Margaret Medcalf

Margaret Lois Medcalf (born 26 March 1926) is a former Western Australian State Archivist and namesake of the annual Margaret Medcalf Award.

Early life Margaret Medcalf was born on 26 March 2026, and grew up in Albany, Western Australia. Her father Ferdinand George Medcalf was a soldier who faught during World War I. After he returned to Australia in 1917 he married his fiance Rita Fry and they settled in Albany. They had three children, a son Ian Medcalf and two daughters Joy and Margaret.

Medcalf attended Park Primary School in Albany, and completed her secondary education in Perth. In 1950, she received a Diploma of Education at University of Western Australia. She returned to Perth, Australia in 1955 where she worked at what is now the State Records Office of Western Australia. She became the State archivist in 1971,

Later life Medcalf turned 100 on 26 March 2026.

In 1999, she received the medal of the Order of Australia for services to preserving history.

In 2014, she was inducted into the Western Australia Women's Hall of Fame.