Fellowship: The 'archival imagination' of Frank Moorhouse
at Theatre, National Library of Australia
Tuesday, 19 May 2026 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time) + Add to calendar19/05/2026 12:3019/05/2026 13:30Australia/SydneyFellowship: The 'archival imagination' of Frank MoorhouseFellowship: The 'archival imagination' of Frank Moorhouse
Tuesday, 19 May 2026 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time)
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Dr Matthew Lamb presents his recent Fellowship research on Frank Moorhouse’s ‘archival imagination’, exploring how his methods shaped his work and identity.
Frank Moorhouse developed what he called an ‘archival imagination’ through his use of libraries and archives. He submitted his own papers to various collections and created a note-taking system based on index cards. From this method, he created many of his stories, books and essays. He ultimately came to see himself as an archive personified.
We are born to become archives… (although as I think about it – I am already an archive) - Frank Moorhouse, private fax, 1994
Dr Matthew Lamb is a 2026 National Library of Australia Fellow, supported by the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust for Research in Australian Literature.
About Dr Matthew Lamb
Dr Matthew Lamb is the author of Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths, the first in a projected two volume cultural biography of Frank Moorhouse. He is a former editor of Review of Australian Fiction and Island magazines.
Dr Lamb has two PhDs in Literature and Philosophy and currently writes the Public Things Newsletter on the relationship between literary culture and democracy.
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