Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 25/07/1935, H D Skinner to Beasley, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, Discusses artifacts, including the Admiralty black ornaments, and work Fels is doing in London.

letter, 18/06/1935, Beasley, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum to H D Skinner, Discuss work each person is doing. Notes Mr Fels not having much success finding objects as many dealers shut down. Offer to send a specimen of a [fish] hook from Bougainville.

letter, 09/05/1935 to Beasley, Letter stating line drawing of Pitcairn fish-hook enclosed (not attached).

letter, 30/11/1935, Gilbert Archey, Director Auckland Museum to H D Skinner, Advising of intention to appoint a Junior Ethnologist.

letter, 01/05/1935 to Beasley, Discussion on James Hall and novels of the bounty, Pitcairn fish-hooks, annual report is enclosed with information about fish-hook classification, and figures on Tongan clubs referencing Easter Island script.

letter, 21/02/1935, Beasley, Cranmore Ethnographical Museum to H D Skinner, Relates to letter above re Hall finding fish hook on Pitcairn-" the only one ever found". Tongan figures and Easter Island script similarity.

letter, 13/08/1935 to Mr Bennett, USS Steward, Acknowledge delivery of large chair and coconut grater from Mauke. Query re smaller parcel including some periodicals.

letter, 10/08/1935 to Mr Bennett, USS Steward, Arrangements for delivery of package from Mr Drury Low of Mauke.

letter, 19/08/1935 to Mr W.J. Bennett, Chinese material is on display along with portrait of Mr Don.

letter, 23/03/1935 to Dr F.A.Bett, Thanks for photographs, glad to have portrait of Maoris - sending to Auckland to try and get them identified. Drawings of canoe carvings are especially fine. Three are in the museum. Will help identify Taranaki Maori bow and stern design.

letter, 18/03/1935 to Cpt R J Bird, D'Urville Island, Happy to make contact again. References three colleagues, "all dead, two of them in France". Have good collection from D'Urville, but keen to acquire unusual pieces

letter, 25/11/1935 to Cpt R J Bird, D'Urville Island, Looking forward to his arrival, hope able to work together over a long period of years. Leaving for England, using Carnegie travel fund to study museum organisation.