The collection comprises correspondence, appointment diaries, photographs, newspaper cuttings, research material, and the drafts of Professor Marilyn Lake's books, articles, lectures, reviews, conference papers and other writings. The papers relate mostly to her academic career and her work as a historian, feminist and social commentator. There are a group of papers relating to Lake's appointment as Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University, 2001-2002. Correspondents include Michael Roe, Stuart Macintyre, Joy Damousi, Kay Saunders and Graeme Davison. The papers concerning 'Limits of hope' include letters and photographs from a number of soldier settlers or family members recalling conditions on settlements in Victoria after World War I. Also included are papers relating to Professor Lake's international career; Australian conferences including The Australian Historical Association (AHA) conferences; her period as President of the AHA; teaching; courses; journalism; film and TV; references; examiners' reports; public engagements; Victorian Womens Trust (VWT); Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF); museums; writers' festivals; ; symposia; public talks; organisations; committee work; books and book chapters published; original and annotated drafts of writing, and correspondence relating to the award of book prizes and the AO. The papers are mostly handwritten and typed letters, lectures, talks and writings on paper.
Historian. Professor of History at La Trobe University since 1994. Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University 2001-2002. Publications include - A divided society (1975), The limits of hope : soldier settlement in Victoria 1915-38 (1987), Getting equal : the history of Australian feminism (1999) and Faith : Faith Bandler, gentle activist (2002).
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