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A collection of photographs and architectural plans of the Music School since its opening in 1984.

This sub-series focusses on various photographs of the pupils and staff of School House as well as various documents related to the history of the house.

This file focusses on photographs of the Music School throughout the years.

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the Sports Centre, opposite Wharflands, opened in Winter 1972. A new modern indoors swimming pool was built in 1976.

This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

A collection of documents related to John Barber's book, "The Story of Oakham School". The sub-series includes photographs, letters received by the author, press cuttings advertising the publication and the book.