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A photograph of Mary and Michael Stevens in front of the plaque celebrating the opening of Stevens House, a boarding house for girls, on 16 October 1989.

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

An invitation from the Headmaster and Chairman of Trustees to a service of rededication of the School Chapel and to the opening of 'Littles' on 30 September 2007.

A photograph showing Upper School boys leaving the Deanscroft Studies, probably in the 1960s.

A photograph of Upper School boys standing outside the Deanscroft Beach Studies, probably in the 1960s.

This file focusses on letters sent by Headmaster Richard Bull during his headmastership (1978-1984). The bulk of the collection is made of letters sent to Parents.

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

A print-out of a photograph of the opening of the Jerwoods Campus, used in john Barber's "The Story of Oakham 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".

A photograph of a dorm in School House. The photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the print number is stamped at the back: 862841.