Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 16/12/1936, W. Stephens, Secretary, W.E. A. Otago University. to H D Skinner, Requesting Skinner to join as a member of the W.E.A. committee.

letter, 18/12/1936, H D Skinner to W. Stephens, Secretary, W.E. A. Otago University. , Skinner replies to accept invitation to become a member of the W.E.A. committee.

letter, 31/12/1936, H D Skinner to Mr. Burnet, Curator, Alexander Museum, Whanganui, Regarding assistance being given to the Taranaki Museum's first loan collection. An exhibit illustrating the 'material culture' of Taranaki Maori will be sent to the Whanganui Museum. Writes that a list of pieces is enclosed, ( to be checked), and later sent on to Nelson.

letter, 09/11/1936, Norman Potts to H D Skinner, Sending bone fish hooks on loan, found at Black Head, Hawkes Bay in 1901. They were with a skeleton, in a Sandhill that had eroded. Also sending small greenstone chisel and adze, both from Cape Kidnappers.

letter, 31/12/1936, H D Skinner to Dr. J. C. Wadmore, Whakatane, Thank you for letter of 20 December and for manuscript.

letter, 04/07/1936, J.C. Wadmore, Domain Road, Whakatane to Miss Catherwood, Thank you for type-written history of the carved house - Mataatua. Notes this is very helpful. Encloses a list of corrections to be incorporated in another type-written copy.

letter, 19/06/1936, J.C. Wadmore, Domain Road, Whakatane to Dr. Benham, Requesting assistance in obtaining a copy of an important pamphlet published by the government in about 1878. It contains information which will help Wadmore with a lecture to the Auckland Institute about the history of the Mataatua House currently in the Otago Museum.

letter, 23/06/1936, ? On behalf of Dr. Benham to J.C. Wadmore, Domain Road, Whakatane, Encloses copy of notes requested obtained from the Hocken Library. Notes success of Wadmore's work on the history of Mataatua

letter, 26/11/1936, J.C. Wadmore, Domain Road, Whakatane to H D Skinner, Regarding completed manuscript and accompanying photographs and genealogies to be sent to Skinner for publication and display about the history of Mata-atua.

letter, 01/11/1936, H D Skinner to J. C. Wadmore, Domain Road, Whakatane, Thank you for letter of 26 November. Requests that Wadmore sends manuscript about Mataatua.

letter, 11/12/1936, J. C. Wadmore, Domain Road, Whakatane to H D Skinner, Sending information about carvings and what he 'believes to be the correct names,' along with a key to their position. Notes there are several very good stories connected with the carvings.

letter, 19/12/1936, J. C. Wadmore, Domain Road, Whakatane to H D Skinner, Regarding Dr. Wi Repa of Hicks Bay who has provided 'much interesting and accurate information' about Mata-atua. Notes that earlier information received from Mr. Wright might be unreliable.