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A letter from Peter McFarlane at Bond & Read to Philip Dales, Chief Planning Officer at Rutland District Council, regarding retaining the murals in Old School.

A note to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding Michael Stevens suggesting asking John Barber about the frescoes.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to O.O. Henry Blagg regarding the press coverage of the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School and the plan for the restoration of the building.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to David Smith and Ian Robson regarding the refurbishment of Old School and giving consideration to the needs for lighting and curtaining.

Newspaper cutting from The Daily Telegraph reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School and the decision to install panelling instead of covering them.

News paper cutting from the Leicester Mercury reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School.

Article by Alan Powers on the painter Phoebe Traquair and post-medieval mural painting.

This sub-series relates to the history of Old School, oldest building of Oakham School, in Cutts Close park. It is made of a collection of photographs and art work; of newspaper cuttings and letters, mostly relating to the debate concerning the refurbishment of the building and preserving the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence.

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Rushebrookes house. It was named after the first School Headmaster, Robert Rushbrooke. The first girls moved in in the Spring term 1980 but the building was officially open only on 22 November 1980. This series contains items related to the daily life of the girls in school and in house, as well as house photographs, mostly from the 2010s.

A photograph of five girls outside Rushebrookes house, going on a 5km Charity house in 2018. The walk took place throughout the longest night of the year but this photograph shows the girls who were unable to do it on the set date and did it at a later day with the Housemistress, Tessa Drummond.