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A quotation sent by Peter Collins, Organ Builder, to design and build a new organ in the School Chapel. Six pages A to F.

A letter from Peter Collins, Organ Builder, to the School Bursar, Lt Col Reay, regarding the purchase a a new organ. It is believed that the item was enclosing the quotation CHA/5/2/2/7 and the specification CHA/5/2/2/8.

This file focuses on the correspondence between Oakham School and organ builders, including Peter Collins Ltd, since 1990 and giving an insight as to the building and installation of the new organ in the School Chapel. Some letters were sent/ received between the Headmaster Graham Smallbone and the White and Lea families regarding an inscription in memory of David White and Henrietta Lea.

A letter from Peter Collins, Organ Builder, to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding some preliminary proposals for the new school organ in the Chapel. Two pages A and B.

This sub-series focuses on the history of the 1993 Organ in the School Chapel. After the 1930 organ expired and was replaced by a computer organ in the 1980s, the headmaster Graham Smallbone commissioned for a new organ to be built. Some items highlight the various proposals, the correspondence focuses on the building and installation of the organ and the photographic file finally shows the organ in Chapel.

This file contains various proposal plans for the new organ in the School Chapel, from various organ builders.

A postcard from Trevor at Sycamore Press Ltd congratulating John Barber on his book.

This series relates to Junior Day girls of Ancaster. The house was built in 1974, as part of the new Jerwoods Campus for the Lower School. Most of the collection is made of the House photographs since the first year of Ancaster, as well as informal photograph of the girls in house events and sports competition.

A photograph of the boys in Hodge Wing in 1953, under the Housemaster Dr William J. Bradley.

Two photographs (A and B) of the boys in School House in the academic year 1949-1950 under the Housemaster John Moore, with signatures at the back.