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 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
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.
N/D
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
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.
Bob
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".
N/D
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
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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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".
Part of Houses
This series focuses on the Junior House/Chapmans pupils and staff since its opening in 1910. It first comprised the Junior Department with facilities for boys boarders and classrooms. The house was renamed Chapmans in September 1960, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House; it became a Senior House. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls