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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Thomas King (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
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1948
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Medical WZ 100 K54 1948
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Books
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London: George Allen & Unwin
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Truby King’s father, English-born and Oxford University-educated Thomas King (1821-1893) settled in New Plymouth in 1841, under the New Zealand Company banner. His early career in banking - first manager of the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) in New Plymouth - had an influence on his son Truby. Indeed, young Truby was employed at various branches of the BNZ (New Plymouth; Auckland; Wellington) before deciding to replace finance for medicine. Thomas King also had farming interests in the area and figured prominently as a politician in the Grey and Bell governments between 1850 and 1860.
Bank of New Zealand
Thomas King
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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The King Home (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
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1948
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Medical WZ 100 K54 1948
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Books
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London: George Allen & Unwin
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In 1846 Thomas King married London-born Mary Chilman, the daughter of the New Plymouth settler Richard Chilman. Mary developed tuberculous and had a prominent lateral curvature of the spine. Despite these setbacks, the couple had seven children: Mary (1848); Henry (1850); Sara (1852); Newton (1856); Frederic Truby (1858); Herbert Edward (1860); and Francis Worsley (1862). After a short residency in Nelson, because of the Maori Land Wars, the family returned to Taranaki in 1861. Their old homestead at Mangorei was destroyed, so the family moved into this large house near the corner of Dawson and Vivian Street, New Plymouth. It was demolished about 1922.
Taranaki
Thomas King
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Heliotheraphy
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A.Rollier
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1923
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Truby King Collection WB 480 HF47 1923
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Books
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London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton
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Truby King was dogged by illness all his life. While travelling to Nelson as a child he suffered from infantile diarrhoea and terrible seasickness. He was treated by regular purging with doses of calomel and arsenic. His condition was so bad that his father halted the purging and recalled later to him: ‘I …will let you die in peace!’ When aged six Truby contracted broncho-pneumonia, pleurisy, and tuberculosis – leaving him with a marked drooping of the right shoulder. While in Europe in 1919, King visited Professor Rollier, an expert on using solar therapy for sufferers of tuberculosis. Rollier’s <em>Heliotherapy</em> is featured here.
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Truby King as a boy (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
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1948
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Medical WZ 100 K54 1948
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Books
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George Allen & Unwin
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Sir Frederic Truby King aged 8.
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Graduation, 1886 (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
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1948
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Medical WZ 100 K54 1948
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Books
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London: George Allen & Unwin
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‘It is a great test for a nervous man to sit in a large hall with a hundred other students and be forced to think calmly or be plucked.’ So wrote Truby King to his father about his first experiences at Edinburgh University’s Medical School. Founded in 1726, the School was recognised as one of the best in Europe. King was not plucked; he succeeded beyond expectations. He passed all subjects taken and graduated MB, CM (1st class) with distinction on 1st August 1886. In addition to winning the famed Ettles Scholarship, he also enrolled in a BSc in Public Health. King carried these qualifications with him when he arrived in Wellington in early February 1888. Here is King seated (left) in his graduation robes, 1886.
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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From the Pen of F. Truby King
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___
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[1951]
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Medical WS 100 K52
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Books
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Auckland: Printed for the Truby King Booklet Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs
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In 1905 Truby King wrote: ‘If women in general were rendered more fit for maternity, if instrumental deliveries were obviated as far as possible, if infants were nourished by their mothers and if boys and girls were given a rational education, the main supply of population for our asylums, hospitals, benevolent institutions, gaols and slums would be cut off at the source. Further, a great improvement would take place in the physical, mental and moral condition of the whole community.’ In 1951 further Trubyisms were published in <em>From the Pen</em>, along with Rita Snowden’s retrospective on King’s life and work, and Helen Deem’s overview on ‘infant loss in New Zealand’. The frontispiece depicts King and a youngster at Melrose House, Wellington.
Helen Deem
Melrose (Wellington)
Rita Snowden
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Invention of Hysteria. Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpêtrière
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Georges Didi-Huberman
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2003
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Medical WZ 100 CK76 2003
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Books
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press
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When in Paris in August 1880, Truby King attended (along with author Axel Munthe) one of Professor Jean-Martin Charcot’s famed ‘hysteria’ demonstrations at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. Charcot was regarded as an authority on hysteria and hypnosis. To King the scene was unforgettable: a naked female patient was brought out with marks drawn all over her body. Charcot proceeded to stab her with a small dagger. Throughout the ordeal she remained motionless. Charcot photographed his patients (as shown here). Truby King also became a skilled photographer, using the relatively new medium as a tool to enhance patient records, especially while working at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum.
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Education. Intellectual, Morals, and Physical
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Herbert Spencer
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1910
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Truby King Collection LB 675 S7 1910
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Books
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London: Williams & Norgate
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Truby King was strongly influenced by the ideas of Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), the English philosopher and bio-anthropologist, who coined the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’. Simply put, Spencer maintained nature always worked in favour of useful adaptations and if individuals were able to make their own choices, progress was then not only possible but inevitable. As Superintendent of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, King was almost always positive about patient recovery. Given the right food, the right environment, and the right treatment, illnesses would disappear. Of course he was realistic enough to recognise that some would lapse. Here is Truby King's copy of Spencer’s <em>Education, Intellectual, Morals, and Physical</em> with numerous annotations within.
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Isabella King (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
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1948
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Medical WZ 100 K54 1948
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Books
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London: George Allen & Unwin
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Sir Frederic Truby King's wife, Bella, at the time of their marriage in October 1887.
Bella King
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Sir F. Truby King (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
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1948
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Medical WZ 100 K54 1948
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Books
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London: George Allen & Unwin
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While in Paris, Truby King met Robert Smith, a Scottish doctor who was engaged to marry Isabella Cockburn Millar. Indeed, it was Smith who provided King with a letter of introduction to the Millar family, in whose house he would eventually board in Edinburgh. Tragically Smith died soon after this and King was on hand to console Bella. A relationship formed. Bella admitted: ‘I think I fell in love with Fred’s pale face and dark eyes.’ The engagement was in early January 1886; their marriage in October 1887. She was 26; he 29. This photographs was taken at the time of their marriage.
Bella King
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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A Text-book of Insanity
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Charles Mercier
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1902
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Truby King Collection WM 100 MJ256
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Books
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London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co.
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Truby King’s ideas on lunacy were influenced by his post-graduate lecturer, Dr Thomas Clouston, who advocated ‘work, play, fatness and self-control’ for a healthy mental state. When King began work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum in 1889 he initiated measures to achieve these goals. Male patients were put to work on the farm and in the vegetable gardens while female patients, having less freedom, were able to work inside sewing or in the laundry or kitchen. King did provide opportunities for ‘play’, allowing some patients to picnic in nearby Karitane or take trips into Dunedin. He also provided card and board games. This copy of psychiatrist Charles Mercier’s <em>A Text-Book of Insanity</em> has King’s ubiquitous underlining.
Karitane
Seacliff
Sir Thomas Clouston
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Seacliff Lunatic Asylum
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Unknown
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c. 1910
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Hocken Pictorial Collection S09-038d
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Photographs
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Photograph
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Designed in the ‘Scotch Baronial’ style by architect Robert Lawson (1833-1902), the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum was at one time the largest building in New Zealand. Constructed of over four million bricks (made onsite), Seacliff had a 50-metre tower and a footprint of over 15,000 square metres, excluding out-buildings. The hospital stood in an almost 1000-acre plot which included a working farm, a large vegetable garden, a bake-house and dairy. By 1912 the complex housed about 900 patients. Unfortunately the main building had been built on unstable ground and it began to subside even before it was completed in 1884. The Seacliff Asylum was eventually demolished in the 1950s; the area is now called the Truby King Recreation Reserve.
Robert Lawson
Seacliff
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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‘Unfortunate Folk’: Essays on Mental Health Treatment 1863-1992
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Postgraduate History Students, University of Otago 1972-2000
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2001
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Special Collections
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Books
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Dunedin: University of Otago Press
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When Truby King and his wife Bella arrived to work at Seacliff in April 1889, the institution was best described as ‘dreary’. King wasted no time in transforming the place, and improving the general living conditions of the patients. He did not tolerate violence towards any of the patients by staff and was ahead of his time in advocating for his patients’ return to live in the community. King was a keen photographer and often took photographs of the inmates. On the cover of <em>Unfortunate Folk</em> (2001) is Johanna Beckett, a 44 year old Gore woman who was photographed by King at Seacliff in 1890. She spent several months at the asylum.
Seacliff
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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The Art of Feeding the Invalid
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A Medical Practitioner and a Lady Professor of Cookery
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[1892]
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Truby King Collection WB 405 AS39
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Books
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London: The Scientific Press
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Truby King began to develop his philosophies on nutrition at Seacliff Hospital. He believed that insanity could be prevented or cured with a good diet, fresh air, regular work and recreation. With improvements made to the hospital’s farm and vegetable gardens, King was able to improve the quality of food for the patients. Meat consumption was cut and patients were encouraged to drink more milk, with some drinking up to four pints a day. ‘Fatness’ was seen as a sign of recovery. <em>The Art of Feeding the Invalid</em> is from the Seacliff library. Some of the recipes sound delicious, like Irish stew and Custard Pudding, while others, such as Sheep’s Tongue and Brain Sauce, would require a particular palate.
Cookery
Seacliff
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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The Feeding of Plants and Animals
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F. Truby King
Date
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1905
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Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Records AG-007-008/029/013. Hocken Collection
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Pamphlets
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Wellington: Whitcombe & Tombs
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In 1905, just after a return from Japan, Truby King wrote <em>The Feeding of Plants and Animals</em>, a pamphlet that represented the basis of his thought and approach to his life’s work. He believed that right care and right nutrition produced healthy, vigorous plants and animals. And by aiding Nature, especially applicable to plants, he suggested sensible rotation and tillage, with a judicious use of manures. Generalizing from his experiments with plants and animals, he applied ‘right care and right nutrition’ to the rearing of human beings, hoping that ‘a strong, healthy and capable race’ would evolve.
Farms
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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The Potato
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E. H. Grubb and W.S. Guilford
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1913
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Truby King Collection SB 211 P8 GV89
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Books
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London: Constable & Co.
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When growing up, a school chum remarked on King’s ability to focus: ‘Nothing would ever divert him from the particular line of thought he was on at the moment’ (Chapman, p.33). When King became Superintendent of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum in 1889, he also became a farmer. Seacliff was designated a Farm Asylum, with land stretching to about 400 hectares. He encouraged patients to work outdoors as a way to achieve improved fitness and to keep occupied. He also applied a system to obtain the best produce possible. The potato came under his scrutiny, and the yields were so successful that many ended up at the markets in Auckland. Grubb and Guilford’s <em>The Potato</em> was no doubt one book he consulted.
Seacliff
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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A Manual of Practical Farming
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John McLennan
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1910
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Truby King Collection S 501 M447
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Books
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New York: The Macmillan Company
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‘The system and accuracy which science demands in Chemistry and in the feeding of plants is equally necessary in the feeding of animals.’ So wrote King, after he had tackled the huge death rate of calves due to ‘scouring’ when he first arrived at Seacliff. By thorough scientific investigation, he devised an artificial feeding regime that dramatically reduced the death rate in the herds. This involved cows being tagged with red or blue ribbons, led into red or blue stalls and fed with red or blue buckets of food. It was through this method that the patients, who were farm labourers, made sure that each cow got the proper amount of food specifically adapted to its designated grade or class. King was a great underliner and ticker of pertinent passages. McLennan’s <em>Manual</em> records numerous instances of this activity.
Seacliff
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Cultivated Plants: Their Propagation and Improvement
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F.W. Burbidge
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1877
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Truby King Collection SB 123 BX89
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Books
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons
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Within months of his arrival at Seacliff, King initiated changes in the landscape; he created lawns, flower gardens and playing fields. He also rectified problems such as the poor water supply, and greatly improved sanitation and drainage. An integral part of his plan was the proper cultivation of plants and this comprehensive work by F.W. Burbidge, with its ‘Lunatic Asylum Seacliff N.Z.’ library stamp, certainly suited his purpose. Because this book was published in Great Britain, he had to make adjustments to match southern hemisphere conditions.
Seacliff
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on some of Life’s Ideals
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William James
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1899
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Truby King CollectionLB 1051 J94 1899
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Books
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London: Longmans Green & Co.
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In 1906, King produced a pamphlet called <em>The Evils of Cram</em>, an argument against over-pressure in schools, where excessive study was ‘a leading factor in the production of degeneracy, making many women unfit for maternity and both sexes more or less incompetent.’ This publication by William James, the ‘Father of American Psychology’, is marked up by King at a passage pertinent to ‘cramming’. The book was obtained relatively early, with King signing it ‘F. Truby King 1899’.
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Morals and Brain
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Sir Thomas Clouston
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1912
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Truby King Collection BJ 1411 CM43
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Books
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London: Cassell & Co.
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While studying at Edinburgh University, King took a post-graduate course on lunacy organised by Sir Thomas Clouston (1840-1915), lecturer on Mental Diseases in the University of Edinburgh and Superintendent of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum. Clouston was a celebrated lecturer on the psychiatric disorders of adolescence, an advocate of teetotalism, and held a prejudice about women, even maintaining that boarding school education for girls was responsible for much nervous and mental derangement, as well as for difficult maternity. No doubt King was present when Clouston delivered his celebrated <em>Female Education from a Medical Point of View</em> lecture in November 1882.
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Sir Thomas Clouston
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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Charles Darwin
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1904
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Truby King Collection BF 531 D659 1904
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Books
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London: John Murray
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With his later, famous, doctrine of a strict routine of child-rearing – ignoring babies’ cries, regular feeding times, and not picking them up – one knows full well how Truby King would have responded to the cries of these babies depicted in Charles Darwin’s<em> The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals</em>. Any deviation from the routine was condemned as ‘spoiling’ the child; the likely consequences producing, in King’s terms, ‘a veritable tyrant’. Darwin undertook medical studies at the University of Edinburgh, but left after two years without graduating.
Charles Darwin
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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Currents and Counter-currents in Medical Science
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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1861
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Truby King Collection W9 HR16
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Books
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields
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Physician and poet Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) studied under the Parisian pathologist Pierre Louis, who followed the <em>méthode expectante</em>, a therapeutic doctrine that states the physician’s role is to do everything possible to aid nature in the process of disease recovery, and to do nothing to hinder this natural process. Holmes unsettled medico feathers by criticising traditional medical practices and wrote – as shown here – that if all contemporary medicine was tossed into the sea ‘it would be all the better for mankind,—and all the worse for the fishes’. His no-nonsense approach was something that attracted Truby King, who has here noted various passages from <em>Currents and Counter-currents in Medical Science</em>. King also thoroughly enjoyed reading the poet’s <em>The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table.</em>
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Various
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On the Mortality of Childbed and Maternity Hospitals
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J. Matthews Duncan
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1870
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Truby King Collection WQ 27 DW55
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Books
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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
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‘The normal woman is never safer, healthier, happier, or more uplifted than during pregnancy’ – so said Truby King in the early 1900s. He believed that the success of the nation and the ‘destiny of the race’ lay firmly at the feet of the prospective mother. He advised pregnant women to get plenty of fresh air, to walk every day, and to eat a nutritious diet in order to produce healthy, viable children who could then defend and further the ideals of the British Empire. James Matthews Duncan (1826-90), a Scottish doctor and obstetrician, outlines in his<em> On the Mortality of Childbed and Maternity Hospitals</em> the difficulties and perils of successfully giving birth to a healthy baby.
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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Chavasse’s Advice to a Wife on the Management of her own Health and on the Treatment of some of the Complaints incidental to Pregnancy, Labour, and Suckling. 17th ed.
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Pye Henry Chavasse
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c. 1908
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Truby King Collection HQ 759 CG51 1883
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Books
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London: J. & A. Churchill
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From his observations of rearing calves, breast-feeding mothers in Japan, and the many patients at Seacliff who had been bottle-fed in infancy, Truby King thought breast milk was the ‘perfect food’ for baby. He wrote: ‘Nothing can rival milk drawn direct from the breast into the baby’s stomach’ and that ‘vigorous suckling should be encouraged’. He also believed that a strict regime of four-hourly feeds and no night feeds was essential; an idea he may have gleaned from Chavasse’s <em>Advice to a Wife</em>, featured here. Chavasse (1810-79) was an English surgeon who wrote many treatises on motherhood.
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
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‘<em>Truby King was the greatest man in New Zealand, and should have the most imposing monument New Zealand can build to commemorate him</em>.’ George Bernard Shaw, April 1934. <br /><br />Sir Frederic Truby King (1858-1938) was a scientist, farmer, gardener, doctor, and educator. He was single-minded to the point of obnoxiousness; an eccentric; and a financial incompetent who held beliefs that were often unscientific and glaringly contradictory. Because of his wide interests, King was also a great reader. About 1933, King’s library numbered some 1680 titles. In 1938, he bequeathed many scientific titles to the British Medical Association. In June 1989 the remaining volumes – the so-called Melrose Library – arrived in Dunedin from the Truby King House in Wellington. This collection of some 1000 volumes was collected by King in his lifetime; some are signed; many are annotated. Two-thirds deal with the health of women and children, consisting of both professional and popular texts. The remainder is non-medical, comprising works of general reference and some fiction. Subjects covered include child health, nutrition, paediatrics, child diseases, psychology, horticulture and animal husbandry, gardens, especially rose and rhododendron books, and social issues such as race theory and education. As the collection stands, it has been called ‘the best general collection in New Zealand, of publications on the general subject of the health of women and children for the period of 1900 to 1938’ (Strachan). A select number of books from King’s library have been used in this exhibition to highlight his life and activities: his early years, his education, his work at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, and his pioneering work in child and infant care. The establishment of the Plunket Society in 1907 was one of his most tangible and influential parts of his legacy. King died in February 1938. He was given a state funeral, the first private citizen in New Zealand to be given this honour. In 1957 he featured on a postage stamp celebrating the Plunket Society; again the first to be afforded this honour. All in all, Sir Frederic Truby King was a remarkable man.
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14 August 2015
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How to Take Care of the Father and the Family
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Helen MacMurchy
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1923
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Truby King Collection HQ 734 M463
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Pamphlets
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Ottawa [Canada]: F.A. Acland
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Truby King believed there was no higher calling for a woman than motherhood and care of the family, with the goal of growing healthy children to guard against ‘racial decay’ in the Empire. His own mother was probably his exemplar, as described by Erik Olssen (1981): ‘pious, pure, submissive, supportive…a most excellent wife and mother’. King believed if society could get motherhood right then admissions to ‘asylums, hospitals, benevolent institutions, gaols and slums’ would be drastically reduced. Like King, the Canadian public health advocate Dr Helen MacMurchy (1862-1953) feared ‘racial decay’. She wrote a series of ‘Blue Book’ pamphlets outlining best practice for motherhood and household management. Here, baby is ‘trying to think’.
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