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A photograph of Oakham School teaching staff in the academic year 1972-1973, under Headmaster John Buchanan.

Two formal photographs of the girls in Orchard Close in the academic year 1976-1977, under the Housemaster Michael Stevens. The photograph A is in colour and mounted on a card board. The photograph B is in black and white and slightly different; a number of print is written on the back: O490/1.

An informal photograph of the girls in Orchard Close on the stone bridge in the academic year 1976-1977, under the Housemaster Michael Stevens.

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

An almost complete collection of the School's magazines dating from 1884.

An almost complete collection of Oakham School magazines dating from 1884. Some editions are available as individuals whilst others can be found in larger bound volumes. There is also a collection of the Old Oakhamian magazine which is a separate school magazine for Old Oakhamians and their news.

This magazine covers all aspects of school life. Sporting, academic, and artistic achievements of the pupils are celebrated alongside news updates from various departments. In later issues, c. 1980s, houses are given space to announce news and in house achievements.

Sporting records are a key component of the magazine since its inception and there are accounts of matches (including scores and teams) in each edition. Again, since the 1980s, focus has shifted to also include all of the teams that compete for the school, instead of just focusing on the A team.

Images and photographs start to appear in the magazines from the 1970s and the magazine was first printed fully in colour in the 1990s.

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.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of boys, living in Junior House/Chapmans since its inception. The bulk of the collection gathers photographs from the 1950s to 1980s.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of girls in Orchard Close and Buchanans House, mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s. It also contains photographs of the Sixth Form cohort.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of the Day Boys in Johnsons House from the 1960s to the 1980s. The collection is complete from 1979 to 1993.