Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 15/11/1935, H D Skinner to Judge Harvey, Masterton, Thanks for information. There must be much important ethnological matter submitted to your court. We hope for a book one day.

letter, 29/10/1935, H D Skinner to Judge Harvey, Masterton, Description of Skull box found at Sandy Bay near little Akaloa will be published in The Polynesian Journal. Carving close to Ngati Porou style. You said this was one of three, is this from Maori tradition? Could you let me have your notes about them

letter, 17/05/1935, H D Skinner to J R Robertson, Dunedin, George Simpson has shown me book of sketches made by Douglas. They all represent Otago subjects. Hocken would like to get them and are prepared to pay

letter, 15/05/1935, H D Skinner to Edith Hayter, Message passed to Teviotdale. Would love to visit D'Urville but unlikely. Mentioned Pat Clifford, Sylvia Fel and Jim Richmond. My wife was Eva Gibbs

letter, 11/05/1935, Edith Hayter to H D Skinner, Mentioned Sylvia Fels, "Maritana", Jim Richmond, Pat Clifford. I have started up the mill and have cut some Kohekohe

letter, 29/03/1935, H D Skinner to G G Hayter, D'Urville Island, Thank you for permission for Teviotdale to collect at Greville Harbour and Otu bay. On my first visit I sailed with C Y Fell in the "Maritana" with J M Richmond and Gerald Fell. Both of whom died in France. Later I visited with the Teschmakers.

letter, 31/08/1935, Dr J Hight, Christchurch to H D Skinner, vo Haast asked me about using MacMillan Brown endowment money for Duff. Maybe next year.

letter, 15/06/1935, H.D. Skinner to Dr.F.Fitchett, Asking about the offer my Dr. Fitchett for excavations by the Museum on the East side of the entrance to Waitati estuary, by David Teviotdale. Teviotdale has become free after his excavations at Little Papanui and work at Taiaroa Head. Requesting whether cooperation regarding the public trafficking of the area could be achieved. Questioning best way in which to go about the housing and travelling done by Teviotdale.

letter, 29/08/1935, H D Skinner to Dr J Hight, Christchurch, H F von Haast delivered graduation address. I asked about the MacMillan Brown endowment money for Roger Duff to study under Raymond Firth in Sydney then Reef Islands or Santa Cruz. Can you help?

letter, 20/02/1935, H D Skinner to Miss A Hill-Jack, London, Thanks for model in soapstone of a Chinese Pagoda.

letter, 21/02/1935, H D Skinner to J S T Hooper, Oxford., The Maori carving is the transverse board of a canoe figure head. If you have material for exchange we are interested in hafted stone adzes from Tahiti or the Cooks

letter, 15/07/1935, H D Skinner to T Allison, Wellington, Regarding you grandfather's portrait of Te Rauparaha. I am unable to make an offer but you should consider £10 to £20