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A group of negatives (A), index (B) and photographs (C to AK) of the 30 years of Co-Education celebration outside the Library, gathering former headmasters and their wives, and the first girls' cohort.

The Oakhamian Magazine, recording the Summer term 1971 (published in Winter term 1971). Contents: School News; Term's Eye View; Around the Societies; Drama; Music; Careers; Poetry; Travellers' Tales; Games; Avete; Valete.

The Oakhamian Magazine, recording the Winter term 1972 (published in Spring term 1972). Contents: School News; The Ingram Press; P.D. Noon; Nicholas Aspinal; Correspondence; Magic Mother's Problem Page; Music; Drama; School Societies; Careers; Poetry; Games; O.O. News; Avete.

The Oakhamian Magazine and The Old Oakhamian Magazine, recording the academic year 2020-2021. Contents: The Headmaster Writes; News; New Faces; New Roles; Cover Story - Together Apart; Academic; Performing Arts; Trips and Activities; Community; Sport; Old Oakhamian.

This file focusses on various speeches given by John Buchannan during his headmastership and later. The bulk of the file is an almost complete collection of his Speech Day speeches.

An obituary of John Buchanan written by Michael Stevens on the Oakham School website in 2005.

This sub-file focusses on letters sent by the Headmaster John Buchanan to Richard Walker (Head Boy, 1971) and his father, John Walker.

A red notebook recording the performance of candidates who took the entrance examination between 1972 and 1976. This item is the first record of girls sitting the entrance examination at Oakham School.

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.

A speech given by Headmaster John Buchanan on Speech Day 1974, paying tribute to the Guest of Honour, the Provost of Derby, discussing the increase in numbers and co-education, the building programme, and the retirement of Jack and Betty Barber. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Six pages A to F.