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Oakham School Uppingham School
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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

Joint Service of Thanksgiving

  • CHA-CHA/1-CHA/1/13-CHA/1/13/2
  • Item
  • 17/07/1966
  • Part of Chapel

Order of service for a joint service of Thanksgiving for Oakham and Uppingham Schools on 17 July 1966.

Oakham School

A note to Jon Wills

  • HOU-HOU/20-HOU/20/5-HOU/20/5/44
  • Item
  • 19/09/1989
  • Part of Houses

A note informing Jon Wills that Mr Philip Ward from Uppingham School rang to pass on his sympathy and commiserations.

Oakham School

A hockey match

  • HOU-HOU/3-HOU/3/2-HOU/3/2/3-HOU/3/2/3/3-HOU/3/2/3/3/1
  • Item
  • 2011
  • Part of Houses

A photograph of a girls' hockey match between Oakham School and Uppingham School in 2011.

Oakham School

Correspondence with the Rutland County Museum

  • HEA-HEA/10-HEA/10/2-HEA/10/2/18
  • Sub-File
  • 1989 - 1991
  • Part of Headmasters

Nine letters between Graham Smallbone, Bryan Waites, Stephen Garnett and Nicholas Bomford regarding the 450th anniversary of the birth of Archdeacon Robert Johnson.

Graham Smallbone

Dr John Doncaster

This series focusses on the headmastership of Dr John Doncaster (1808-1846) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the early 19th century and Old Oakhamians, in particular James and Augustus Padley.

Oakham School

Sermons

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/6
  • File
  • 1958 - 1982
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on various speeches given by John Buchanan during his headmastership and later. It is an almost complete collection of his sermons given at Oakham School since 1958.

John Buchanan

Henrietta Lea

  • HOU-HOU/20-HOU/20/5
  • Sub-Series
  • 1988-09 - 1990-01
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series contains files and items related to Henrietta Lea. most of the collection is made of sympathy cards and letters from Parents and Staff to Jon and Kim Wills.

Oakham School

Joint Service of Thanksgiving

  • CHA-CHA/1-CHA/1/13-CHA/1/13/1
  • Item
  • 17/10/1971
  • Part of Chapel

Order of service for a joint service of Thanksgiving for Oakham and Uppingham Schools on 17 October 1971. Two pages A and B.

Oakham School

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

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