A letter from John Buchanan to Old Oakhamians
Parte de Headmasters
A letter from the Headmaster, John Buchanan, to Old Oakhamians regarding the upcoming reunion for the Talbot Griffith generation on 16 July 1972.
John Buchanan
Parte de Activities and Societies
Two lists of Commanding Officers and Officers of the O.T.C., J.T.C and C.C.F. since 1910, with names, ranks, and dates. Two pages A and B.
Oakham School
A photograph of a cricket team
Parte de Sports
Two similar photographs (A and B) of a boys' cricket team. Date is estimated in the 1960s. It looks like a junior team or 2nd XI.
N/D
A photograph of "The Big Four"
Parte de History of the School
A photograph of "The Big Four", G.R. Liebert, K.R. Bowes, J. Moore and R.F. Duesbury, used in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".
Photo-Reportage Ltd
Parte de Sports
A photograph of the boys' Cricket U14 team in Summer 1965.
N/D
Parte de Headmasters
Extract from a 1940 prospectus, published in the Old Oakhamian Magazine. Content: Size; Staff; Fees; Curriculum; Timetable; Diet & Tuck boxes; Games; Activities outside the classroom; Day Boys. Three pages A to C.
Oakham School
Parte de Houses
A photograph of Geoffrey Liebert, Housemaster of Chapmans, an his wife in their private house, possibly in the late 1950s/early 1960s. This photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the print number is stamped at the back: 157522. The number 22 is written on the front, in the bottom right corner.
Photo-Reportage Ltd
Headmaster's Annual Report, 1960
Parte de Headmasters
A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1959-1960. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Activities; Health; Buildings and Grounds; Finance; General Remarks. Attached is a university awards report (appendix A). Nine pages A to I.
John Buchanan
Parte de Houses
This sub-series focuses on photographs of boys, living in Junior House/Chapmans since its inception. The bulk of the collection gathers photographs from the 1950s to 1980s.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
Parte de 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