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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 collection which charts the various societies and activities available to pupils at Oakham School. Documents include photographic records and correspondence for different societies. Topics include chess, CCF/OTC, scouts, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Oligoi , Exploratory Society, and trips and expeditions.

The multiple series contain administrative documents for the various societies and certain series, such as Duke of Edinburgh Award and CCF/OTC have excellent photographic record of formal or informal events.

There is a particularly detailed series on Chess and the event of Gary Kasparov's visit to the school.

There is a good collection of shooting medals and trophies, kindly donated by Henry Blagg.

A report on the flu epidemic, including visits to the House surgery, medications administered, visits to the San

A house magazine called "Rufus". Contents: Editorial, Letters, House Squash, Choir, Poetry, Electronics, House Rugby, Academic Work, House Swimming, Fencing, Orchestras, House Play, Shooting, Quizzes. And drawing by the boys

A discipline card wrote by P.D.C. sanctionning two pupils: Thompson and Casswell

A discipline card wrote by P.D.C. sanctionning Casswell

A house magazine called "Rufus". Contents: Poetry, drawings and quizzes and crosswords

A house magazine called "Rufus". Contents: Editorial, Internal News, Fencing, Poetry, Quiz, Zodiac Insight, Prize winning entries for Field Day Expedition to Lincoln. And drawing by the boys. Items A to O

Issue no.3 of the Peterborough Magazine. Content: House News, Stamps of Great Britain, The Letdown, Poetry, House Hockey, Rugby, Crosswords. Drawing by the boys. Items A to O