Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 08/05/1935 to, Materials purchased by Mr Willi Fels in London. Receipts from the London Missionary Society.

letter, 14/03/1935, President, Royal Society of New Zealand, Otago Branch to Willi Fels, Thank you for gift of five Dunedin City Debentures. The income will be paid into a special Museum Auditorium account.

letter, 13/11/1935, Native Land Court, Masterton to H D Skinner, Notes that Mr. Speight may have misunderstood his references to skulls which were brought back to the Akaroa ( Port Levy district) and Kaiapoi in November 1933. Writes about Moki who wished to be buried at Ruapekapeka. Describes avengement for Moki's death at Mahinaapua. Tumaro, Tanetiki and Tutepirirangi were drowned and their heads were buried at Ruapekapeka.

letter, no date , H D Skinner? to, Statement on policy and organisation. Address to Museum management committee. Discusses funding for building, including funding from local bodies. Advocates increasing membership of the Association of Friends of the Museum. Suggests policy for committee meetings, and a closer connection with the Otago branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Refers to the Markham report on Australasian Museums.

letter, 14/08/1935, H D Skinner to Miss E. Farquharson, Dunedin, Suggests that New Zealand flower exhibition could be held in the museum. Mentions Mr Tannock.

letter, 21/08/1935, H D Skinner to Farra Bros., Dunedin, Regarding air temperature in the galleries and future extensions.

letter, 06/08/1935, J.E. Wheeler, Farra Bros., Dunedin to H D Skinner, Regarding distribution of warm air in the new wing of the museum. Suggests improvements for the system. Refers to plant being installed at His Majesty's Theatre.

letter, 02/12/1935, H D Skinner to Farrarar & Rinehart, Publishers, New York City , Requests a specimen copy of Robert Lowie's " Introduction of Cultural Anthropology," as considering this as text.

letter, 07/06/1935, A. M. Faumann? to, Receipt for Chinese spectacles and spectacle cases on loan from the Otago University Museum.

letter, 29/04/1935, H D Skinner to Alfred Fels, Hallenstein Bros., Dowling Street, Dunedin , Introducing clerk, Miss Catherwood who is delivering a letter from Mr Willi Fels. Requests cheque for 10 pounds.

letter, 23/02/1935, E.M. Finch to H.D. Skinner, Mrs Finch is abroad in Ceylon and will be away from home till the end of May. She left New Zealand 22/02/1935, escaping bad weather in Rangitikei.

letter, 02/03/1935, Mrs.C.E.Ford to H.D. Skinner, Ford asks Skinner if Moriori worked with greenstone. Ford explains that she had written to a late Mr Baceke on the subject who said he had seen Moriori work with greenstone. Ford explains that Dr Buist helped her to get in touch with Jamie Solomons. Ford explains she wrote to Solomons and found that he bred Romney marsh sheep and farmed 1500 acres. She then told him that she had one of the largest collections of Maori adzes axes. She then sent him a small parcel of water leaves. Solomons then said he was sending Ford a greenstone pendant. After Solomons death Ford said Mr Archery wanted her to sell the letters between herself and Solomons. Ford refused but agreed to deposit the letters during her lifetime. Mr Archey then asked her to sign a form allowing her family to be made an offer to sell them after her death. Ford then explains that she has been asked to write a paper on Moa and asks to know what Skinner's thoughts are.