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Brian Needham's Monographs

  • REF-REF/1
  • Series
  • 2009 - 2016
  • Part of Reference

This series contains monographs written, updated and produced by Brian Needham, Honorary School Historian, regarding various themes of the history of Oakham School, its pupils and teachers.

Brian Needham

Sports

  • 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.

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Michael Stevens

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/5
  • File
  • 1984 - 1985
  • Part of Headmasters

This file relates to Michael Stevens, Acting Headmaster for two terms in 1985. The bulk of the collection is letter to Parents.

Michael Stevens

A letter from Michael Stevens to Parents

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/5-HEA/9/5/2
  • Item
  • 04/07/1985
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Acting Headmaster Michael Stevens to Parents regarding the term's sports achievements, Music concerts, Drama news and the influenza vaccination.

Michael Stevens

Exploratory Society

This series relates to the history of Oakham School Exploration Society since its inception in Spring term 1978 until 1998. Most of the collection is made of expedition diaries and reports.

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Overseas Expeditions

  • REF-REF/1-REF/1/11
  • Item
  • 2012
  • Part of Reference

A monograph written by Brian Needham on the Oakham School Exploration Society and the overseas expeditions from 1979 to 2012.

Brian Needham

A letter from Trevor Case to Parents

A letter from the School's Bursar, Trevor Case, to Parents directly concerned with the Papua New Guinea Expedition regarding the cost of this expedition (page A), enclosing an annex detailing the income & expenditure for the trip, the money received after fund raising initiatives and an analysis of costs on a per capita basis (page B).

Trevor Case