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This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

A house diary for Johnsons House, from Winter term 1961 to Winter term 1974, recording house officials, house teams and results, and achievements of individual boys.

A record book, from Spring term 1964 to Summer term 1970, recording facts and figures concerning the School House boys, including Heads of House and Prefects, sports teams, roll calls, inter-house results, society and club members.

A booklet containing photocopies of a punishment book, recording sanctions given to the boys of School House between 1965 and 1970.

A booklet containing photocopies of a punishment book, recording sanctions given to the boys of School House between 1965 and 1970.

This series focuses on Peterborough House pupils and staff since its inception in 1966. Most of the series is made of house photographs, house magazines from the 1970s and various administrative documents.

This series focuses on Round House pupils and staff since its opening in 1972 as the first purpose-built girls' boarding house. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs focussing on house events.

A register of all of the members of the International Club from the Winter term 1974 to 1977, with their country of origin.

This sub-series is related to various photographs of Round House girls since 1974. It shows the girls in more informal events, such as Non-Uniform day, Leavers' balls, and various house events.

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.