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A letter from D.R. Witney, Headmaster of King Edward VI School, to John Barber enclosing a copy of the inscription in the Church about Thomas Orme and an extract from "A History of Rutland". Items are numbered A to C.

Documents compiled by Joe Donnelly regarding the history of Oakham School between 1563 and 1589.

A group of items from the Hereford Cathedral Library. A receipt for the the sum of £4 40p from John Barber to the Cathedral dated from 9 October 1981. A receipt for the sum of £10 from John Barber for donation to the Endowment Fund dated from 9 October 1981. A card from Penelope E. Morgan, Honorary Librarian at Hereford Cathedral Library, to John Barber regarding photographs of Bishop Atlay, dated from 24/09/1981. A letter from Norman Rathbone, Dean of Hereford Cathedral, to John Barber dated from 21 September 1981. A letter from Penelope E. Morgan to John Barber thanking him for his donation to the Endowment Fund dated from 9 October 1981. A letter from Penelope E. Morgan to John Barber sending an article about James Atlay and two photographs, dated from 3 October 1981.

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

A letter from Neville Stack, Editor of the Leicester Mercury, to John Barber giving him permission to print the picture of The Duke of Edinburgh in his upcoming publication.

A letter from C.J. Sturman to John Barber enclosing newspaper reports from the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury and the memorial inscription composed by John Waite. Four pages numbered A to D.

A letter from Philippa Glanville, Assistant Keeper in the Metalwork Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, to Mr T.H.McK. Clough, Keeper of the Rutland County Museum, describing and the comparing the seal of Oakham School to the seal of St Olave's Grammar School and the parish seal of S. Mary le Bow.

A letter from D.R. Witney, Headmaster of King Edward VI School, to John Barber regarding a photograph of Dr Orme and enclosing item HIS/1/4/2/4.

A letter from F.D. Coulson, Headmaster of St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, to John Barber granting him permission to copy the St Olave's seal in his upcoming publication.

A collection of letters received after the publication of J.L. Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".