This collection contains material relating to the history of the houses and their pupils. Each series is focused on a different house and many contain rich and detailed photographic records of houses year by year. Some houses are more detailed than others.

Other highlights of this collection include house handbooks, which help to induct a pupil into a house and its daily routine; photographs of daily life, including house events and leisure time; and administrative documents such as house diaries which record the calendar of house events, achievements of pupils, and accounts of incidents.

Included in this sub-fonds are houses which are no longer in existence such as Johnsons and Ruddles.

Magazine named The Oakhamian, stappled; glossy cover with a photograph of cellists and violinists; 64 pages; contents: Chapel, OSCA, Drama and Music, Art, Design and technology, Expeditions and Trips, Creative Writing, Sport, House Reports; with various photographs of staff, pupils, plays, trips, sports

A5 magazine, white cover with the badge of the school on the cover; 72 pages; contents listed inside: "The Story Of Oakham School", Editorial, This Year's President, Annual Dinner, Annual General Meeting and O.O. Day, Regional Meetings, Oakham to Close?, School News, O.O. News, Engagements, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Obituaries, New Members, Address Changes, Golf, Rifle Club, Masonic Lodge, Notices, Club Colours, Rugby Fixtures, Diary Dates; with a portrait of G.N. Iley, a photograph of the new Extension to Buchanans, a photograph of the building of the new Music School; a report on the 1984 Appeal on green paper in a central section

A wooden trophy made to look like a scroll with a large metal medallion in the centre and seven small ones, of which four are engraved with the wining house and year. The trophy was for the interhouse public speaking competition. The list of winners is as follows: Stevens in 1992; Haywoods in 1993; Buchanans in 1994 and 1995.

A list of telephone numbers and extensions in case of emergency for the National Youth Chamber Orchestra stay at Oakham School.

Order of Service of the memorial service for John David Buchanan at the Okaham School Chapel, enclosed form for the bursary and for memories. Items A to C

A confirmation form filled in by the candidate, with information on their age, house, tutor, baptism, address and dates of meeting and visits for their preparation

The dorm list for the girls of the National Youth Chamber Orchestra staying in Buchanans house from 9 to 21 August 1993.

A note from Roger Blackmore to T.M. Reay and George Kelsall regarding the visit of the National Youth Chamber Orchestra to Oakham School in August 1993; and a hand-written reply from George Kelsall regarding some outstanding work planned at the same time on campus.

A collection of photographs and art work relating to the whole School Campus, in particular aerial photographs from 1937 of the School and the town, and a file of individual photographs of buildings around the campus. The oldest items in this sub-series date back to the 19th century.