- ACS-ACS/5
- Series
- 1959 - 1966
Part of Activities and Societies
This series focusses on the history of the 21 Club at Oakham School.
Oakham School
Part of Activities and Societies
This series focusses on the history of the 21 Club at Oakham School.
Oakham School
Part of Red Books
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.
Oakham School
O.T.C./J.T.C./C.C.F. and Scouts
Part of Activities and Societies
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.
Oakham School
Part of Oakhamian Magazines
An almost complete collection of the School's magazines dating from 1884.
Oakham School
Part of Headmasters
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
Part of Chapel
This series focuses on various dedication and rededication services since the opening of the School Chapel. Most items are orders of services.
Oakham School
Part of Houses
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.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
Anthony Richard Morrell Little
Part of Headmasters
This series focusses on the headmastership of Tony Little (1996-2002) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1990s and early 2000s, its staff and pupils.
Oakham School
Part of Houses
This series focuses on the Junior House/Chapmans pupils and staff since its opening in 1910. It first comprised the Junior Department with facilities for boys boarders and classrooms. The house was renamed Chapmans in September 1960, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House; it became a Senior House. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls