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This sub-file focusses on the stay of the National Youth Chamber Orchestra at Oakham School in August 1993, including details of the arrangements, correspondence, and programmes of their performances at Peterborough Cathedral, The Maltings, Oakham School Chapel, and The Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.

A note from Roger Blackmore to Rev John Darrall regarding the National Youth Chamber Orchestra using the Chapel in August 1993.

A letter from Roger Blackmore to Michael de grey regarding using the Chapel for a concert in August 1993.

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.

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 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.

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

A photograph of Peter Hurford sat at the organ, probably rehearsing for the dedication recital.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Graham Smallbone (1985-1996) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1980s and 1990s, its staff and pupils.

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.