Otago Museum Records/Archives

Letter, 29/09/1938, H D Skinner to Cecil Tose, California, Regarding Mr Tose's possible application for the role of Keeper at the Museum.

Letter, 28/07/1938, H D Skinner to Mr Johnston, Town Clerk, Regarding invitation to speak at a primary school.

Letter, 27/07/1938, Mr Johnston, Town Clerk to H D Skinner, Invites Skinner to speak at a primary school for Arbor Day.

Letter, 09/05/1938, Dale Trendall to H D Skinner, Updates on status of auction market. Requests picture of oenochoe in Skinner's possession for publishing on phlyax. Skinner's Proto-Attic egg-shaped krater was included in J M Cook's article, dated 710-680 BC.

Letter, 20/09/1938, Dale Trendall to H D Skinner, Updates on publishing on phlyax, and the auction market in London. Trendall will ask Stewart to send report on progress in Cyprus. There is a small box of Mycenaean and Cretan sherds from the British School at Athens for Otago Museum. Mentions impending war in Europe.

Letter, 04/02/1938, L H Trenn, Cook Islands Administration, Manihiki to H D Skinner, Sends a ruvettus hook, a bonito hook, and a broken pearlshell hand grater (tuai/tuei?). Will look for pounder, legless bowl, and 4 legged coconut grater. Recounts a local land decision he made at an inquiry.

Letter, 01/07/1938, H D Skinner to Dale Trendall, Responding to letter (9/05/1938). Requests Trendall ask Stewart in Cyprus to update Skinner. Congratulations on Trendall's appointment as editor of the Journal of Hellenic Studies.

Letter, 30/11/1938, H D Skinner to Dale Trendall, Requests Trendall oversee restoration of fragmented oinochoe from southern Italy. Describes the establishment of a replica Aphrodite of Melos statue in the Museum's classical section.

Letter, 24/03/1938, Sylvia Turner to H D Skinner, Requests identification of fish.

Letter, 20/05/1938, H D Skinner to L H Trenn, Cook Islands Administration, Manihiki, Thanks for letter (4/02), and the two hooks and graters. Skinner offers to buy wooden bowl from Pukapuka and other grater Trenn describes. Skinner mentions politics in New Zealand and Europe.

Letter, 23/12/1938, H D Skinner to L H Trenn, Cook Islands Administration, Manihiki, Thanks for letter (20/06), and the coconut scrappers and tau tifa. The Museum has similar pieces to the tau tifa, found on Otago village sites. Skinner proposes Tahiti as the common ancestor. Congratulations on Trenn's marriage. Updates on Drury Low, the Aysons, and international politics.

Letter, 15/09/1937, H D Skinner to J Trotter, Invercargill, Regarding a stone Mr Trotter left to Dr Turner. Skinner says it is a Maori hammer and recommends it be presented to Southland Museum, but offers to receive it otherwise.