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This series focusses on the headmastership of Graham Smallbone (1985-1996) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1980s and 1990s, its staff and pupils.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Richard Hill, Joseph Perkins, Mrs David Atter and Mr and Mrs Matthews regarding their donations to the Chapel and their visiting the School in May 1991.

An invitation from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone and his wife Dorothea to Peter Witchell at a service in the School Chapel on 24 May 1986.

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

A copy of the Headmaster's address for the Seventh form Leavers' service on 25 May 1991. Two pages A and B.

This series focuses on the history of the organs in the School Chapel, from the first one installed in 1930 to the current instruments built in 1993.

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.

A paper written by Graham Smallbone on the organ in Chapel, revised for the full meeting of Trustees following the Financial & General purposes Committee Meeting. Contents: Decline and Fall; Solutions, The Pipe Organ; The Alternative; and Conclusion.

This file focuses on the correspondence between Oakham School and organ builders, including Peter Collins Ltd, since 1990 and giving an insight as to the building and installation of the new organ in the School Chapel. Some letters were sent/ received between the Headmaster Graham Smallbone and the White and Lea families regarding an inscription in memory of David White and Henrietta Lea.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to John Heron regarding the old organ having expired and been replaced by a computer organ.