Part of Activities and Societies
This series focusses on Chess International tournaments at Oakham School and School teams competing in National Championships. A large sub-series relates to Garry Kasparov visiting the School in 1997.
Oakham School
Part of Headmasters
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
Part of Headmasters
This file focusses on obituaries and tributes written in memory of former Headmaster, John Buchanan, as well as letters from friends and family.
Oakham School
Newspaper cuttings of obituaries for J. D. Buchanan
Part of Headmasters
4 obituaries, photocopied from local newspapers, informing readers about the death of J. D. Buchanan.
Rutland Times
Newspaper cuttings of obituaries for J. D. Buchanan
Part of Headmasters
Obituary of John Buchanan published in the Daily Telegraph on 14 October 2005.
The Daily Telegraph