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Seven negatives of the opening ceremony of the Wilson Fields and Pavilion on 16 April 2005.

A storage file with negatives of Roger Blackmore's photographs. A list of contents: OO dinner, Maintenance staff, Medical congress, fashion show, drama.

Minutes of a Parent/Teacher Committee meeting held on 17 November 2001 in the Bowes Room (A). Contents: Apologies; Matters arising from the Minutes; Afternoon Activities; Oakham School Foundation; Security; Inspection; Term Dates; Timings of Parent/Teacher Meetings; Correspondence; Any Other Business; Representatives for Spring term 2002; Date of the next meeting. Enclosing a letter regarding road safety on Kilburn Road (B).

Order of service (A) for the memorial service celebrating the life of John David Buchanan, held in Chapel on 30 September 2005. Enclosed are a donation slip to a Memorial Bursary (B) and a blank tribute card (C).

This collection covers the history of all the libraries of Oakham School as well as the creation and daily working of the archives.

The Library series has material relating to each regeneration of the library (Smallbone, War Memorial). There is a rich photographic record of the opening and daily running of the Smallbone Library accompanied by administrative documents such as catalogues.

Under the Archives series, material cover correspondence with external readers and research into the history of the school and its pupils. There are also archive committee meeting minutes which show the evolution of the archives from its inception in 2010.

This sub-file focusses on letters sent by the Headmaster John Buchanan to Richard Walker (Head Boy, 1971) and his father, John Walker.

Two letters (A and B) from Graham Smallbone, Headmaster, and John Buchanan and Rev Terence Treanor asking Old Oakhamians to support the construction of the new library as part of the 1993 Development Plan. One letter was sent to O.O. who left in 1965 or earlier; one letter was sent to O.O. who left in 1966 or later.

A poster advertising an online meeting with Old Oakhamians discussing Science careers. The meeting took place online over lockdown in Summer term 2020.

A poster advertising an Oakham School Medical Society event with Old Oakhamians discussing Medicine careers held in the Wilson Auditorium on 23 March 2022.

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1974-1975. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Academic; Faculty Reports; Chapel; Library; Drama; C.C.F., Scouts, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; Health; The School Council; Old Oakhamians; The Oakham School Nursery Group; The International Club; Accommodation; General. Attached is a job description for a Public Relations Co-Ordinator and Conference Organiser (appendix A). Seven pages A to G.