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Sermons and Speeches

This file focusses on various speeches given by Richard Bull during his headmastership.

Richard Bull

Sermons

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/6
  • File
  • 1958 - 1982
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on various speeches given by John Buchanan during his headmastership and later. It is an almost complete collection of his sermons given at Oakham School since 1958.

John Buchanan

Richard Bull

This series focusses on the headmastership of Oliver Richard Sylvester Bull (1977-1984) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1970s and 1980s, its staff and pupils. One of the files relates to Michael Stevens as Acting Headmaster for two terms in 1985.

Oakham School

Leavers' Service Sermon

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/7-HEA/9/7/1
  • Item
  • 09/12
  • Part of Headmasters

A Leavers' service sermon by Richard Bull, given by him to Michael Stevens, donated by Mary Stevens. With hand-written notations. 4 pages

Richard Bull

John Buchanan

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

John Buchanan

Death

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/4
  • File
  • 2015 - 2016
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on obituaries and tributes written in memory of former Headmaster, Richard Bull.

The Times

A sermon by John Buchanan

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/6-HEA/8/6/46
  • Item
  • 13/06/1973
  • Part of Headmasters

A speech by J. D. Buchanan entitled Junior service. Compares children to seeds and how they were planted by their parents in the rich soil of Oakham. Talks about why the parents would have chosen Oakham.

John Buchanan

A sermon by John Buchanan

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/6-HEA/8/6/52
  • Item
  • 09/11/1975
  • Part of Headmasters

A speech by J. D. Buchanan for Remembrance Sunday. It asks what remembrance day is for as the two world wars slip into history. Asks whether the sacrifice of men was worth it?

John Buchanan

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