The Dr Beverley Wood collection

Fruit (art original), Caroline Peebles, [ca. 1870-ca. 1910]; H2010.77/11

The Dr Beverley Wood collection is a representative and comprehensive reference on the subjects of food, cookery, nutrition and dietetics in the region to 1988 (inclusive) and sometimes beyond.

Th collection includes more than 9000 items from Australia, New Zealand, the Western Pacific and Antarctica, together with relevant material from surrounding lands – such as Lord Howe Island, Fiji, New Norfolk, Nauru, New Guinea, Timor, Vanuatu - and other islands close to Australia.

This collection brings together varied reference material to make the study of food and health in Australia readily accessible to all.

Dr Beverley Wood has extensive experience in food, nutrition and dietetic practice and research. She was the first editor of The Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, and editor of Tucker in Australia, one of the early books about the food habits of Australians. The collection includes:

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Notable example 3

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