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Oakham School Correspondence
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Jane Matthews

This collection of documents has been filed by Jane Matthews, Senior Mistress of Oakham School. They related to H.M.C. Co-Educational Group Meetings of Senior Mistresses, resources for staff and pupils regarding wellbeing, maternity leave, health, and various correspondence. The collection spreads over a few years from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.

Jane Matthews

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.

Oakham School

A letter from John Doncaster to James Atlay

  • HEA-HEA/1-HEA/1/1-HEA/1/1/1
  • Item
  • 03/11/1838
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from Dr John Doncaster, Headmaster, to James Atlay of St John's College, Cambridge, Trustee of Oakham School, regarding the resignation of Mr Wilson and the need to find a replacement.

Dr John Doncaster

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.

Oakham School

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.

Oakham School

A letter from Henry Price to Parents

  • HEA-HEA/14-HEA/14/2-HEA/14/2/2
  • Item
  • 14/06/2019
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster Designate Henry Price to Parents announcing the appointment of Dr Leo Dudin as Deputy Head Academic in June 2018.

Henry Price

A letter from Richard Bull to John Barber

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/1-HEA/9/1/2
  • Item
  • 03/02/1978
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster Richard Bull to John Barber regarding his arriving at Oakham School, and gratitude to staff and Old Oakhamians in his first term.

Richard Bull

A letter from Henry Price to Parents

  • HEA-HEA/14-HEA/14/2-HEA/14/2/1
  • Item
  • 27/11/2018
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster Designate Henry Price to Parents announcing the appointment of Arthur Mayhew as Senior Deputy Head in November 2018.

Henry Price

A letter from Henry Price to Parents

  • HEA-HEA/14-HEA/14/2-HEA/14/2/7
  • Item
  • 12/02/2021
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster Henry Price to Parents regarding lockdown, and staff recruitment and changes.

Henry Price

A letter from Henry Price to Parents

  • HEA-HEA/14-HEA/14/2-HEA/14/2/10
  • Item
  • 20/04/2021
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster Designate Henry Price to Parents regarding the reopening of the School for the Summer term 2021 and staff changes for the next term.

Henry Price

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