Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 28/03/1930, H D Skinner to Oliver, Dir Dominion Museum, Sinker is genuine but doctored. Feeling sore at lighthouse keeper who sent you whalebone patu instead of us.

letter, 27/05/1930, Oliver, Dir Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Thanks for New Guinea club with double spiral carving

letter, 02/10/1930, Oliver, Dir Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Forwarding Mackie's model war canoe. Four Maori carvings from swamp in Waitara. Photos and casts made in case Maoris want them back

letter, 06/10/1930, H D Skinner to Oliver, Dir Dominion Museum, Kelsey work is good we would like half a dozen. Hope there is support on his return from England. Explanation of Waitara carvings saga

letter, 14/05/1930, Oliver, Dir Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Model canoe from L S Mackie to be sent to you. Remind you to send something in exchange for sinker

letter, 18/09/1930, H D Skinner to Oliver, Dir Dominion Museum, We have model moa hunter camp at Hanging Rock Do you have dry rot treatment?

letter, 22/10/1930, W J Phillipp Dominion Museum to H D Skinner, Re identity of Great blue shark. Absence of anal fin. Send sketch of front tooth

letter, 22/04/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, Forward and dedication to Torres notes

letter, 15/04/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, Reluctant to print Torres notes in an important journal.. But if you insist.

letter, 19/05/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, Have you discovered the Torres notes and Photo yet?

letter, 28/05/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, Sent photo taken in halcyon days of anthropological research. Perhaps Benham Put the notes somewhere while you were away it was a bulky package some only copy.

letter, 16/07/1930, W J Durrad Vicarage Featherston to H D Skinner, I remember giving you the envelope with Torres MS and you put it on a shelf behind your desk People don't throw learned professor's fat envelopes on the fire.