Sigrid McCausland

Sigrid Kristina McCausland (1953 – 30 November 2016) was an Australian archivist and educator. Her career encompassed a variety of roles in archival practice, education, and leadership.

Early life and education Sigrid McCausland was born in England in 1953 and grew up in Bathurst, New South Wales. She completed an Honours degree at the Australian National University (ANU) from 1971 to 1974. Her thesis focused on the history of modern painting in Sydney between 1935 and 1945. During her time at ANU, she worked as a research assistant for historian Manning Clark.

McCausland traveled overseas before returning to Canberra and securing work as a public servant. In May 1978 she was recruited by Australian Archives, where she had previously worked on two occasions during her student years. She gained experience in reference services and arrangement and description.

From 2009 until her death, McCausland was senior lecturer in archival science at Charles Sturt University (CSU), where she developed master’s and bachelor’s programs in archives and records management. was established by the Australian Society of Archivists to honour emerging writers in archival literature. Her final publication, on archival public programming, appeared posthumously in the second edition of Currents of Archival Thinking, which was dedicated to her memory.