Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 09/05/1936, Mr Philip Lanauze to, Request information on sailing charts of shallows south of Pitt Island. Request copy of chart.

letter, 22/05/1936 to Mr Philip Lanauze, Sorry we don't have shipping chart as requested. Skinner is away in England and can reply further when back.

letter, 15/12/1936 to Mr E P Lavery, Glenavy, List of stores to be left at hut for Mr Teviotdale and Mr George.

letter, 26/03/1936, F.C.S.Lawson, Tuakau to, Letter and reply. Letter asks information about stone wall at Cust, is it made by Maori or a "prehistoric race pre Maori"? Also query re figures near Duntroon. Reply that Roger Duff suggests there was no Pa of consequence at Cust. Believe stone wall is earth-works. Gives references in books to cave paintings at Duntroon and Weka Pass. Museum has several portions of rock paintings.

letter, 03/12/1936 to Dr Lawson, Enclosed prints for Ida, suggest make selection of what other [canoe figure heads] she wants photographed. Discussed decorative design in Mycenaen and East India, suggest common ancestor is Persian.

letter, 21/12/1935, R.A.Lochore to H D Skinner, Conversation re different display requirements of art and natural history objects. Further detail re methods to display art to best advantage.

letter, 24/11/1936 to Mr W Loudon, Object for sale has little museum value.

letter, 08/03/1936, Mr W Loudon to, Request value of wooden figure, 3ft replica of stone image from Easter Island. Acquired when Admiral Byrd put in on way to Antarctica 2nd expedition.

letter, 04/07/1933, Harold Miller, Victoria University College to Miss Gordon, Librarian, Otago University, 5 letters (multiple copies of each = 20 pgs. total) with information about library expenditure, acquisitions, total number of books, borrowing rates, systems, staff number etc

letter, 21/12/1936, Mr D M Fraser, 84 Hill St., Wellington to H D Skinner, Request for testimonial.

letter, 05/03/1934, Harold Willis, Victoria University Collage to Harry, Running of the library, staff set up, salaries, purchasing procedures, grants, reading room, shelving etc

letter, 0/1/1934 to, Library survey: Report for Library Committee.