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A collection related to the History of Oakham School since its foundation, including research on Headmasters, Masters and pupils, and articles and books published by Headmasters and teachers.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev Edward Vere Hodge (1879-1902) and contains items relating to the life at School in the late19th century, its staff and pupils. The series contains some of the earliest photographs of Oakham School's collection.

This focusses on research done on Rev Edward Vere Hodge's headmastership, in particular teaching and support staff working then, and life at Oakham School in the late 19th century.

Research on Rev Vere Hodge era by John Barber, with some extracts from the Oakham School Magazines in 1884 and 1885, and hand-written notes. Three pages A to C.

This collection contains material relating to the history of the houses and their pupils. Each series is focused on a different house and many contain rich and detailed photographic records of houses year by year. Some houses are more detailed than others.

Other highlights of this collection include house handbooks, which help to induct a pupil into a house and its daily routine; photographs of daily life, including house events and leisure time; and administrative documents such as house diaries which record the calendar of house events, achievements of pupils, and accounts of incidents.

Included in this sub-fonds are houses which are no longer in existence such as Johnsons and Ruddles.

A collection of photographs and artworks of the school campus and buildings, and pupils and staff.

There is one series dedicated to a large collection of photographic negatives which show the campus, daily life at school, and special events. These cover the period 1978 - 1988.

One series focus on the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence in Old School and is rich in research about the frescoes and the artist.

Photo albums and scrapbooks compiled by members of staff throughout the years.

This series focuses on Wharflands pupils and staff since its opening in 1920. Most of the series is made of house photographs, various photographs of Housemasters and administration documents.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of boys, living in Wharflands since its inception in 1920. The bulk of the collection gathers photographs from the 1960s to 1980s.

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