic buildings visited, receiving the Andree medal. Outlines collections of Maori material in individual ownership; Birket-Smith, and in museums; Hamburg, Dalham, Saarlander Strasse. Discusses exchanges of material. Talks about Nazi elections in Hamburg and fear expressed by Jewish staff at the museum. Arrangements for payment of accounts. Work undertaken by Trendall and acquisition of Greek pottery. Describes headless stone figure from Pitcairn. Notes there is a lack of good material available for sale.

letter, 04/03/1936, Willi Fels to Dr Benham, curator, J.Massey's account of 69 pound and 5 shillings for 44 pieces of Pacific material.

letter, 03/02/1936 to Willi Fels, "Copy" of J. Massey list of 27 objects valued at 55 pounds.

letter, 13/02/1936, Willi Fels to Mr Mullin, Advising purchase from C.T. Selhinan sp? Of an Athenian Lekythos for 181 pound 5 shilling. Please forward funds. Packing and travel arrangements made.

letter, 05/05/1936, Willi Fels to Mr Mullin, Discussion payment and freight arrangements for the Lekythos vase.

letter, 20/02/1936, Willi Fels to Dr Benham, curator, List of items and prices purchased from Cambridge. Notes saying half is private property of Mr Fels.