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A list of School buildings and their dates of construction and contractors compiled by R.E.M. Thomas, School Marshal, and other town buildings. Two pages A and B.

This collection contains material relating to the history of the houses and their pupils. Each series is focused on a different house and many contain rich and detailed photographic records of houses year by year. Some houses are more detailed than others.

Other highlights of this collection include house handbooks, which help to induct a pupil into a house and its daily routine; photographs of daily life, including house events and leisure time; and administrative documents such as house diaries which record the calendar of house events, achievements of pupils, and accounts of incidents.

Included in this sub-fonds are houses which are no longer in existence such as Johnsons and Ruddles.

A note from Roger Blackmore to T.M. Reay and George Kelsall regarding the visit of the National Youth Chamber Orchestra to Oakham School in August 1993; and a hand-written reply from George Kelsall regarding some outstanding work planned at the same time on campus.

A speech given by Headmaster John Buchanan on Speech Day 1966, paying tribute to the Guest, Sir Thomas Armstrong, discussing the building programme and the Music School, the new innovation that is College House, and boarding matters. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Six pages A to F.

This file focusses on roll call lists from the early 20th century, under the headmastership of F.C. Doherty.

A School list for the Summer term 1932 organised from Form VI to Form I, for School House, Wharflands, Greylands, Junior House, Miss Daniell's House and the Day Boys.

A prospectus promoting studying at Oakham School in 1922. Contents: Trustees & Staff; Brief History of the School; Subjects of Instructions; Boarding Houses; Buildings; Scale of Fees; Health; Scholarships and Exhibitions.

A School list for the Spring term 1926 organised from Form VI to Form I, for School House, Wharflands, Greylands, Junior House, Miss Daniell's House, the Limes and the Day Boys.

A School list for the Winter term 1926 organised from Form VI to Form I, for School House, Wharflands, Greylands, Junior House, Miss Daniell's House and the Day Boys.

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