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A letter from Mr Hopkinson of Stamford to the Headmaster Rev Wood presenting his respects.

A modern transcript of a letter from William Spicer Wood, Headmaster of Oakham School, and Edward Thring, Headmaster of Uppingham School, addressed to the Governors of both schools regarding the relation between schools and their future as separate institutions.

A sermon preached by The Lord Bishop of Ossory, J.G.F. Day, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the Foundation of Oakham School.

Article published in Oakham School Magazine, Spring 1884, vol.1, sharing early remembrances of the life at school in the 1870s.

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 photocopy of a report from a Government Commission, chapter on the County of Rutland, pages 123-131, regarding the education at Oakham and Uppingham Schools in the 1860s. Includes information on the daily life, buildings, punishment, lessons, prizes, sports, entry into universities, staff, curriculum, and admissions. Nine pages A to I

Oakham School Magazine, recording the Summer term 1902 (published in Winter term 1902). Contents: Editorial; School Notes; In Memoriam; Prize distribution and Speech Day; Letter from South Africa; Cricket. Nine double-pages A to I.

A photocopy of a cutting from a History regarding the Schools Inquiry Commission's report on Oakham School in the 1860s. Half of the article is missing.

This file focusses on official reports published on the life at Oakham School in the 1860s.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood (1846-1875) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the mid-19th century.