Delivery and governance
This plan is approved by the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Committee. An annual service delivery plan is created by the service which is monitored by the service management team through quarterly reporting.
An annual performance report is brough to the Joint Archives Committee in February of each year and an annual report in June of each year.
Our resources
Collections
- Over 9 miles of historic records from 10th to 21st centuries.
- Nationally Outstanding Designated Archives.
- Unique Special Collections of books from the William Salt Library.
- 28,000 objects relating to Staffordshire's history over the past 250 years.
- 50,000 photographs.
- 1,800 works of fine and decorative art.
- We continue to loan items to the National Trust from the museum collection to displays at the Shugborough Estate.
- We support loans to other local museums and organisations.
Buildings and Services
- Accredited Archive Service.
- The Staffordshire County Museum has applied for full accreditation at the History Centre in Feb 2025.
- Visitor facilities are modern and welcoming.
- We have attracted new audiences and visitors to our sites in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
- Two museum stores provide good quality conditions for museum collections.
- All collections stored in the necessary environmental conditions.
- Our Staffordshire History Network provides support and advice for the County's heritage organisations.
Digital Offer
- There is a single online catalogue for archive and museum collections due to be integrated into our new website.
- Around 4 million names and images from parish registers, wills and marriage bonds between 1538-1900 are available on the Find my Past family history website to explore.
- 282,385 people browsed Staffordshire history on staffs past track in 2023/24.
Our People and Funding
- Attracted over £6m in external funding from 2015–2024.
- Joint budget of £0.986m for 2025/26.
- 19.4 FTE of staff including 3.2 externally funded posts.
- 100 volunteer roles.
