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A collection of photographs and other documents relating to the history of the Art and Design buildings. On 25th April 2009, the Jerwood School of Design was officially opened, even though it had been in use since September 2008 by teachers and pupils. It was built on the site of maintenance yard garages, adjacent to the Sports Hall.

This sub-file contains various photographs of the girls in their boarding house, as well as various items recording the every day life and events in Buchanans House.

A collection of documents, mostly photographs, of Rushebrookes, the third purpose-built boarding house for girls, adjacent to Buchanans house, on the land purchased in 1977. The new house was named after the school’s first headmaster, Robert Rushebrooke. The first girls moved in over Spring half-term 1980 but the opening ceremony only took place later that year, on 22 November.

A collection of photographs and architectural plans of the Music School since its opening in 1984.

This sub-series focuses on the day-to-day running of Ancaster house and mostly contains house diaries. Items give information regarding the house, achievements of the girls and house events.

This sub-series focuses on the history of the 1993 Organ in the School Chapel. After the 1930 organ expired and was replaced by a computer organ in the 1980s, the headmaster Graham Smallbone commissioned for a new organ to be built. Some items highlight the various proposals, the correspondence focuses on the building and installation of the organ and the photographic file finally shows the organ in Chapel.

This sub-series is related to the activities of the Oakham School Charities Association. The various files contains photographs of events, programmes and posters advertising those events, reports and detailed accounts of money raised to support charities.

This sub-series focuses on various group photographs of the Day boys of Sargants House. The bulk of the sub-series is photographs of the prefects.

This sub-series focuses on Seventh Form Leavers' service held in Chapel. The bulk of the sub-series is orders of services.

A collection of photographs and art work of the Barraclough Dining Hall. It was opened on 28 September 1987 by Lord Forte. It contained two dining halls on the ground floor and a staff dining hall, bar and common room above. It was named Barraclough Hall, in memory of Norman Barraclough (OO, 1883) and his widow, Mrs Barraclough, a great benefactor to the school.