Part of Buildings and Estates
This series is related to the buildings on the School campus and documents their history. Most of the collection is made of photographs and artwork, as well as architectural plans. Each sub-series focusses on a different building.
Oakham School
Part of Headmasters
This series focusses on the headmastership of Walter Lee Sargant (1902-1929) and contains items relating to the life at School in the early 20th century, its staff and pupils.
Oakham School
Part of Chapel
This sub-series focuses on photographs of the School choir over the years.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
Part of Headmasters
This series focusses on the headmastership of Oliver Richard Sylvester Bull (1977-1984) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1970s and 1980s, its staff and pupils. One of the files relates to Michael Stevens as Acting Headmaster for two terms in 1985.
Oakham School
Part of Chapel
A photograph of the 1985 School Choir with Peter Witchell. The photograph was taken by Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls and the number of print is written on the back: X195/1.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
Part of Chapel
This sub-series focuses on the history of the 1993 Organ in the School Chapel. After the 1930 organ expired and was replaced by a computer organ in the 1980s, the headmaster Graham Smallbone commissioned for a new organ to be built. Some items highlight the various proposals, the correspondence focuses on the building and installation of the organ and the photographic file finally shows the organ in Chapel.
Peter Collins
Part of Chapel
A photograph of the School Choir with Peter Witchell. The photograph was taken by Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls and the number of print is written on the back: CC166/1.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
Two photographs of the new organ
Part of Chapel
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.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls