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A card from Rod and Andrea [Smith] to Jon and Kim [Wills] regarding a difficult time, showing the south transept of the Ely Cathedral by Turner. Related to Henrietta Lea's death?

A poem written by Rod Smith foolowing the death of Henrietta

A note from Rod Smith explaining the process of applying for a desk in College House.

This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

This sub-series focuses on various items related to the history of College House.

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 focusses on the visit of Garry Kasparov to Oakham School on 6 November 1997, including photographs and administration for the visit.

A series of correspondance, menus and newspaper cuttings concering Garry Kasparov's visit to the school and the under 14 chess training session.

This series relates to Junior Boarding girls of Lincoln House. The house was built in 1974, as part of the new Jerwoods Campus for the Lower School. Most of the collection is made of the House photographs, as well as informal photograph of the girls in house events and sports competition, and programmes of some house events.

A letter written concerning Garry Kasparov's visit and informing recepients what will happen on the day. Also includes a list of prep school pupils who are going to be taken to the library for the event.