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Pupils at the hanging

A press cutting from the Leicester Mercury regarding the daily life at Oakham School in the early 19th century and the publication of "The Story of Oakham School" by John Barber.

Leicester Mercury

Publications & Admission

  • HEA-HEA/6-HEA/6/2
  • File
  • 1929 - 1931

    • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on admission prospectuses and various publications in the 1930s.

Oakham School

Press Cuttings

A group of press cuttings published in various local newspaper advertising the publication of John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

Leicester Mercury

Pre-publication stages

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

John Lewis Barber

Picking Oakham

A press cutting regarding the publication of "The Story of Oakham School" by John Barber. Attached is a note from Steven at Sycamore Press Ltd addressed to John Barber.

The Daily Telegraph

Photographs of the opening ceremony

  • BES-BES/1-BES/1/13-BES/1/13/2-BES/1/13/2/1-BES/1/13/2/1/11
  • Item
  • 04/07/1983

    • Part of Buildings and Estates

Three photographs (A to C) of the guests at the opening of the new Wharton Pavilion on 4 July 1983. The photographs were taken by Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls Photography and the numbers of print are written on the back: V353/7; V353/8; V353/9, respectively.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photographs

A collection of photographs of the Old Gymnasium and the Wharton Pavilion from the late 1970s.

L.R. Shipsides

Photographic and Art Collection

  • PHA
  • Subfonds
  • 1919 - 2016

A collection of photographs and artworks of the school campus and buildings, and pupils and staff.

There is one series dedicated to a large collection of photographic negatives which show the campus, daily life at school, and special events. These cover the period 1978 - 1988.

One series focus on the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence in Old School and is rich in research about the frescoes and the artist.

Oakham School

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