Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 14/03/1938, Carl Schuster, Hamoi to H D Skinner, I will be in New Zealand between August and October. Text and photographs of my book are in triplicate in Peking, Milwaukee and my trunk in Hanoi. I want to a side trip to the Solomon Islands. Looking forward to the collections in Australia and especially New Zealand. Your Miss Moncrieff is related to Jesse Moncrieff in Ch'entu. Leaving for Laos and Burma tomorrow

Letter, 24/05/1938, H D Skinner to Carl Schuster, Hamoi, Looking forward to seeing you. You will be able to meet Voyce and see some of his collection of Solomon Island amulets

Letter, 09/08/1938, Carl Schuster, Hongkong to H D Skinner, Trip delays but hope to get to the Solomons then on to Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand. Article by Heine-Geldern in "Revue des Arts Asiatiques" on transmission of Eurasiatic art to the Pacific especially late Chou period to New Zealand.

Letter, 08/09/1938, Carl Schuster, Tulagi to H D Skinner, "Maiwara" Buin to Rabul, "Nankin" to Melbourne via Brisbane and Sydney then "Aorangi" to Auckland. 2 weeks in New Zealand before taking the "Monterey" for San Francisco. Saw several collections in the Solomons and arranged a week with Voyce. Will take your advice on itinerary

Letter, 17/10/1938, Carl Schuster, Melbourne to H D Skinner, Arriving early on 1 Nov. Found not a little in Sydney and Melbourne,

Letter, 22/11/1938, Mr Short Steward M V "Malaita" to H D Skinner, Carl Schuster says you have a stone club from Malaita. We would be prepared to pay £3 or more for it

Letter, 17/03/1938, H D Skinner to Donald Sinclair, Waimea West, Posting plane blade and adze found at Tukuroa Head, also sharpening stone and broken adze. Teviotdale in Onakaka but no luck

Letter, 03/04/1938, Donald Sinclair, Waimea West to H D Skinner, Thank you for returning objects.

Letter, 20/05/1938, Donald Sinclair, Waimea West to H D Skinner, Thank you for the fine specimens you sent me. I thought the flakes were used in a time of mourning. Will present all to the College Museum

Letter, 27/05/1938, H D Skinner to Donald Sinclair, Waimea West, Teviotdale found four pieces at Tukurua, They are of no interest to us but have a Nelson interest. They are a sinker, 2 flakes and an iron hatchet.

Letter, 05/05/1938, H D Skinner to Mr Skelton, Rockville Nelson., Thank you for Moa bones which are from Megalapteryx hectori. This rare species is not represented in our collection. Could you look for more? I hear one of your relatives was in hospital with me, was it Epsom Park, Bethnal Green or the Mediterranean?

Letter, 14/06/1938, H D Skinner to Mr Skelton, Rockville Nelson., Moa bones Hector's moa and others. Rupert Skelton was in hospital with me during the war.