Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 24/10/1938, A N Knopp to H D Skinner, Lists experience and previous employers in the fields of restoration and replica production.

Letter, 07/01/1937 to, Import and insurance documents for Egyptian objects shipped from Belgium, on behalf of Les Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels.

Letter, 19/11/1937, Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire to H D Skinner, Requests photographs of moai-kavakava from Easter Island (Rapa Nui) for dating purposes.

Letter, 27/01/1938, H D Skinner to Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Sends photos of wooden Easter Island (Rapa Nui) figure and explains reasons for dating it to the Stone Age. Thanks for pre-dynastic Egyptian pottery, which was sent in return for Maori items.

Letter, 14/03/1938, H D Skinner to Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Sends drawing from Miss L Daff of the figure carved on the head of the Easter Island (Rapa Nui) figure in the Otago Museum.

Letter, 02/05/1938, Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire to H D Skinner, Discusses Easter Island (Rapa Nui) drawing sent by Skinner (14/03).

Letter, 13/06/1938, H D Skinner to Henri Lavachery, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Sends copies of South Canterbury figures, published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society vol 42, (1933), p. 195, f. 57.

Letter, 22/06/1938, H D Skinner to W J Elvy, Department of Land and Survey, Thanks for paper cuttings about discovery of skeleton at Tuamarina. Suspects skeleton is Rangihaeata's daughter. Interested in obtaining the pounamu hei-tiki.

Letter, 16/02/1938, H D Skinner to D Leigh, Invites Leigh to speak on Horticulture.

Letter, 25/01/1938, H D Skinner to R F Fortune, Lingnan University, Canton, Miss Daff intends to complete drawings illustrating Fortune's weaving technique. Discusses matters between Canton and Japan.

Letter, 07/12/1937, R F Fortune, Lingnan University, Canton to H D Skinner, Thanks Skinner and Miss Daff for work illustrating the Purari headwater collection. Discusses bombings in Canton and matters between Canton and Japan.

Letter, 01/05/1938, R F Fortune, Lingnan University, Canton to H D Skinner, Requests Skinner act as reference for Fortune's application for a job in the Samoan service.