• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: IMP0168

Lukis, Meroula Frances Fellowes (Mollie)

(1911 – 2009)
  • Born 1 January, 1911, Balingup Western Australia Australia
  • Died 1 August, 2009
  • Occupation Archivist

Summary

Mollie Lukis graduated with Honours from the University of Western Australia in 1932. She worked as a teacher from 1934 to 1940 in Perth, Victoria and England, then with the Munitions Supply Laboratories during the war years. In 1945 Lukis was appointed State archivist of the Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia. On June 1976 Lukis was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) for archival work.

Events

  • 1952 - 1952

    President of the Australian Federation of University Women (Western Australia)

  • 1970 - 1970

    Fellow of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society

  • 1957 - 1957

    Awarded Carnegie Corporation travel grant to study archives and libraries in United States of America and United Kingdom

  • 1950 - 1971

    Member of the Nomenclature Advisory Committee to Minister for Lands

  • 1959 - 1974

    Councillor with the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)

  • 1971 - 1974

    Honorary secretary of the National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)

  • 1976 - 1976

    Appointed Officer to the Order of the British Empire (Civil)

  • 1931 - 1931

    Graduated from the University Western Australia with BA Hons

  • 1932 - 1932

    Awarded Diploma of Education from University of Western Australia

  • 1963 - 1963

    Fellow of the Library Association Australia (FLAA)

  • 1945 - 1971

    State archivist and librarian with the JS Battye Library (Western Australia) – first woman state archivist in Australia

  • 1933 - 1940

    Held various teaching positions

  • 1940 - 1945

    Metrologist at the Defence Research Laborities, Maribyrnong Victoria

  • 1952 - 1955

    Member of the Library Board of Western Australia

  • 1974 - 1977

    Member of the Library Board of Western Australia

  • 2011 - 2011

    Born daughter of Frederick and Jean (nee Campbell) Lukis

Published resources

  • Book
    • Reflections : profiles of 150 women who helped make Western Australia's history; Project of the Womens Committee for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Western Australia, Popham, Daphne; Stokes, K.A.; Lewis, Julie, 1979
    • Archives in Western Australia : the Battye Library : M F F Lukis and M Medcalf : a bibliography, Ives, Alan, 1978
  • Journal Article
    • State Archivist returns, 1967
    • [Mollie Lukis - awarded honorary doctorate of Literature from Murdoch University], 1985
    • [Mollie Lukis - elected an honorary member of National Trust of WA], 1994
    • [Mollie Lukis - Honours], 1986
  • Newspaper Article
    • Woman archivist, 1945
    • [Mollie Lukis - first State Archivist], 1945
  • Sound recording
    • Interview with Molly Lukis, Harvey, Erica (interviewed by), 1992
    • [Recording of talk given by Meroula Lukis], Lukis, Mollie, 1981
  • Picture
    • Mollie Lukis collection of photographs
  • Edited Book
    • Who's Who of Australian Women, Lofthouse, Andrea, 1982
  • Resource
    • Trove
  • Site Exhibition

Archival resources

  • State Library of Western Australia
    • Papers, 1926-2002 [manuscript]

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