Oakham School Archives

REF-REF/2-REF/2/2
Item
1985

Copy of An Oakham Overture to Poetry by John Buchanan, owned by the OO club. Covers imagery of words, human comedy, place, wine, women, song, school. War, seasons.

John Buchanan

Operation Oakham

REF-REF/2-REF/2/3
Item
1984

Part of Reference

Operation Oakham by John Buchanan. It tells the story as to how Oakham became an independent school and allowed access to girls. Lists on expansion and revenue.

John Buchanan

A letter from JDB to Old Oakhmians

HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/2-HEA/8/2/10
Item
05/1971

Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster, John Buchanan, inviting all Old Oakhamians who entered the School before September 1935 to lunch at Oakham.

John Buchanan

Document entitled 'Tech Block Politics'

HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/4-HEA/8/4/4
Item
22/11/1980

Part of Headmasters

A document detailing the configuration of the school and the technology block. Mentions the Sargant's labratories. Items A and B

John Buchanan

Operation Oakham

HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/4-HEA/8/4/7
Item
1984

Part of Headmasters

Operation Oakham by John Buchanan. It tells the story as to how Oakham became an independent school and allowed access to girls. Lists on expansion and revenue. Similar to 43, however the front page of this is signed by John Buchanan to Edward Leigh (7th Jan 1985). Also inside is a document entitled 'catalogue of school archive "Operation Oakham" - John Buchanan, Index by Terence Teanor Barber Room of Oakham School Library, 06/1996.

John Buchanan

Speech notes