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A programme for the inaugural recital by Peter Hurford on 26 June 1993 and the Service of Dedication by the Right Reverend William Westwood on 27 June 1993, including a brief history of the organs of Oakham School Chapel, a biography of Peter Hurford, and a description of the new Peter Collins organ.

Four photographs of five people posing in front of the new Peter Collins organ in the School Chapel. They are (L to R): Peter Collins (Builder), David Woodcock (Head of Music), Peter Hurford (Organist), Graham Smallbone (Headmaster) and Simon Schanschieff (Chairman of the Trustees). The photographs are all slightly different (A to D).

Six negatives (A to F) of the new pipe organ in the Chapel in 1993. They are kept in a paper envelop marked: FF107.

This sub-series focuses on the history of the first Chapel organ, dedicated in 1930.

This photographic file focuses on the building of the new Peter Collins organ in the School Chapel in 1993 and the recital.

A report from Cathedral Organs regarding a proposal for a new computing organ in the School Chapel, including a typical specification for a 40 stop organ. two pages A and B.

Two black and white photographs of the new Peter Collins organ soon after its building in the School Chapel. The photographs A and B are identical but of different size.

Two photographs in colour of the new Peter Collins organ soon after its building in the School Chapel. The photographs A and B are identical but of different size.

This series focuses on the history of the organs in the School Chapel, from the first one installed in 1930 to the current instruments built in 1993.

This file focuses on the correspondence between Oakham School and organ builders, including Peter Collins Ltd, since 1990 and giving an insight as to the building and installation of the new organ in the School Chapel. Some letters were sent/ received between the Headmaster Graham Smallbone and the White and Lea families regarding an inscription in memory of David White and Henrietta Lea.