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Houses Correspondence
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Deanscroft

  • HOU-HOU/10
  • Series
  • 1948 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

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.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Correspondence

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/4
  • Sub-Series
  • 2014 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series contains letters concerning Deanscroft house and pupils.

Joanne Creighton

A letter from Joanne Creighton to John Buckingham

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/4-HOU/10/4/1
  • Item
  • 28/08/2014
  • Part of Houses

A letter from Joanne Creighton, Foundation Director, to John Buckingham regarding Deanscroft's house photographs and names of the boys on those photographs.

Joanne Creighton

A letter from John Buckingham to Jon Wills

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/4-HOU/10/4/2
  • Item
  • 21/02/2017
  • Part of Houses

A letter from John Buckingham to Jon Wills regarding naming the Deanscroft house photograph of Summer 1963, enclosing list of names. Two pages A and B.

John Buckingham

A note from Mrs Fitzpatrick to Mary Hoyle

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/5-HOU/12/2/5/139
  • Item
  • 03/06/1992
  • Part of Houses

A note from Mrs M.J. Fitzpatrick, Sarah Fitzpatrick's mother, to Mary Hoyle, Housemistress of Stevens, enclosing her daughter's passport photograph.

Oakham School

Wharflands

  • HOU-HOU/13
  • Series
  • 1920 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on Wharflands pupils and staff since its opening in 1920. Most of the series is made of house photographs, various photographs of Housemasters and administration documents.

Oakham School

Correspondence

  • HOU-HOU/13-HOU/13/4
  • Sub-Series
  • 1957 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on letters related to the history of Wharflands house, its pupils and staff.

Jon Wills

An email from Jon Wills to Teaching staff

  • HOU-HOU/13-HOU/13/4-HOU/13/4/1
  • Item
  • 08/12/2011
  • Part of Houses

An email from Jon Wills to all teaching staff regarding the history of Buggy Jerwood's oar and the 1908 London Olympics in which Jerwood competed. Rev F.H. Jerwood became the first Housemaster of Wharflands in 1920. There is also a list of five Old Oakhmian Olympians.

Jon Wills

The Wharflands Portraits

  • HOU-HOU/13-HOU/13/4-HOU/13/4/2
  • Item
  • 24/06/1988
  • Part of Houses

A memo by John Barber, Housemaster of Wharflands, about the Wharflands portraits. The portraits were given to Bertie Bowes by the two Miss Daniells.

John Lewis Barber

A letter from Bertie Bowes to Lynn Wilson

  • HOU-HOU/13-HOU/13/4-HOU/13/4/3
  • Item
  • 04/01/1957
  • Part of Houses

A letter from Bertie Bowes, Housemaster of Wharflands, to Lynn Wilson informing him that he will be a house prefect next term alongside John Grenfell and explaining the responsibilities and duties of the prefects.

K.R. Bowes

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