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The items in this file are related to the Oakham School Charities Association but do not belong to a particular series.

A booklet recording the Old Oakhmians and Masters of Oakham School (past and present0 who served in His Majesty's Forces in the Second World War.

This sub-series is related to the activities of the Oakham School Charities Association. The various files contains photographs of events, programmes and posters advertising those events, reports and detailed accounts of money raised to support charities.

A group of original photographs and print-outs used as illustrations in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

This file focuses on correspondence asking/ giving John Barber permission to use certain material in his book.

Research undertaken on ancestry.co.uk and the Census of England and Wales registers, regarding Masters and Headmasters and some of the boys who attended Oakham School. Pages are numbered A to BF.

A collection of material which focuses on Old Oakhamians and their military careers. The bulk of the collection focuses on the two World Wars and research of the OOs who sadly fell.

The strongest part of this sub-fonds is the material relating to the First World War. It contains research on many Old Oakhamians and whole OO families who fought during the conflict such as the Humfreys and the Scotts. Much of the material is paper research but there are some original photographic material included.

WWS/2 focuses on the Second World War. Most of the collection looks at Oakham between 1939 and 1945 or the commemorations that have subsequently occurred.

Oakham School Magazine, recording the Spring term 1892 (published in Summer term 1892). Contents: Editorial; School Notes; Presentation to the Rev F.W. Douglass; The Plantin Museum, Antwerp; A Live Stock Dealer; Poetry; In Memoriam; The Late Rev Robert Wade-Gery; The Debating Society; Paperchase; The Athletic Sports; Football; Correspondence. Nine double-pages A to I.

Oakham School Magazine, recording the Summer term 1893 (published in Winter term 1893). Contents: Editorial; School Notes; Marriages; The Ancient Home of the Hattons; On the Broads; Tits; Dominica; Cricket.

A bound copy of several Oakhamian Magazines from 1892 to 1895.