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A sermon by J. D. Buchanan called the Education Sermon. How the country post war has become obssesed with education but how poorly the new universities were being treated by the students. Urges it to change.

A speech by J. D. Buchanan welcoming a new priest. Disucess the attributes people look for in a priest and how they are a pillar in the community (e.g. you can turn to them when in distress).

Talk of publishing a book of Sermons the send preached at the school. Includes a description of Winston Churchill.

A letter from J. D. Buchanan to Mike regarding housemasters and how effective they were. Attahced is a document, written by MS in December 2001, which discusses Co-Education at Oakham in the Early Years. Items A to D

A letter from J. Buchanan to Gerald about an anthology and how they can make a profit from them.

A document discussing about the death of A. G. Archer and how a lot of the teaching staff from the J. F. Roxburgh era at Stowe, has diminished.

Stretching back to the headmastership of Dr. Doncaster, this collection comprehensively covers the correspondence, publications, photographs and other ephemera of the headmasters of Oakham School up to the present day. For many of the headmasters, correspondence and rolls calls are a significant theme in their series.

This collection also contains an excellent record of speeches and sermons given by G. Talbot Griffiths and John Buchanan.

The final series on reports covers the headmaster's, deputy headmaster's and registers writings on the state of the school, including topics such as building and estate development, admissions, the curriculum, examination results, and Old Oakhamians.

A letter (A) from John Buchanan to Old Oakhamian thanking them for their generous retirement gifts and the O.O. London dinner, and addressing his farewells. Attached is a hand-written draft on the letter (B).

A letter from John Buchanan, former Headmaster, to Old Oakhamians regarding the launch of the 1993 Development Plan Appeal.