of his service and achievements as its director. The plaque was carved by Paul Vincze with letters by Richard James Kindersley and hangs in the foyer of the Shakespeare Centre. In retirement from the age of 75 years, as Director Emeritus of the Trust Fox continued to take great interest in its affairs. He was enthusiastic about such changes as the transition from the museum feel of the SBT's historic houses into more accurately exhibited and lively period homes. He was particularly pleased to discover in 2000 that Glebe Farm, the house he had saved from destruction, was the genuine home of Shakespeare's mother. Other activities Fox held the position of Deputy Keeper of the Records of Stratford-Upon-Avon, and from 1949–91 he was a trustee of Harvard House, home to the mother of the founder of Harvard University. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls, and of King Edward VI School for Boys where the Levi Fox Hall, opened in 1997, is named in his honour.> He was the founder Chairman of the Friends of the Guild Chapel of Stratford-upon-Avon, a position he held for 50 years during which time the crumbling structure of the building was comprehensively restored and beautified. He was an eminent local historian, and published extensively on the history of Stratford-upon-Avon and on the Midlands in general, serving for many years as secretary and general editor of the Dugdale Society. Bibliography Personal life Fox and his wife Jane, whom he married in 1938, had three children. Two of whom were twin girls that worked at Barclays Bank in Stratford Upon Avon. He possessed entrepreneurial, organisational and communication skills and academic abilities. For example; on the night of 14 November 1940, when a German air raid destroyed much of Coventry, he took on the task of food distribution with great efficiency. Fox died 3 September 2006 at the age of 92 years. Notes References 1914 births 2006 deaths Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford People from Coventry Shakespearean scholarship Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature