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Oakham School John Buchanan Oakham, Rutland English
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Photographs

  • CHA-CHA/2
  • Series
  • 1924 - 2000
  • Part of Chapel

This photographic series focuses on the history of the chapel since the laying of the foundation stone. It documents its building and opening, services held in the Chapel and objects used in everyday services.

Heawood & Son

Graham Smallbone

This series focusses on the headmastership of Graham Smallbone (1985-1996) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1980s and 1990s, its staff and pupils.

Graham Smallbone

Tony Little

This series focusses on the headmastership of Tony Little (1996-2002) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1990s and early 2000s, its staff and pupils.

Oakham School

John Buchanan

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

John Buchanan

Death

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/1
  • File
  • 2005 - 2006
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on obituaries and tributes written in memory of former Headmaster, John Buchanan, as well as letters from friends and family.

Oakham School

Correspondence

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/2
  • File
  • 1958 - 2002
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on letters sent/received by John Buchanan, chiefly during his headmastership (1958-1977).

John Buchanan

Photographs

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/3
  • File
  • 1958 - 2000
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on photographs and artwork of John Buchanan, during his Headmastership (1958-1977) and various visits to the School in the 1980s and 1990s.

N/D

A photograph of J. D. Buchanan.

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/3-HEA/8/3/5
  • Item
  • c.1988
  • Part of Headmasters

A photo graph of JDB reading a speech in a hall. There are large horseshoes in the top right hand corner

Roger Blackmore

Deanscroft

  • HOU-HOU/10
  • Series
  • 1948 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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

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