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Dear all
I received an email from Thea Randall last Friday to say that Freddy Stitt (former county archivist for Staffordshire) had died on Thursday after a brief illness. Freddy was
93 and lived in Little Haywood near Stafford.
Freddy Stitt was County Archivist for Staffordshire and Librarian for the William Salt Library from 1957 – 1985. During his time with the service he was responsible for overseeing
the establishment of Lichfield Record Office, building of Staffordshire Record Office and getting in many of the large estate collections and other archives which form the backbone of our designated collections.
He also managed the County Museum Service for a time. He was the last Librarian to live in at the William Salt Library along with his wife and children. Some of our long standing
users still recall the wonderful smell of bread drifting through to the reading room of the William Salt Library as his wife was baking.
Freddy Stitt left us an amazing legacy in Staffordshire and he was a true pioneer of the profession. I was privileged to meet Freddy at Thea’s retirement do in 2011 and enjoyed
hearing about his experiences at Staffordshire.
The funeral is likely to be next week. I will let you know the details when I receive them.
Joanna
Joanna Terry
Head of Archives and Heritage
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Record Office
Eastgate Street, Stafford, ST16 2LZ
Tel: 01785 278370
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