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Date(s)
- 1910 - 1990 (Accumulation)
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Extent and medium
Material include photographs, paper and card board. 1 file.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Items have been acquired from many different sources over several years.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of documents, including photographs and art works, of Chapmans, formerly Junior House, built in 1910. The Georgian-style house stood on a ground of one-and-a-half acres. It consisted of dormitories and classrooms facing south which were “well-lighted and ventilated”. The Junior House had been built initially in order to provide a well-equipped Junior Department for a limited number of boarders. In 1936, a new wing was added to the house, comprising a large dining hall, a leisure room, and a new sick room. Rooms were also designed for a House Tutor. The original house was improved, especially the kitchens where “all wash-basins were fitted with hot and cold water, and baths and lavatories were added”.
In September 1960, the Junior House was set to become a Senior House and was renamed Chapmans, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House. In 1961, a wide new wing was built on what was the playground. The boys could now enjoy the comfort of new changing rooms, a common room and studies. Above, a dormitory accommodation and rooms for the House Tutor were also added. The old dining room was expanded into a former common room.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
As far as is recorded, these items are fully appraised into the collection.
Accruals
System of arrangement
This sub-series is made of 2 files, based on the nature of the items.
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Conditions governing access
Specific conditions for individual items/ files will be noted on their specific entries.
Any request to access material must be approved in advance by the School Archivist due to copyright and GDPR concerns. Please email ArchivesUser@oakham.rutland.sch.uk.
Conditions governing reproduction
Specific conditions for individual items/ files will be noted on their specific entries.
Any request to reproduce material externally must be approved in advance by the School Archivist due to copyright and GDPR concerns. Please email ArchivesUser@oakham.rutland.sch.uk.
Language of material
- English
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Finding aids
This sub-series is kept in a box in Cupboard 1, except for item BES/1/16/2/1, which is stored in a larger box on C2.5.
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Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English