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Copies of correspondence from State Records relating to Reuther

Archive Collections / Rev. Johann Georg Reuther / Copies of correspondence from State Records relating to Reuther
Date Range:  01 January, 1905  -  05 April, 1921
Collection: Rev. Johann Georg Reuther
Quantity:  5cm,   1   part A4 Albox Folder
Arranged: by series and then chronological
Series Identifier: AA266/06

This series contains typescript copies of original correspondence that relates to Reuther, held at State Records. State Records are custodians of the South Australian Museum records from 1856-1940. The selected items are from the following three series:

  • GRG 19/4
    Letters received by the Museum Director, 1890-1909
    AA 266/6/1-2

  • GRG 19/5
    Letter received, 1906-1926
    AA 266/6/3-6

  • GRG 19/11
    Letters sent by the Museum Director, 13 March 1895-9 December 1910
    AA 266/6/7-16


GRG 19/11 relates to Series AA 266/14: letters received by the Director from Reuther.

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Included Items
AA 266/6/1/1-2 - Letter from Hillier relating to Diari chisels
AA 266/6/2/1-5 - Letter from Reuther to Stirling requesting a search for his missing 'map of the northern tribal districts with native names somewhere south'
AA 266/6/3/1 - Letter from Edgar Waite (South Australian Museum Director) to the Museum Committee recommending that duplicate toas be supplied to the Australian Museum
AA 266/6/3a/1-12 - Letters from Kenyon to Waite requesting a copy of the article on toas
AA 266/6/4/1-3 - Letter from Hillier to the Museum Director thanking him for the copy of his article on the toas and supplying further toa information
AA 266/6/5/1-3 - Letter from Hillier to the General Secretary of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery thanking him for a copy of a volume of the Museum Records
AA 266/6/6/1-4 - Letter from Hillier to the Museum Director enclosing Zietz's notes on the toas and comparing the Reuther numbering system for toas with his own.
AA 266/6/7/1-4 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther relating to the purchase of his collection for the South Australian Museum
AA 266/6/8/1-4 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther requesting further information on his collection in preparation for the Museum Committee meeting where the purchase will discussed
AA 266/6/9/1-2 - Telegram from Stirling to Pfilzner requesting the trap to be ready to take 2 passengers to Reuther's house
AA 266/6/10/1-4 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther advising him that the collection has been unpacked but some toas were damaged and he is still waiting for the plates which are required for repairs
AA 266/6/11/1-4 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther relating to the damaged toas and the plates required for repair
AA 266/6/12/1-2 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther requesting when the coloured plates will be returning from Europe
AA 266/6/13/1-4 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther thanking him for the toa descriptions and that the plates will be returned
AA 266/6/14/1-7 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther returning the plates and thanking him for the loan
AA 266/6/15/1-6 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther thanking him for the receipt of the remaining toa descriptions and that his fossil trees has been installed
AA 266/6/16/1-5 - Letter from Stirling to Reuther requesting permission to publish the toa plates