Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 28/10/1936, H.D. Skinner to Mr. D. Tannock, Botanical Gardens, Dunedin, Asks for a supply of flowers and pot plants for the museums conversazione for an exhibit. Skinner also lists the specific flowers he would like.

letter, 16/07/1935, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Request for a notice regarding Colonial Office appointments for insertion in the Calendar.

letter, 06/07/1935, The Librarian University of Otago to H D Skinner, Advice that "Amulets and Superstitions" has been ordered.

letter, 16/07/1935, N Gordon, Librarian, University of Otago to H D Skinner, A card acknowledging receipt of "Art In Egypt" by G Maspero.

letter, 04/07/1935, H D Skinner to The Librarian University of Otago, Request to order "Amulets and Superstitions" by Budge.

letter, 18/06/1935, H D Skinner to H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago, Request for payment for two books from his collection which were used to procure a small greenstone hei tiki.

letter, 17/06/1935, H.D. Skinner to H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago, Mr. Willi Fels requests he be paid from the Fels Fund for material he bought in London

letter, 6/6//35, H.D. Skinner to H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago, Enclosed is payment the Medical Historical Society made to the museum for a glass-topped case from the Fiji Court of the Exhibition. Dr. Benham is devoted to the purchase of a wall-case.

letter, 31/05/1935, H.D Skinner to H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago, We received two canoe bailers from Wanganui River, from the estate of H.J. Parker. Please pay the local District Public Trustee from the Fels Fund as organised by Willi Fels

letter, 23/05/1935, H.D. Skinner to H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago, We received from Mr H.S. McCully a large and fine greenstone slab showing the principal processes of working. Please pay him from the Fels Fund

letter, 15/05/1935, H.D. Skinner to H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago, We received a tokotoko (Maori staff) from Muirhead, Moffat & Co., and from E. Cox three cases of ethnographic material. Please pay each from the Fels Fund.

letter, 12/02/1935, H.D. Skinner to Dr. Griffith Taylor, Department of Geography, University of Chicago, Advises that any of his research will probably appear in the Journal of the Polynesian Society. Does not believe his field of study aligns with Dr. Taylor's. Discusses the Maori race, and the physical features of Polynesians described in Daryll Forde's book "Habitat, Economy and Society". Also advises that the description on Dr. Taylor's sheet is incorrect regarding Dr. A.C. Haddon, wonders if the description about Leakey is correct.