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This series focuses on the boarding girls in Rushebrookes house. It was named after the first School Headmaster, Robert Rushbrooke. The first girls moved in in the Spring term 1980 but the building was officially open only on 22 November 1980. This series contains items related to the daily life of the girls in school and in house, as well as house photographs, mostly from the 2010s.

A photograph of pupils cooking in the campsite in Papua New Guinea.

A photograph of pupils eating around the fire in the campsite in Papua New Guinea.

This sub-series contains various journals and reports of expeditions organised by Oakham School Exploration Society in the 1970s and 1990s.

A book containing Oakham School Exploration Society's report on the Svalbard expedition in 1979. Contents: The Expedition Concept, Aims, Area, Members and Budget; Fundraising; Approval; Food; Transport; The Expedition Diary; The Advance Parties; The Botanical Programme; The Ornithological Programme; The Physiological Programme; The Snow and Ice Programme; The Adventure Programme; Medical Report; The Final Stage; The Rear Party; Communications; Insurance; Lecture and Reception; Individual Contributions.

A booklet containing Oakham School Exploration Society's report on the Zambia & Zimbabwe expedition in 1995. Contents: Expedition Members; Maps; Diary; Lists of Mammals and Birds.

The group journal of Oakham School Exploration Society's expedition to Namibia in 1998. The diary entries were hand-written by pupils.

A photograph of pupils eating around the fire in the campsite in Papua New Guinea.

A brief for parents on the 1998 Namibia Expedition. Contents: Information points; Preparation diary; Country Brief; Book List; Opportunities; Map; Objectives; Life on an expedition; Health & Hygiene; Training Policy; Booking conditions; Insurance Policy; A Parent's viewpoint. Seventeen pages A to Q.

A book recording events and trips of the Oakham School Exploration Society since its inception in Spring term 1978. A badge of the society is glued on the cover.