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Headmasters John Buchanan
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Headmasters

  • HEA
  • Subfonds
  • 1818 - 2023

Stretching back to the headmastership of Dr. Doncaster, this collection comprehensively covers the correspondence, publications, photographs and other ephemera of the headmasters of Oakham School up to the present day. For many of the headmasters, correspondence and rolls calls are a significant theme in their series.

This collection also contains an excellent record of speeches and sermons given by G. Talbot Griffiths and John Buchanan.

The final series on reports covers the headmaster's, deputy headmaster's and registers writings on the state of the school, including topics such as building and estate development, admissions, the curriculum, examination results, and Old Oakhamians.

Oakham School

Headmaster's Reports

  • HEA-HEA/15-HEA/15/1
  • File
  • 1958 - 1986
  • Part of Headmasters

This file relates to the Headmaster's Annual report to the Trustees, from the 1950s to 1980s. The reports cover all aspects of School, academic, examination results, extra-curricular activities, Estates and Maintenance, staff and individual faculty report, vision for the future of the School. All reports are private and confidential.

John Buchanan

Reports

This series relates to various annual reports presented to the Trustees, including Headmaster's reports, Registrar's reports and Second Master's reports. The series spans over three Headmasters, John Buchanan, Richard Bull and Graham Smallbone.

John Buchanan

Headmaster's speech, 1974

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/5-HEA/8/5/16
  • Item
  • 07/1974
  • Part of Headmasters

A speech given by Headmaster John Buchanan on Speech Day 1974, paying tribute to the Guest of Honour, the Provost of Derby, discussing the increase in numbers and co-education, the building programme, and the retirement of Jack and Betty Barber. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Six pages A to F.

John Buchanan

A letter from Richard Bull to John Barber

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/1-HEA/9/1/2
  • Item
  • 03/02/1978
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster Richard Bull to John Barber regarding his arriving at Oakham School, and gratitude to staff and Old Oakhamians in his first term.

Richard Bull

Graham Smallbone

This series focusses on the headmastership of Graham Smallbone (1985-1996) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1980s and 1990s, its staff and pupils.

Graham Smallbone

Nigel Mark Lashbrook

This series focusses on the headmastership of Nigel Lashbrook (2009-2019) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 2010s, its staff and pupils.

Rebecca Haley

Correspondence

  • HEA-HEA/13-HEA/13/2
  • File
  • 2017 - 2019
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on letters received/sent by the Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook during his headmastership (2009-2019).

Nigel Lashbrook

A letter from Greg Andrews to Nigel Lashbrook

  • HEA-HEA/13-HEA/13/2-HEA/13/2/7-HEA/13/2/7/1
  • Item
  • 2017
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from former teacher Greg Andrews to the Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook regarding his time at Oakham School (A), and enclosing a letter from John Buchanan (B).

Greg Andrews

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