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This file contains five photographs showing the Housemaster G.R. Liebert, the boys playing cricket and eating in the Chapmans dining room. All the photographs were taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd, possibly in the late 1950s/early 1960s.

A photograph of Junior House boys eating in the house Dining Room, possibly in the late 1950s/early 1960s. This photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the print number is stamped at the back: 157523. The number 23 is written on the front, in the bottom right corner.

A negative of the 'Big Four' standing outside the War memorial Library in 1966.

A photograph of the 'Big Four' standing outside the War Memorial Library in 1966. The photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the number is print is stamped on the back: 862848.

A group of original photographs and print-outs used as illustrations in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

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.

A photograph of Geoffrey Liebert, Housemaster of Chapmans, an his wife in their private house, possibly in the late 1950s/early 1960s. This photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the print number is stamped at the back: 157522. The number 22 is written on the front, in the bottom right corner.

This sub-file contains various photographs of the 'Big Four', G.R. Liebert, K.R. Bowes, John Moore and R.F. Duesbury.

This series focuses on the Junior House/Chapmans pupils and staff since its opening in 1910. It first comprised the Junior Department with facilities for boys boarders and classrooms. The house was renamed Chapmans in September 1960, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House; it became a Senior House. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs.

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