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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.

This series is related to the buildings on the School campus and documents their history. Most of the collection is made of photographs and artwork, as well as architectural plans. Each sub-series focusses on a different building.

This sub-series relates to the history of Old School, oldest building of Oakham School, in Cutts Close park. It is made of a collection of photographs and art work; of newspaper cuttings and letters, mostly relating to the debate concerning the refurbishment of the building and preserving the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence.

This file focusses on correspondence regarding the refurbishment of Old School in the late 1980s-early 1990s and the issue concerning the frescoes.

A letter (A) from Dr Elizabeth Cumming to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding the debate concerning covering the frescoes in Old School. Attached is a photocopy of an article published in The Times on 20 August 1993 regarding an exhibition on Phoebe Anna Traquair in Edinburgh Art Galleries (B).

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Dr Elizabeth Cumming regarding preserving the frescoes in Old School whilst trying to restore the historical building, and discussing the press coverage of the debate.

A letter from Dr Elizabeth Cumming to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding the restoration of Old School and preserving the frescoes.

This file focusses on various publication, mostly newspaper cuttings, related to the frescoes in Old School and the painter Mary Sargant Florence and post-medieval mural painting. This file is from the year 1993.

Newspaper cutting from The Daily Telegraph reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School and the decision to install panelling instead of covering them.

News paper cutting from the Leicester Mercury reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School.