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Oakham, Rutland
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Deanscroft

  • HOU-HOU/10
  • Series
  • 1948 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Buchanans (Orchard Close)

  • HOU-HOU/9
  • Series
  • 1977 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Stevens

  • HOU-HOU/12
  • Series
  • 1989 - 2008
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on Stevens House pupils and staff since its opening in 1989 after the conversion of Deanscroft, a former boys' boarding house. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs focussing on house events.

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John David Buchanan

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

John Buchanan

Correspondence

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/2
  • File
  • 1958 - 2002
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on letters sent/received by John Buchanan, chiefly during his headmastership (1958-1977).

John Buchanan

Correspondence

  • HEA-HEA/10-HEA/10/2
  • File
  • 1985 - 1996
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on letters received/sent by the Headmaster Graham Smallbone during his headmastership (1985-1996).

Graham Smallbone

Ephemera

  • HEA-HEA/2-HEA/2/3
  • File
  • 1858 - 1875
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on various items relating to the history of Oakham School, its pupils and Old Boys, under the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood.

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Rev William Spicer Wood

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood (1846-1875) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the mid-19th century.

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An Amateur Performance by the Students

  • HEA-HEA/2-HEA/2/3-HEA/2/3/1
  • Item
  • 08/09/1858
  • Part of Headmasters

A programme for an amateur performance given by the students to celebrate the opening of the new buildings of Oakham Grammar School on 8 September 1858.

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Oakham School Magazine, Vol. XXIX, No.2, Summer Term 1913

Oakham School Magazine, recording the Spring term 1913 (published in Summer term 1913). Contents: The New Buildings; School Notes; The Sports; The Debating Society; New Zealand; Montenegro as I saw it; Forest Life; Cricket Prospects for 1913; Football. Eight double-pages A to H.

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