Fiona Tait worked as an archivist for Birmingham City Council for thirty years before retiring in 2015. She was appointed to the Archives of Soho Project in 2000 to re-catalogue the papers of James Watt and Family, and has retained a particular interest in all things related. She contributed to the exhibition planning group and publications for the Matthew Boulton 2009 celebration.

Select publications:

‘How do we know what we know? The Archives of Soho’, in Matthew Boulton: Selling what all the world desires. [ed. Mason] London: Yale University Press. 2009.

‘Coinage, commerce and inspired ideas: the notebooks of Matthew Boulton’, in Matthew Boulton: a Revolutionary Player, [ed. Dick] Studley: Brewin Books. 2009.