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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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An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life
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J. M. Barrie
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1889
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Truby King Collection LF 1038 B842 1889
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Books
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London: Office of the ‘British Weekly’
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Truby King's wife, Bella, was a great reader and enjoyed French and English language novels. In her days at Edinburgh she may well have known James M. Barrie (of <em>Peter Pan</em> fame), who enrolled at Edinburgh University and obtained a M.A. in April 1882. This <em>Pencil Portraits from College Life</em> by Barrie contains a chapter on David Masson (1822-1907), Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, who actively promoted university education for women at Edinburgh. Bella attended Masson’s courses, as evidenced by the inscription at the beginning of this book, which reads 'Under Professor David Masson, Bella C. King obtained First Class Honours and Second Prize for the year 1883-84. Edinburgh Association for the University of Education of Women.'
Bella King
Edinburgh (Scotland)
J.M. Barrie
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 New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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___
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[c. 1870]
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Truby King Collection BS 2085 1870 L6
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Books
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London: Printed by George E Eyre and William Spottiswoode
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Isabella Cockburn Millar was born in Edinburgh in 1861. Bella attended the Edinburgh Educational Institution for Young Ladies and won ‘Merit’ prizes and the Gold Medal Dux for her year. She also attended the Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women in 1883, where she won second place and prizes with First Class Honours. She was musical, and had a flair for languages (German, French and Latin). Physically she was petite, and had bowed legs, caused by rickets. Like many Scots, the Millar family attended Church: firstly the Augustine Congregational, and then later the Greenside Parish Church. Although not written in her hand, this small <em>New Testament</em> may well have been a Sunday School prize.
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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Various
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Sir F. Truby King (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
Date
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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
Abstract
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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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Sir F. Truby King's Library, Melrose, Wellington (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
Date
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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 and Unwin
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Truby King, his wife Bella and adopted daughter Mary moved to Wellington in 1921. In 1924 they moved into their newly built house on the hill in the suburb of Melrose, which had been designed by architect William Gray Young. The house had views over Wellington and on a clear day the Rimutakas to the north and the Kaikouras to the south could be seen. Today the Truby King House and Garden at Melrose is open to the public. Both Sir Truby and Lady King are buried in the mausoleum there.
Bella King
Melrose (Wellington)
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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Isabella King (photograph) from Truby King The Man
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Mary King
Date
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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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Various
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‘Our Babies’
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Hygeia, <em>Otago Witness</em>
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September 27, 1921
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Truby King Collection
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Newspapers
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Dunedin: <em>Otago Witness</em>
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Bella King was as much a reason for the Plunket Society’s success as her husband. As Truby’s constant companion and helpmeet, she did a lot of work to support her husband’s crusade to ‘help the mothers and save the <em>babies’. In 1908 they started a newspaper column in the Otago Daily Times</em> called ‘Our Babies’ in which, under the pen-name ‘Hygeia’, they wrote advice for mothers on topics such as babies’ bowel movements, dummies, prams, weaning and breast-feeding. Bella usually wrote the column; Truby maintained editorial control. The column was syndicated, appearing in over 50 newspapers nationwide and exported to Australia, Britain and America. Although Bella died in January 1927, the column continued to appear, possibly written by King himself.
Bella King
Otago Daily Times
Plunket Society
Truby King
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The Melrose Library: Reflecting the Life and Works of Sir F. Truby King
Abstract
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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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‘Travel note- book’
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Bella King
Date
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[1904]
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Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Records: AG 007-005/033. Hocken Collections
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Manuscript notebook
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Unpublished
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Bella’s travel note-book of their jaunt to Japan and China is an engaging document, revealing a personal narrative on a variety of subjects: travel, collecting (plants from Yokohama; porcelains and Hokusai prints), class and culture issues, gardens, nurseries, shrines, shops, universities, diet, weather, transport, scenery, and political events (the impending Russo-Japanese conflict). While King was particularly enthusiastic over health care in Japan, especially the benefits of breast-feeding, Bella was a little more circumspect, noting the somewhat unsafe practice of mothers carrying babies tied to their backs, and writing: ‘The people seemed very poor but quite happy.’
Bella King
Japan
Truby King