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Library and Archives

  • LAA
  • Subfonds
  • 1888 - 2019

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.

Oakham School

Letters from Janet Pickering

Two letters from Janet Pickering, Senior Mistress of The King's School, Canterbury, regarding the minutes of the H.M.C. Co-Educational Senior Mistresses meeting held at Bristol Grammar School. Two pages numbered A and B.

Janet Pickering

Johnsons' Parents Association

  • HOU-HOU/6-HOU/6/4
  • Sub-Series
  • 1976 - 1997
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on the Johnsons' Parents Association. The bulk of the collection is minutes of meetings from 1976 to 1997.

Oakham School

H.M.C. Meetings

The items in this file are all related to various H.M.C. Co-Educational Group meetings. The collection includes agenda, programmes, letters, minutes, reports and presentations.

H.M.C.

Headmasters

  • HEA
  • Subfonds
  • 1818 - 2023

Stretching back to the headmastership of Dr. Doncaster, this collection comprehensively covers the correspondence, publications, photographs and other ephemera of the headmasters of Oakham School up to the present day. For many of the headmasters, correspondence and rolls calls are a significant theme in their series.

This collection also contains an excellent record of speeches and sermons given by G. Talbot Griffiths and John Buchanan.

The final series on reports covers the headmaster's, deputy headmaster's and registers writings on the state of the school, including topics such as building and estate development, admissions, the curriculum, examination results, and Old Oakhamians.

Oakham School

Games Committee Minutes, November 1972

  • STF-STF/12-STF/12/4-STF/12/4/2
  • Item
  • 11/1972
  • Part of Staff

Minutes of a Games Committee meeting on 12 November 1972, reporting on on double breasted blazers, new committee colours, and the possibility of banning golf.

Oakham School

Games Committee Minutes, March 1972

  • STF-STF/12-STF/12/4-STF/12/4/3
  • Item
  • 02/03/1972
  • Part of Staff

Minutes of a Games Committee meeting on 2 March 1972; including a discussion on presentation of badges for full colours, the sports timetable, sports conflicting with other activities, and that association football be represented on the committee.

Oakham School

Finance Committee

This series relates to the Finance Committee of the Trustees, in particular minutes of their meetings.

Trustees

Extracts from Finance Commitee meetings

A compilation of hand-written notes, organised chronologically into Headmasters. It is thought that they were used as research material on the history of Greylands. Pages A to F.

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