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Minutes of a meeting of the board of Oakham School Enterprises Limited held on 27 September 1983 in London. Contents: Activity Holidays Course Costings; Course Descriptions; Questionnaires; Chess Congress; Computer Courses; Date of the next meeting. With hand-written notes. Two pages A and B.

Minutes of an OSEL meeting held on 25 October 1983 at the Headmaster's house. Contents: Minutes; Matters arising; Medical Congress, January 1984; Chess Tournament; Other April events; Activity Holidays 1984; Computer Weekends; Catering budgets and menus. Seventeen pages A to Q.

A collection of reports and financial statements, and letters, related to the activities of Oakham School Enterprises Ltd (OSEL), spanning from 1978 to 1995.

This collection focuses on the administrative side of the school including admissions and trustees.

There is a rich collection of admissions books dating back to the 19th century alongside detailed notes of Trustees' committee minutes and development plans.

School inspections undertaken by external bodies are represented in this sub-fond and include some of the 19th century schemes which helped to found the school as one independent from Uppingham.

ADM/4 contains policy documents outlining the health and safety measures in the school.

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.

A collection of photographs and art work of the Barraclough Dining Hall. It was opened on 28 September 1987 by Lord Forte. It contained two dining halls on the ground floor and a staff dining hall, bar and common room above. It was named Barraclough Hall, in memory of Norman Barraclough (OO, 1883) and his widow, Mrs Barraclough, a great benefactor to the school.

This sub-file focusses on photographs of the Barraclough Dining Hall since its construction in 1987.

A collection of documents, mostly photographs, relating to the Schanschieffs site.
In 1994, the School purchased the Catmose Vale site, behind Rushebrookes house. The original buildings were built in 1836-1837 by William J. Donthorn. They used to be the town’s workhouse, which later became the Catmose Vale Hospital. On the site was built a car park, two Day boys’ houses and the original buildings were converted into two Day girls’ houses. The four houses were officially opened on 17 September 1997 and were named after Rutland villages: Gunthorpe and Hambleton (Day girls), and Barrow and Clipsham (Day boys). The site was named after O.O. Simon Schanschieff ('57), Chairman of the Trustees.

This file focusses on photographs of the Schanschieffs site, including a scrapbook of the refurbishment and opening.

A scrapbook recording the history of the Schanschieff site, Rutland independence, photographs of the houses (exterior and interior), house photographs of the boys of Clipsham and Barrow. Contains mood boards for colour schemes and designs of each of the houses. Also contains fabric samples. Has photographs of the Simon Schanschieff's portrait at the back with his wife Pip and the artist June Mendoza; also present was the Headmaster Graham Smallbone and Pip Schanschieff.