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A brochure promoting the 1960s Development Campaign. Contents: Post war Development; The Development plan; The Cost; The Future; Administration of the Campaign; Method of Giving. Also inserted are a combined Deed of Covenant and Banker's Order form.

Correspondence relating to the Oakham School 1993 Development Plan.

Correspondence relating to John Barber's eightieth birthday and the Barber Archives.

A letter (A) from Graham Smallbone, Headmaster, Simon Schanschieff, Chairman of Trustees, and Rev Terence Treanor, Honorary Secretary of the Old Oakhamian Club, to former pupils who were at Oakham during John Barber's years with the School regarding celebrating his eightieth birthday and the Barber Archives. Attached is a reply slip (B).

A letter (A) from John Lake, Appeal Director, to Mr and Mrs Skelton, regarding the Barber Archive Room in the new Library. Attached is a mailing lists of former parents (B).

A memorandum from T.M. Reay, Bursar, to John Lake, Appeal Director, regarding the Barber Archive Room in the new Information and Study Centre.

Two notes from the Appeal Office to the Bursar (A) and the Headmaster (B), regarding the celebration of John Barber's birthday and the Barber Archive Room.

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the School's cricket pavilions on Doncaster Close since the 19th century.

A collection of documents relating to the Wharton pavilion, built on the site of the Old Gymnasium, adjacent to Wharflands. The opening ceremony took place on 4 July 1983 by O.O. Ron Jacobs ('45), President of the R.F.U. In July 2014, the Wharton Pavilion, known as Stumps, was taken down.

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.