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This sub-series contains files and items related to Henrietta Lea. most of the collection is made of sympathy cards and letters from Parents and Staff to Jon and Kim Wills.

This sub-series focuses on the everyday running of Lincoln House. It contains reviews of the terms and the girls' achievements, as well as house lists an address lists.

This sub-series related to events organised by the girls in Lincoln House and contains programmes of the vents, lyrics of house songs and a video recording of a charity evening.

This sub-series relates to house events and contains informal photographs of the girls in Lincoln House, newspaper cuttings and a video tape.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of the Junior Boarding girls of Lincoln House. This sub-series contains very few items.

This sub-series focuses on the day-to-day running of Rushebrookes house. Items give information regarding the house officials, the staff duty rotas, and the music, sports and activities lists.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of girls, boarding in Rushebrookes, both formal and fun photographs, in the 2010s.

A collection of documents relating to Round House, the first purpose-built girls’ boarding house, built in 1972 on what was School House tennis court. The Architect, Tom E. Wilson, designed a building in the shape of a Dovecote, or a Birdcage. The builders were George Duxbury (OO, '34) and Sons. The new house contained thirty bed-sitters on three floors, built around a central spiral stairway. A common room linked the new building with the War Memorial Library. At the back of the Library were built a small flat and domestic offices. Sixty girls moved in from the beginning of the 1972 Winter term and the boarding house was officially opened on 28 October 1972 by Mrs Haywood.

A collection of documents, mostly photographs, of Buchanans house, formerly Orchard Close from the 1980s and 1990s.
Orchard Close had been built in 1929 by W.L. Sargant as a private residence along the cricket fields when he retired. Later, in July 1975 the Trustees acquired the house from the school doctor, Dr T.D. Brentnall. In early October 1975, Orchard Close had become a girls’ boarding house. The house was later modernised to accommodate Sixth and Seventh Form girls. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982. The extension was ready for occupation in January 1983 and was officially opened on 23 February by former Headmaster John Buchanan.