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A list of School buildings and their dates of construction and contractors compiled by R.E.M. Thomas, School Marshal, and other town buildings. Two pages A and B.

This collection contains material relating to the history of the houses and their pupils. Each series is focused on a different house and many contain rich and detailed photographic records of houses year by year. Some houses are more detailed than others.

Other highlights of this collection include house handbooks, which help to induct a pupil into a house and its daily routine; photographs of daily life, including house events and leisure time; and administrative documents such as house diaries which record the calendar of house events, achievements of pupils, and accounts of incidents.

Included in this sub-fonds are houses which are no longer in existence such as Johnsons and Ruddles.

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1983-1984. Contents: Numbers and Recruitment; Discipline and Morale; Staff; Academic; Art/Design/Music/Drama; P.E./Sports/Games/Service/Activities; Chapel; Food/Health; Careers/A.V.A.; Oakhamian/School Council; Publicity and P.R.; 1984 and All That. Attached are A-Level results (appendix A), O-Level results (appendix B), Academic Scholarships and Exhibitions (appendix C). Nine pages A to I.

Two letters between Michael Yeld and the Headmaster Tony Little regarding the donation of a drawing of College House, made by Robert Norman Yeld when a pupil.

A letter from the Headmaster Tony Little to Michael Yeld regarding the donation of a drawing of College House by Robert Norman Yeld.

A speech given by Headmaster John Buchanan on Speech Day 1966, paying tribute to the Guest, Sir Thomas Armstrong, discussing the building programme and the Music School, the new innovation that is College House, and boarding matters. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Six pages A to F.

A speech given by Headmaster John Buchanan on Speech Day 1967, paying tribute to the Guest of Honour, Dr Hahn, discussing the Royal Visit, exam results and university successes, the Upper School innovations, shooting achievements, the Direct Grant and expansion of the School, K.R. Bowes's retirement. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Seven pages A to G.

A photograph of Mike Rochester standing by his motorbike in School House quad. Date is unknown.

A collection of photographs and art work relating to the whole School Campus, in particular aerial photographs from 1937 of the School and the town, and a file of individual photographs of buildings around the campus. The oldest items in this sub-series date back to the 19th century.

A bound copy of several Old Oakhamian Magazines from 1985 to 1990.