A photo of College House. In a card frame and cover. Writing on the back says 21 club? And Colville.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of boys, then girls, living in College House in the 1960s and 1970s.

A black and white photo of the first girls in college house in 1971.

This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

This sub-series focuses on various items related to the history of College House.

This series relates to Hodge Wing, the pupils and staff and the history of the building. The series focuses on the early years as a boys' house.
Hodge Wing was a Boys’ day house, for Lower and Middle School. It became a girls’ house in the Winter term 1975, until the Spring term 1980 when the girls moved to Rushebrookes. Then it was re-opened for a small number of Seventh form girls in 1986.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of the Day Boys in Hodge Wing in the 1950s and 1960s.

A picture of Hodge Wing. Writing on reverse:B195.

A note from Rod Smith explaining the process of applying for a desk in College House.

A picture of Hodge Wing. Signatures on reverse.