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A collection which focuses on the history of the school campus and buildings. There is an excellent photographic record of the school campus including the development of both houses and teaching buildings.

The collection contains architectural plans for buildings and press releases/ photographs of the opening of new additions to the school campus.

This sub-fonds contains general policy documents more relevant to the estates and IT daily functions.

The three series divide this sub-fonds amongst buildings, campus services, and IT.

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 group of four articles entitled the 'New light on Oakham History' by W.L. Sargant which were printed in a newspaper. The articles are based on research undertaken by Mr Sargant in the Muniment Room of Westminster Abbey and written whilst he lived in Sidmouth, therefore in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Four pages A to D.

This focusses on photographs of the Headmaster, Walter Lee Sargant, as well as various photographs of Oakham town in the early 20th century.

A photograph of Father Douglass visiting the School in 1928. The photograph shows Father Douglass, Rev Scriven, Rev Edward Vere Hodge, Rev Frank Jerwood, Helen Hodge and Walter Lee Sargant in front of the Chapel.

Newspaper cutting from The Grantham Journal, reporting on the 1929 Speech Day and W.L. Sargant's retirement. Includes a detailed list of Honours and Prizes.

A prospectus promoting studying at Oakham School in 1937. Contents: Trustees & Staff; Foundation & History; The School today; Situation & Surroundings; Premises & Equipment; School Terms, Holidays, Timetable; Chapel Services, Religious Instruction; Curriculum; Libraries; Reports; Boarding Houses; School House, Wharflands, The Junior House; Clothes; Diet & Tuck Boxes; Health; Absence & Leave; Games; Physical Education; O.T.C.; Scouts; Activities outside the classroom; Entry, Fees, Remission of Fees for absence; Optional Payments, Extras; Pocket Money; Scholarships; Leaving Scholarships; Notice of leaving; Expenses; Appointments with the Headmaster; Day Boys; Publications; Old Oakhamian Club. Nine double-pages A to I. Enclosed are a form of application for admission (J) and a clothes list for the Junior House (K).

A prospectus promoting studying at Oakham School in 1942. Contents: Trustees & Staff; Foundation & History; The School today; Situation & Surroundings; Premises & Equipment; School Terms, Holidays, Timetable; Chapel Services, Religious Instruction; Curriculum; Libraries; Reports; Boarding Houses; School House, Wharflands, The Junior House; Clothes; Diet & Tuck Boxes; Health; Absence & Leave; Games; Physical Education; O.T.C.; Scouts; Activities outside the classroom; Entry, Fees, Remission of Fees for absence; Optional Payments, Extras; Pocket Money; Scholarships; Leaving Scholarships; Notice of leaving; Expenses; Appointments with the Headmaster; Day Boys; Publications; Old Oakhamian Club. Nine double-pages A to I. Enclosed is modifications to the clothes list due to Rationing in July 1941 (J).

A prospectus promoting studying at Oakham School in 1943. Contents: Trustees & Staff; Foundation & History; The School today; Situation & Surroundings; Premises & Equipment; School Terms, Holidays, Timetable; Chapel Services, Religious Instruction; Curriculum; Libraries; Reports; Boarding Houses; School House, Wharflands, The Junior House; Clothes; Diet & Tuck Boxes; Health; Absence & Leave; Games; Physical Education; J.T.C.; Scouts; Activities outside the classroom; Entry, Fees, Remission of Fees for absence; Optional Payments, Extras; Pocket Money; Scholarships; Leaving Scholarships; Notice of leaving; Expenses; Appointments with the Headmaster; Day Boys; Publications; Old Oakhamian Club. Six double-pages A to F. Enclosed is a list of Trustees and Staff (G).

This file focusses on works by Headmaster G. Talbot Griffith, in particular sermons he read in Chapel.