Papers of Eve Mahlab, 1951-2022 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 5813970
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Mahlab, Eve, 1937-
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1951-ca. 2022]
- 0.9 m. (6 boxes) + 8 digital carriers
- Summary:
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MS Acc11.134 comprises papers documenting Eve Mahlab's careers as a lawyer, businesswoman, women's rights activist and public speaker. The papers include news cuttings, particularly of letters written by Mahlab to newspaper editors and articles about Mahlab published in newspapers and journals; speech texts and notes; articles; submissions; biographical information; and, correspondence. Groups and companies with which Mahlab was associated, and which are highlighted in the papers, include the Women's Electoral Lobby, Mahlab Recruitment, Liberal Feminist Network, Westpac and the Australian Women Donor's Network (1 box + 2 digital carriers).
MS Acc23.110 Personal papers including 60th and 80th birthday celebrations hosted by the Victorian Women's Trust, articles, press clippings, photographs, speeches, film productions (The Ascent of Women); Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) minutes, c.1972-1974, constitution, policies, correspondence, submissions and papers, speeches, articles, research material; Women Donors' Network Investing in Women and Girls (WDN) correspondence, notes, reports, speeches, Abigail Disney tour (2011), sponsorships; Westpac Board; JB Were consultancy documents (5 boxes + 6 digital carriers).
- Biography/History:
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Austrian-born Australian lawyer and businesswoman. After training and working as a lawyer, Eve Mahlab turned her attention to business and the improvement of women's lives in Australia. A member of the Co-ordinating Committee of the Women's Electoral Lobby in Victoria from 1972-1976, and again after 1980, she was a member of the Victorian Government Committee of Inquiry into the Status of Women from 1975-1976. Mahlab was named Businesswoman of the Year in 1982 and in 1998 was awarded an Order of Australia in the Officer category (AO) for service to government, business and the community, particularly to women. In 2001, she was awarded a Centenary Medal for service to the community through business and commerce.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc11.134, MS Acc23.110.
- Reading Room Access Note: For preservation reasons, we are unable to deliver digital and audiovisual carriers to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Ask a Librarian to enquire about access.
- Related Material:
- Eve Mahlab interviewed by Kim Rubenstein in the Trailblazing women and the law pilot oral history project; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 6230/2.
- Subject:
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- Mahlab, Eve, 1937- -- Archives
- Women's Electoral Lobby (Australia)
- Lawyers -- Australia -- Archives
- Women lawyers -- Australia -- Archives
- Businesswomen -- Australia -- Archives
- Austrians -- Australia -- Archives
- Women's rights -- Australia
- Women in community development -- Australia
- Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia
- Time Coverage:
- 1951-2022
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Eve Mahlab's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- A Manuscript Collection may have a range of formats and dates.
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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