9 7 0 ) ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Quint in ▁Hog g , ▁a ▁business man ▁and ▁phil anth rop ist ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁Street ▁Poly techn ic ▁( now ▁University ▁of ▁West min ster ), ▁the ▁largest ▁London - based ▁adult ▁education ▁provider ▁of ▁its ▁day . ▁Wood ▁inherited ▁her ▁father ’ s ▁strong ▁religious ▁conv ict ions ▁and ▁phil anth ropy , ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁London ▁War ▁P ensions ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Winter ▁Dist ress ▁League , ▁various ▁women ’ s ▁organis ations , ▁and ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁her ▁father ’ s ▁Poly techn ic . ▁She ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁C . B . E . ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Wood ▁started ▁collect ing ▁B ibles ▁in ▁earnest ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Her ▁not ebook ▁records ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 5 5 0 ▁edition ▁of ▁Cover dale ’ s ▁Bible ▁as ▁follows : ▁‘ This ▁was ▁my ▁first ▁old ▁Bible , ▁bought ▁purely ▁out ▁of ▁interest , ▁but ▁the ▁joy ▁& ▁benefit ▁I ▁found ▁in ▁studying ▁it ▁inspired ▁me ▁with ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁possess ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁every ▁English ▁translation ▁& ▁so ▁started ▁my ▁‘ collection ’ .’ ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁four teen ▁years ▁Wood ▁acquired ▁an ▁impress ive ▁library ▁of ▁English ▁B ibles ▁and ▁books ▁on ▁bib lic al ▁studies , ▁through ▁purchase ▁( from ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Fo yles , ▁S othe by ’ s ▁and ▁Mag gs ), ▁gift ▁( from , ▁for