Oakham School Archives

Duke of Edinburgh Award

ACS-ACS/6
Reeks
1973 - 2016

Part of Activities and Societies

Oakham School

Document entitled 'Tech Block Politics'

HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/4-HEA/8/4/4
Stuk
22/11/1980

Part of Headmasters

A document detailing the configuration of the school and the technology block. Mentions the Sargant's labratories. Items A and B

John Buchanan

Operation Oakham

HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/4-HEA/8/4/7
Stuk
1984

Part of Headmasters

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. Similar to 43, however the front page of this is signed by John Buchanan to Edward Leigh (7th Jan 1985). Also inside is a document entitled 'catalogue of school archive "Operation Oakham" - John Buchanan, Index by Terence Teanor Barber Room of Oakham School Library, 06/1996.

John Buchanan

Press realease

AB-AB/25-AB/25/9
Stuk
08/02/1993

Part of Anna Bentley

A press release from Roger Blackmore promoting the 1993 Oakham Festival.

Roger Blackmore

"Soldier" Magazine

ACS-ACS/2-ACS/2/1-ACS/2/1/5-ACS/2/1/5/3
Stuk
./07/1976

Part of Activities and Societies

"The soldier" magazine, July 1976 issue, with article at p.49 regarding girls in the Oakham School C.C.F., and photocopy of the article

Soldier Magazine

Oakham Orations

TGT-TGT/9-TGT/9/3
Stuk
23/10/1995

Part of Terrence Treanor

A book entitled "Oakham Orations" by John Buchanan, with hand-written a note from JDB to TGT

John Buchanan

Old School (Shakespeare Centre)

BES-BES/1-BES/1/1
Sub-Series
1970 - 1994

Part of Buildings and Estates

This sub-series relates to the history of Old School, oldest building of Oakham School, in Cutts Close park. It is made of a collection of photographs and art work; of newspaper cuttings and letters, mostly relating to the debate concerning the refurbishment of the building and preserving the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence.

Oakham School

Battle lines drawn over frescoes

BES-BES/1-BES/1/1-BES/1/1/5-BES/1/1/5/3
Stuk
02/10/1993

Part of Buildings and Estates

Newspaper cutting from The Daily Telegraph reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School and the decision to install panelling instead of covering them.

The Daily Telegraph

New Talks in Frescos Row