Baby records from Seacliff, New Zealand

1907-1911

Truby King Collection WS 103 B256

Manuscript

By early 1907, King felt it was time that his efforts towards improving the health and well-being of mothers and their babies was expanded and became more organised. On 14th May 1907, he gave a talk to the society women of Dunedin. It was a huge success. Nine days later the constitution of the Society for Promoting the Health of Women and Children was drafted. In November, Lady Plunket, wife of the Governor of New Zealand and for whom the Society is named, became patroness, and on 27 February 1908 the Society was incorporated. This notebook contains detailed descriptions of babies that Truby and Bella had visited in Seacliff, Karitane and Dunedin City. In Bella King’s hand, here is the entry for Lesley Brasch, sister of Charles Brasch.