W.L. Sargant and Oakham Through the Centuries
- HIS-HIS/1-HIS/1/6
- Sub-Series
- 1950
Part of History of the School
Items related to Walter Lee Sargant's book "Oakham through the centuries".
W.L. Sargant and Oakham Through the Centuries
Part of History of the School
Items related to Walter Lee Sargant's book "Oakham through the centuries".
Photographs used as illustrations in J.L.Barber's "The Story of Oakham School"
Part of History of the School
A group of original photographs and print-outs used as illustrations in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".
John Lewis Barber
Part of History of the School
A copy of "Oakham through the centuries" by Walter Lee Sargant with a dedication 'Happy New Year to you W.L.S.' on the front cover. Discusses the history of the school land from prehistory until the nineteenth century.
Part of Houses
Printed Powerpoint slides from a presentation on the centenary of Chapmans. Includes information on the school's founding, images of various school buildings from different times, campus maps and pupils; a history of Junior House/Chapmans House; and a list of Housemasters. Thirty-four pages A to AG.
Oakham School
A photograph of the opening of Jerwoods
Part of History of the School
A print-out of a photograph of the opening of the Jerwoods Campus, used in john Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".
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A photograph of The Duke of Gloucester
Part of History of the School
A photograph of The Duke of Gloucester opening the door of the newly built War Memorial Library in May 1955, used in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".
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Part of History of the School
A letter addressed to John Barber referring to the last paragraph in his book "The Story of Oakham School" on pp.74-75 and regarding the purchase on Doncaster Close and the 1932 Reform Act.
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Part of History of the School
A letter from Bob to John Barber regarding Tom Badgery's letter and the purchase of Doncaster Close and the 1832 Reform Act.
A letter from K.R. Bowes to Tom Badgery
Part of History of the School
A letter from K.R. Bowes to T.W. Badgery regarding the purchase of Doncaster Close and the 1832 Reform Bill abolishing the Rotten Boroughs. The letter was enclosed with HIS/1/2/4/48.
Kenneth Richard Bowes
A letter from Frederick H.G Percy to John Barber
Part of History of the School
A letter from Frederick H.G. Percy, Honorary Archivist of Whitgift School, to John Barber, regarding old School Houses in various school and enclosing his research on Schoolhouses' dimensions in English schools.
Frederick H.G. Percy