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History of the School
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History of the School

  • HIS
  • Subfonds
  • 1587 - 2017

This collection consists of material which highlights the history of Oakham School. This includes monographs and research by various authors, as well as films and others audio and video recordings.

Oakham School

A letter from Alex Greenwood to John Barber

A letter from Major A.A. Greenwood congratulating John Barber on his book "The Story of Oakham School" and attaching an index of printing errors.

Arthur Alexander Greenwood

Reproductions of Rolls Copy of the Charter

A book compiling reproductions of rolls copy of the Charter of Oakham and Uppingham Schools and Hospitals from 1584 and attached is a letter dated from 19 November 1926 from Arthur Hawley to Walter Lee Sargant, sending the book to the school.

Arthur Hawley

Statutes and Ordinances, 1912

The 1912 edition of "The Statutes and Ordinances" of Robert Johnson, Archdeacon of Leicester, for and concerning the ordering, governing and maintaining of his Schools and hospitals of Christ in Oakham and Uppingham, in the county of Rutland, from 24 July 1625. On the last page, a list of the four editions of the Statutes written by John Barber.

Archdeacon Robert Johnson

Statutes and Ordinances, 1837

The 1837 edition of "The Statutes and Ordinances" of Robert Johnson, Archdeacon of Leicester for and concerning the ordering, governing and maintaining of his Schools and Hospitals of Christ in Oakham and Uppingham in the county of Rutland, from 24 July 1625.

Archdeacon Robert Johnson

A letter from William Dunn to his wife

A letter from William Dunn of Sheffield, engineer to the Oakham Canal Co. detailing about the return of the pupils and masters to the school after the vacation and some boys falling ill.

William Dunn

Some Louth Grammar School Boys

A photocopy of an entry for Thomas Orme in Richard Goulding's book "Some Louth Grammar School Boys", Part IV. 1799-1814, pp.67-69. The item was sent to John Barber by D.R. Witney, enclosed with his letter HIS/1/4/2/2. Two pages numbered A and B.

Richard W. Goulding

Reverend B.N. Turner

A photocopy of the entry for Rev B.N. Turner in Nichols's literary history book "Illustration of Literature", pp.140-194. Pages are numbered A to AB.

John Nichols

A letter from L.W. Bunning to Terence Treanor

A letter from L.W. Bunning to Rev Terence Treanor regarding his ancestor John Bunning, information from "The Story of Oakham School" by John Barber and writing his family history.

L.W. Bunning

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