Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 08/11/1934, Gilbert Archey, Director Auckland Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for 5 Nov letter. I misunderstood your paragraph on page 213. Do you have definite evidence concerning which statement Mair gave about the amulet is accurate? I hope myself and Fisher will be able to come down for the May Congress. Have not yet received Anthropology papers.

letter, 15/09/1935, Robin S Allan, Canterbury University College to H D Skinner, I have posted you a copy of the April 1934 Geographical Review, containing a paper by R Reinhard on "The Museum of Regional Geography in Leipzig"

letter, 04/07/1935, H D Skinner to Mr Allen, Glad you enjoyed the Congress. Early September would best suit me regarding the talk you suggested I give at Christchurch on Anthropology.

letter, 21/06/1935, H D Skinner to Mr Allen, Thanks for Hübner's brochure on Beowulf, and reflections on it.

letter, 12/06/1935, Mr Allen to H D Skinner, I am sending you a brochure by an author who is writing a book on New Zealand Literature.

letter, 04/06/1935, H D Skinner as Chairman, Hocken Library Books Committee to Thos. Allison, The Committee considered and rejected your offer of the Rauraraha portrait for £50. Therefore, I am returning your portrait. Thanks for allowing us to exhibit it.

letter, 29/06/1935, H D Skinner as Chairman, Hocken Library Books Committee to Thos. Allison, Thanks for your 26 June letter. The Committee will discuss your offer of the portrait next Tuesday, but it is unlikely they will pay that price. I cannot tell you how much the Committee paid for the Gilfrillan sketchbooks, but less than your portrait offer. If the Committee rejects your offer, you should submit the portrait to public auction at Wellington.

letter, 10/10/1935, Willi Fels to H D Skinner, Mentions that Mr Joyce of the British Museum has identified a girdle as a Syrian - Persian necklace of the early 19th Century. It is for Fels collection. Mentions space for the temporary exhibition. Museum Belfast: Mr J.A.S. Stendallis assistant curator. Fels likes heir collections including a 9 x 4 inch tiki with flax string attached. The Dublin Museum: curator is an Austrian-German Dr Mahr who will send some Irish material. Fels saw the Tel Elamarua finds with Charles Brasch, who advises that the museum will receive a block 18 inches square with a relief of a priest, part of a painted tile, some small rings and a bronze knife.

letter, 12/06/1935, H D Skinner as Chairman, Hocken Library Books Committee to Thos. Allison, Would you consider gifting or selling J.A. Gilfrillan's 1842 portrait of Te Rauparaha that you were good enough to lend to Mr Angus Ross for exhibition?

letter, 26/06/1935, Thos. Allison to H D Skinner, Discusses the significance of the J A Gilfrillan portrait to the family, and based on that offers to portrait for £50.

letter, 09/07/1934, H D Skinner to Dr Spier, Editor, American Anthropologist, Yale, This letter accompanied a review of Bulletin 99.

letter, 04/07/1935, H D Skinner to Dr Spier, Editor, American Anthropologist, Yale, This letter was posted with a review of Laura Maud Thompson's "Archaeology of the Marianas Islands".