Oakham School Archives

BES
Subarquivo
1802 - 2020

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.

Oakham School

Research

HIS-HIS/1-HIS/1/4
Sub-Series
1802 - 2016

Parte de History of the School

D.R. Witney

The Census 1841 - 1911

HIS-HIS/1-HIS/1/4-HIS/1/4/10
Item
1841 - 1911

Parte de History of the School

A collection of census print outs for the school from Ancestry.com. Also includes some notes made by the researcher.

Brian Needham

School House and Old Hall

BES-BES/1-BES/1/2
Sub-Series
1858 - 2018

Parte de Buildings and Estates

A collection of photographs and art work of School House, and plans of the building.

Roy Peters Photography

Buildings

BES-BES/1
Série
1858 - 2018

Parte de Buildings and Estates

Oakham School

Photographs

BES-BES/1-BES/1/2-BES/1/2/1
Documento
1858 - 1990

Parte de Buildings and Estates

This file contains various photographs of School House and Old Hall throughout the years.

Roy Peters Photography

Activities and Societies

ACS
Subarquivo
1905 - 2024

A collection which charts the various societies and activities available to pupils at Oakham School. Documents include photographic records and correspondence for different societies. Topics include chess, CCF/OTC, scouts, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Oligoi , Exploratory Society, and trips and expeditions.

The multiple series contain administrative documents for the various societies and certain series, such as Duke of Edinburgh Award and CCF/OTC have excellent photographic record of formal or informal events.

There is a particularly detailed series on Chess and the event of Gary Kasparov's visit to the school.

There is a good collection of shooting medals and trophies, kindly donated by Henry Blagg.

Oakham School

Brian Welford