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History of the School File
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Correspondence

A collection of letters received after the publication of J.L. Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

Sir Kenneth Lewis

Photographs of the Oakham and Uppingham seal

Two photographs of the Oakham and Uppingham seal, back and front, item 1967.27 in the Rutland County Museum, used in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

Rutland County Museum

Pre-publication stages

This file focuses on correspondence asking/ giving John Barber permission to use certain material in his book.

John Lewis Barber

Press Cuttings

A group of press cuttings published in various local newspaper advertising the publication of John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

Leicester Mercury

Thomas Orme

A series of letters and documents related to Dr Thomas Orme, Headmaster of Oakham School between 1778 and 1796.

D.R. Witney

Correspondence with Adam Lowe

Three letters between Adam Lowe and Jon Wills related to the Kilburn Road Gaol, now the Richard Bull Centre, and visiting College House and the School Archives.

Adam Lowe

Oakham Half a century ago

The file contains one CD and two video tapes produced by Geoffrey Isles Photography on Oakham School in 1937-1938 and 1943. It is believed that all three items are copies of the same film, only the formats differ.

Geoffrey Edgar Isles

Sights and Sounds

Various copies of Jim Bride "Sights and Sounds of Oakham School", recording events and the daily life at school in the academic year 1975-1976.

Jim Bride