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The Oakhamian, Vol. 160, Winter Term 2000

The Oakhamian Magazine, recording the Winter term 2000. Contents: Editorial; Chapel; OSCA; Oakham School Fitness Centre; Staff News; Interview with the Headmaster; 1000th Gold Awards Celebration; Drama and Music; Art, Design & Technology; Expeditions and Trips; Sport; House Reports.

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Library and Archives

  • LAA
  • Subfonds
  • 1888 - 2019

This collection covers the history of all the libraries of Oakham School as well as the creation and daily working of the archives.

The Library series has material relating to each regeneration of the library (Smallbone, War Memorial). There is a rich photographic record of the opening and daily running of the Smallbone Library accompanied by administrative documents such as catalogues.

Under the Archives series, material cover correspondence with external readers and research into the history of the school and its pupils. There are also archive committee meeting minutes which show the evolution of the archives from its inception in 2010.

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Events

  • EVT
  • Subfonds
  • 1960 - 2021

This collection focuses on major events that have occurred to the school and its pupils. This includes the Quatercentenary celebrations and the school's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Quatercentenary celebrations compromised of several events including the visit to the school by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Quatercentenary ball, and special productions to celebrate the recent opening of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

There is a detailed series on the school's Speech Day which includes a comprehensive list of programmes and award winners from the ceremony.

There is a excellent record of items showing how the school reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is general communication to parents and staff, information on the structure of face to face and distance learning teaching, and also an illuminating collection of photographs taken by Ms. Fernandez in 2021.

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The Old Oakhamian, No.47, 1985 - Quatercentenary Commemorative Issue

The Old Oakhamian Magazine, published in 1985. Contents: Editorial; This Year's President; Richard Bull; O.O. Quatercentenary Dinner; A.G.M. and O.O. Day; Regional Reunions; 1984 - A Personal View; The Royal Visit; A Pilot through the Shoals; Life in the Twenties and the Eighties; School News; O.O. News; New Members; Address Changes; Engagements, Marriages, Births & Deaths; Obituaries; O.O. Golfing Society; O.O. Rifle Club; O.O. Masonic Lodge; Notices; Club Colours/School Shop; Rugby Fixtures; Diary Dates; Late News; An Oakham Overture to Poetry. Twenty-three double-pages A to W.

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