This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood (1846-1875) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the mid-19th century.

This file focusses on various items relating to the history of Oakham School, its pupils and Old Boys, under the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood.

This sub-series focusses on various photographs of the pupils and staff of School House as well as various documents related to the history of the house.

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

A photographic album of the school (but mainly of Wharflands house) from the Talbot-Griffiths era. Photographs of various staff members, buildings, House prefects, scouts, sporting photos (steeplechase, water-polo, rugby), House photos (Wharflands), Drama photos (Midsummer's Nights Dream and Macbeth 1953), The 1953 Elizabethan Fair, Form 4A photo (1951 and 1953), The choir, the Memorial Library opening, a christening, the visit to RCAF N.Luffenham Swindells, and the proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II.

A group of original photographs and print-outs used as illustrations in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

A photograph of The Duke of Gloucester opening the door of the newly built War Memorial Library in May 1955, used in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

A letter from the Headmaster, John Buchanan, to Parents regarding the events of the Spring term 1958, including the hockey season, the works on the Sargant Laboratories, the raising of the minimum age of boarding and Speech Day. Two pages A and B.

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

This file focusses on letters sent/received by John Buchanan, chiefly during his headmastership (1958-1977).