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A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to T.M. Reay, Mrs Wheway, Roger Blackmore and the Housekeepers, containing the minutes of a meeting regarding OSEL, conferences and support to house staff. Two pages A and B.

This collection focuses on the administrative side of the school including admissions and trustees.

There is a rich collection of admissions books dating back to the 19th century alongside detailed notes of Trustees' committee minutes and development plans.

School inspections undertaken by external bodies are represented in this sub-fond and include some of the 19th century schemes which helped to found the school as one independent from Uppingham.

ADM/4 contains policy documents outlining the health and safety measures in the school.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Tony Little (1996-2002) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1990s and early 2000s, its staff and pupils.

This series relates to the Finance Committee of the Trustees, in particular minutes of their meetings.

Stretching back to the headmastership of Dr. Doncaster, this collection comprehensively covers the correspondence, publications, photographs and other ephemera of the headmasters of Oakham School up to the present day. For many of the headmasters, correspondence and rolls calls are a significant theme in their series.

This collection also contains an excellent record of speeches and sermons given by G. Talbot Griffiths and John Buchanan.

The final series on reports covers the headmaster's, deputy headmaster's and registers writings on the state of the school, including topics such as building and estate development, admissions, the curriculum, examination results, and Old Oakhamians.

This collection covers the history of all the libraries of Oakham School as well as the creation and daily working of the archives.

The Library series has material relating to each regeneration of the library (Smallbone, War Memorial). There is a rich photographic record of the opening and daily running of the Smallbone Library accompanied by administrative documents such as catalogues.

Under the Archives series, material cover correspondence with external readers and research into the history of the school and its pupils. There are also archive committee meeting minutes which show the evolution of the archives from its inception in 2010.

A book compiling the minutes of the Trustees' Financial Committee meetings.

Minutes of an OSEL meeting held on 25 October 1983 at the Headmaster's house. Contents: Minutes; Matters arising; Medical Congress, January 1984; Chess Tournament; Other April events; Activity Holidays 1984; Computer Weekends; Catering budgets and menus. Seventeen pages A to Q.

Minutes of a Parent/Teacher Committee meeting held on 1 February 1986 in Old Hall. Contents: Matters arising from the minutes; Parent/Teacher Presentation; Aims and Objectives of the Committee; Correspondence; Representatives for Summer term 1986; Any Other Business; Date of the next meeting.

Minutes of a Parent/Teacher Committee meeting held on 15 June 1996 in Old Hall. Contents: Matters arising from the minutes; Update on Catmose Hospital site building operations; Correspondence; Representatives for the Winter term at Parent//Teacher meetings; Any Other Business; Date of the next meeting.