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Items are all photographs of the whole school, pupils and staff.

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

This photographic series focuses on the history of the chapel since the laying of the foundation stone. It documents its building and opening, services held in the Chapel and objects used in everyday services.

A complete collection of bound books, gathering Old Oakhamian Magazines copies, from 1899 to 2002. Some books may contain issues of the Magazine that would be otherwise missing in the collection.

A complete collection of bound books, gathering Oakham School Magazines copies, from 1884 to 2014. Some books may contain issues of the Magazine that would be otherwise missing in the collection.

An almost complete collection of the School's magazines dating from 1884.

An almost complete collection of the Old Oakhamian magazines dating from 1897, until 2002. From that date, the Old Oakhamian has been included into the Oakhamian Magazine..

A complete collection of Red Books - School lists and Calendars since 1959. Red books give information regarding pupils, tutor groups, teaching and support staff, school calendar and events, school rules, future trips and dates. Only two Red Books were never published, Summer term 2020 and Spring term 2021 as the UK was in lockdown (COVID-19) and pupils were not at School and had lessons online.

This series relates to the history of Oakham School Army, Naval and Air Force contingents since 1910, and of the Boy Scouts. Most of the collection is made of photographs from the mid-20th century.