Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 15/09/1925, NZ Legislative Council to, Extract from letter of Mr Hefford to Mr G M Thomson. Time to start hydrographical observation with emphasis on practical fishing issues. Suggestions on sample collecting and recording observations. Focus on the Otago area and Foveaux Strait. List of potential equipment needed.

Letter, 28/08/1916, Town Clerk Dunedin to The Registrar, Passing a letter sent to me but obviously for you. From National Mortgage Gore. Forwarding box of bones found by Thomas McKinnell 4 feet down in a ditch.. )In pencil on the back) Ask him to collect all bones especially skulls. There are parts of at least 3 birds. It may be possible to construct one or more complete skeleton.

Letter, 20/11/1916, W T Gordon, New Plymouth to Professor W B Benham, Please return lists and sample photo. I have some other items of interest

Letter, 11/10/1916, W A Haswell, University of Sydney to Professor W B Benham, Have sent samples in the post. Have leave next year and hope to get on with research.

Letter, 03/06/1916, Scott Murray, Bluff to Professor W B Benham, Regarding the identification of an aquatic bird resembling a penguin. Includes several letters (3/06, 10/06, and 21/05), a sketch, and a foot tracing.

Letter, 14/10/1916, R McKenzie to Professor W B Benham, Forwarding matter taken from the "crops" of several kea.

Letter, 03/09/1916, W A Scarfe, Caversham to Professor W B Benham, Forwarding five specimens of the gastropod Marinula filholi, of the 50 discovered at Blackhead.

Letter, 28/07/1916, T Wayland Vaughan, Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey to Professor W B Benham, Vaughan sends the names of Benham's other specimens from Kermadec Islands: a bryozoan from the genus Callepora, and Polytrema mineaceum (Linaeus). The specimen of Goniastrea benhami is being forwarded to Benham via the National Museum.

Letter, 04/08/1916, R Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for the gift of 15 corals, 1 Foraminifera and 1 Bryozoan, from the Kermadec Islands. Rathbun returns specimen no. 3.

Letter, 07/12/1915, J B Gilmour, Roxburgh to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for information regarding vine mildew.

Letter, 30/11/1915, J B Gilmour, Roxburgh to Professor W B Benham, Gilmour sends specimens of a mystery blight afflicting his vinery and requests help.

Letter, 28/09/1915, W A Haswell, University of Sydney to Professor W B Benham, Forwarding volume X V of The Reports of the "Valdivia".