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A prospectus promoting studying at Oakham School in 1946. Contents: Foundation & History; The School today; Situation & Surroundings; Trustees; Premises & Equipment; School Terms, Holidays, Timetable; Chapel Services, Religious Instruction; Curriculum; Libraries; Reports; Boarding Houses; School House, Wharflands, Deanscroft, The Junior House, Hodge Wing; 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. Seven double-pages A to G. Enclosed are two trustees and staff lists (H and I) in 1946 and 1949.

An account book recording costs per pupil in the boarding houses and expenditures such as food, laundry, fuel and oil, gardens and general maintenance, from Autumn term 1949 to 1967.

A book recording the house officials for Deanscroft, as well as the boys who were on house duties (or 'fagging'), from Christmas term 1947 to Winter term 1988.

This sub-series focuses on the daily and running of Deanscroft. It includes house rules and house duty lists.

This sub-series is made of various informal photographs of the boys in Deanscroft, especially in the 1960s. It also contains items related to the 50 years Anniversary celebration of Deanscroft & Haywoods House, including a tie designed for the special occasion.

This sub-series contains various informal photographs of staff and pupils of Wharflands house throughout the years.

This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

A negative of the refurbished Old Hall in 1977, presented by Brian Needham.

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

A poster of photographs of the school in 1977. Including Lincoln house, the Science block, the badminton courts in the Sports Hall, a girls' dorm, the Ashburton Dining hall and the indoors swimming pool.