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Archival descriptionHeadmaster's Annual Report 1971-1972
- HEA-HEA/15-HEA/15/1-HEA/15/1/10
- Item
- Winter 1972
Part of Headmasters
Annual report for the year 1971-1972, including the school numbers, staff changes, academic, faculty reports, chapel, library, drama, C.C.F., Scouts, DofE, Health, accomodation, Old Oakhamians, Co-Education after one year, General
John Buchanan
- REF-REF/1-REF/1/15
- Item
- 2012
Part of Reference
A monograph written by Brian Needham on the subject of obituaries. It contains obituaries for various OOS.
Brian Needham
- HIS-HIS/1-HIS/1/4-HIS/1/4/10
- Item
- 1841 - 1911
Part of History of the School
A collection of census print outs for the school from Ancestry.com. Also includes some notes made by the researcher.
Brian Needham
- 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.
Oakham School
- SPO
- Subfonds
- 1860 - 2020
This collection covers the multitude of sports that pupils can do at Oakham School. Sports include cricket, rugby, hockey, athletics, netball and swimming as some of the richest in terms of items in the sub-series.
Most sub-series have a good photographic record of first teams, alongside comprehensive fixture and team lists. Some sub-series will contain correspondence, programmes and administrative documents.
There is an extensive collection of trophies and shields awarded to pupils and Old Oakhamians for their sporting achievements.
Oakham School
- REF
- Subfonds
- 1983 - 2016
The material in this collection is primarily made up of the research completed by the school historian, Brian Needham, but also contains books written by ex-school members of staff.
Oakham School
- WWS
- Subfonds
- 1908 - 2019
A collection of material which focuses on Old Oakhamians and their military careers. The bulk of the collection focuses on the two World Wars and research of the OOs who sadly fell.
The strongest part of this sub-fonds is the material relating to the First World War. It contains research on many Old Oakhamians and whole OO families who fought during the conflict such as the Humfreys and the Scotts. Much of the material is paper research but there are some original photographic material included.
WWS/2 focuses on the Second World War. Most of the collection looks at Oakham between 1939 and 1945 or the commemorations that have subsequently occurred.
Oakham School