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A letter from Nicholas Bomford, Headmaster of Uppingham School to Bryan Waites regarding celebrating the 450th anniversary of the birth of Archdeacon Robert Johnson.

A collection of documents related to the Foundation of Oakham and Uppingham Schools by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, including several editions of the Statutes and Ordinances.

A translation of the 1587 Foundation Grant of Oakham and Uppingham Schools. The book contains an introduction by Arthur Hawley, a history of the Hospitals and a history of the Foundation Grant. The translation starts p.25.

A copy of "Our Founder. Some Account of Archdeacon Johnson" by C.R. Bingham, compiled for the Uppingham School Tercentenary, 1884, with an appendix containing the Statutes of 1625.

The 1753 edition of "The Statutes and Ordinances" of Robert Johnson, Archdeacon of Leicester, for and concerning the ordering, governing and maintaining of his Schools and Hospitals of Christ in Oakham and Uppingham in the county of Rutland, from 24 July 1625. Some hand-written pages, probably by Thomas Blore, are inserted between the typed pages.

A collection related to the History of Oakham School since its foundation, including research on Headmasters, Masters and pupils, and articles and books published by Headmasters and teachers.

Two photographs of the Oakham and Uppingham seal, back and front, item 1967.27 in the Rutland County Museum, used in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

This file focusses on letters sent or received by William Spicer Wood, Headmaster, in the mid-19th century.

This file focusses on official reports published on the life at Oakham School in the 1860s.

A photocopy of a report from a Government Commission, chapter on the County of Rutland, pages 123-131, regarding the education at Oakham and Uppingham Schools in the 1860s. Includes information on the daily life, buildings, punishment, lessons, prizes, sports, entry into universities, staff, curriculum, and admissions. Nine pages A to I