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A programme for the opening of the Faculty of Social Sciences on 9 September 2017, with a welcome note from the Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook and the schedule for the day.

A collection of documents relating to the BAFS Pavilion, built on Doncaster Close, on the site of the original cricket pavilion. It was opened on 24 May 2014, on Speech Day, by Mike Gatting. It was named BAFS after O.O. Brian Smith (‘54), captain of the school’s unbeaten first Rugby XV, Hockey XI and Cricket XI teams.

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 sub-file consists of a letter from Robert Gregory enclosing photographs of the Centenary Inspection of the C.C.F. by The Duke of Gloucester in May 2010.

This file focusses on letters received/sent by the Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook during his headmastership (2009-2019).

Letters between the Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook and former teacher Greg Andrews regarding John Buchanan's letter to his friend Edward Leigh.

A newspaper cutting from the Rutland & Stamford Mercury reporting on the opening of BAFS cricket pavilion on 30 May 2014.

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the School's cricket pavilions on Doncaster Close since the 19th century.

This sub-series is made of items relating to the new Johnsons building, Faculty of Social Sciences, opened on 09 September 2017.

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.