Mitchell, Ann Margaret

Positions summary

Manager of Records and Archives Services and University Archivist, 1988-2003.

Biography

Dr Ann Margaret Mitchell was born in 1938 in Melbourne. She attended St Michael’s Grammar School in St Kilda and completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne in 1964. At University of Melbourne she also completed her Masters in 1967 and PhD in 1973. In 1988 Dr Mitchell completed a Diploma of Information Management – Archives Administration at the University of New South Wales. Dr Mitchell was the Manager of Records and Archives Services and University Archivist at Monash University from 1988 until her retirement in 2003. In this role she facilitated the purchase by the University of a double portrait miniature of Sir John Monash and his long-time companion Miss Elizabeth (Lizzie, Lizette) Bentwich. This acquisition sparked an interest in the relationship between Sir John and Lizette and its general omission from Sir John Monash biographies and began researching the two. Following her retirement from Monash University, Dr Mitchell continued her research which encompassed the domestic life of Sir John Monash, the family history and genealogy of the Monashes/Monasches and extended family, Lizette Bentwich’s domestic life, the family history and genealogy of the Bentwiches/Bentwitches and extended family. In 2005 Dr Mitchell became an Adjunct Associate in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University. She published her work in the Australian Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) Journal.

Papers

Research papers relating to Sir John Monash, his family and associates 1999-2015
Collection containing research material about Sir John Monash's domestic life, family, and his relationship with Lizette Bentwitch. Including extensive research into Monash/Monasch family history and genealogy, extending back to Sir John's grandfather Bar Loeb (Baer Loebel) Monasch.

Research papers relating to Lizette Bentwich and family 1999-2015
Collection containing research material on Lizette (Lizzie) Bentwich, long-time companion of Sir John Monash, and the Bentwich/Bentwitch family.

Papers relating to work in Records and Archives Services 1990-2003