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Headmasters

  • HEA
  • Subfonds
  • 1818 - 2023

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.

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School Accounts and ledgers

This series contains various account books, cash books fees books and ledgers recording pupils fees and other charges, incomes and expenditures, staff wages and salaries throughout several years.

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Rev Edward Vere Hodge

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev Edward Vere Hodge (1879-1902) and contains items relating to the life at School in the late19th century, its staff and pupils. The series contains some of the earliest photographs of Oakham School's collection.

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Art & Photographs

  • HEA-HEA/4-HEA/4/2
  • File
  • 1877 - 1934
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on photographs and drawing dating back from the Headmastership of Rev Edward Vere Hodge and includes photographs of his wife, the whole School, and various groups of pupils and visitors.

Paul Laib

Mrs Helen Hodge

  • HEA-HEA/4-HEA/4/2-HEA/4/2/1
  • Item
  • 1877 - 1889
  • Part of Headmasters

A photograph of Mrs Hodge, wife of Rev Edward Vere Hodge, Headmaster of Oakham School.

Edmund John Passingham

Oakhamian Magazines

  • OAK
  • Subfonds
  • 1884 - 2023

An almost complete collection of Oakham School magazines dating from 1884. Some editions are available as individuals whilst others can be found in larger bound volumes. There is also a collection of the Old Oakhamian magazine which is a separate school magazine for Old Oakhamians and their news.

This magazine covers all aspects of school life. Sporting, academic, and artistic achievements of the pupils are celebrated alongside news updates from various departments. In later issues, c. 1980s, houses are given space to announce news and in house achievements.

Sporting records are a key component of the magazine since its inception and there are accounts of matches (including scores and teams) in each edition. Again, since the 1980s, focus has shifted to also include all of the teams that compete for the school, instead of just focusing on the A team.

Images and photographs start to appear in the magazines from the 1970s and the magazine was first printed fully in colour in the 1990s.

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Library and Archives

  • LAA
  • Subfonds
  • 1888 - 2019

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.

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Walter Lee Sargant

This series focusses on the headmastership of Walter Lee Sargant (1902-1929) and contains items relating to the life at School in the early 20th century, its staff and pupils.

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School Lists

  • HEA-HEA/5-HEA/5/3
  • File
  • 1902 - 1926
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on roll call lists from the early 20th century, under the headmastership of Walter Lee Sargant.

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Prospectuses and Admissions

  • HEA-HEA/5-HEA/5/4
  • File
  • 1902 - 1922
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on various prospectuses published under the headmastership of Walter Lee Sargant in the early 20th century.

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