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Headmasters John Buchanan Correspondence
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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

Letters to Richard and John Walker

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/2-HEA/8/2/4
  • Sub-File
  • 1971 - 1992
  • Part of Headmasters

This sub-file focusses on letters sent by the Headmaster John Buchanan to Richard Walker (Head Boy, 1971) and his father, John Walker.

John Buchanan

John David Buchanan

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

John Buchanan

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

Correspondence between John Buchanan and Rev Austin Boggis

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/2-HEA/8/2/11
  • Sub-File
  • 1960 - 1961
  • Part of Headmasters

Six letters between the Headmaster, John Buchanan and Rev Austin Boggis regarding the arrangements for a retreat and conference of Schoolmasters in the Holy Orders to be held at Oakham School in September 1961.

John Buchanan

Correspondence between John Buchanan and C.H. Gadney

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/2-HEA/8/2/14
  • Sub-File
  • 30/11/1972
  • Part of Headmasters

This sub-file focusses on two letters between the Headmaster, John Buchanan, and C.H. Gadney, Chairman of the East India, Sports & Public Schools Club regarding membership to the Club, and the Club Committee.

John Buchanan

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