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Ancaster

  • HOU-HOU/19
  • Series
  • 1975 - 2019
  • Part of Houses

This series relates to Junior Day girls of Ancaster. 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 since the first year of Ancaster, as well as informal photograph of the girls in house events and sports competition.

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Barrow

  • HOU-HOU/8
  • Series
  • 1997 - 2010
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the Day boys' house Barrow, founded in 1997. The main items are house photographs and handbooks.

Tempest Photography

Brian Welford

  • STF-STF/12
  • Series
  • 1932 - 1988
  • Part of Staff

This series focusses on documents relating to Brian Welford' career at Oakham School as Master-in-charge of Rugby in the 1970s and 1980s. Also contains documents relating to the history of rugby and Old Oakhamians, kept by Mr Welford in his personal files.

Brian Welford

Buchanans

  • HOU-HOU/9
  • Series
  • 1977 - 2011
  • 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

Buildings

This series is related to the buildings on the School campus and documents their history. Most of the collection is made of photographs and artwork, as well as architectural plans. Each sub-series focusses on a different building.

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Chapel Council

  • CHA-CHA/6
  • Series
  • 1959 - 1979
  • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on the Chapel Council. All the items are minutes books.

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Chapmans (Junior House)

  • HOU-HOU/7
  • Series
  • 1911 - 2010
  • 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

Charity

This series is related to the charity work at Oakham School, including the fund raising and other events organised at school by staff, pupils, houses and the Oakham School Charities Association (OSCA) in aid of various charities and the local community.

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Chess

This series focusses on Chess International tournaments at Oakham School and School teams competing in National Championships. A large sub-series relates to Garry Kasparov visiting the School in 1997.

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Choir

  • CHA-CHA/3
  • Series
  • 1959 - 1998
  • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on the School Choir. The oldest item dates from 1959.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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