John Barber and The Story of Oakham School
- HIS-HIS/1-HIS/1/2
- Sub-Series
- 1955 - 1984
Part of History of the School
John Lewis Barber
John Barber and The Story of Oakham School
Part of History of the School
John Lewis Barber
Part of Reference
Copy of An Oakham Overture to Poetry by John Buchanan, owned by the OO club. Covers imagery of words, human comedy, place, wine, women, song, school. War, seasons.
John Buchanan
Part of Reference
Operation Oakham by John Buchanan. It tells the story as to how Oakham became an independent school and allowed access to girls. Lists on expansion and revenue.
John Buchanan
A draft obituary of J. D. Buchanan
Part of Headmasters
A draft obituary with handwritten notes for the headmaster J. D. Buchanan. Written by Michael Stevens.
Michael Stevens
Newspaper cuttings of obituaries for J. D. Buchanan
Part of Headmasters
Rutland Times
A letter to Mr Spence from Anthony Earl
Part of Headmasters
A letter to Mr J Spence from Anthony Earl concerning the death of J. Buchanan. The idea of creating an album of souvenirs. Items A and B
Anthony James Earl
A letter to Dr. Spence from Judith Buchanan and a reply
Part of Headmasters
A letter to Dr. Spence from Judith Buchanan, apologising for not writing before and thanking them for the effort they put into the memorial service. Attached is a reply to Judith, dated 7/8/2006, from Joe Spence thanking Judith for her letter and that he is glad the efforts of Oakham School helped the family.
Judith Buchanan
A letter from JDB to Old Oakhmians
Part of Headmasters
John Buchanan
A photograph of J. D. Buchanan.
Part of Headmasters
A photo graph of JDB reading a speech in a hall. There are large horseshoes in the top right hand corner
Roger Blackmore
A photograph of J. D. Buchanan.
Part of Headmasters
A portrait (in photo) of J. D. Buchanan, headmaster 1958 - 1977.
Rutland Features