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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 portrait photograph of John Barber. Date is unknown.

A portrait photograph of John Barber. Date is unknown.

This sub-file contains various photographs of John Barber, History Teacher, Wharflands Housemaster and School Archivist.

A photographic album of the school (but mainly of Wharflands house) from the Talbot-Griffiths era. Photographs of various staff members, buildings, House prefects, scouts, sporting photos (steeplechase, water-polo, rugby), House photos (Wharflands), Drama photos (Midsummer's Nights Dream and Macbeth 1953), The 1953 Elizabethan Fair, Form 4A photo (1951 and 1953), The choir, the Memorial Library opening, a christening, the visit to RCAF N.Luffenham Swindells, and the proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II.

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 confirmation form filled in by Sanjay Lalwani, with information on his age, house, tutor, baptism, address and dates of meetings and visits for the candidates' preparation.

A confirmation form filled in by Andrew Stovin, with information on his age, house, tutor, baptism, address and dates of meetings and visits for the candidates' preparation.

A confirmation form filled in by Frederick Thomas Harris, with information on his age, house, tutor, baptism, address and dates of meetings and visits for the candidates' preparation.