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This sub-series focusses on the visit of Garry Kasparov to Oakham School on 6 November 1997, including photographs and administration for the visit.

This file focusses on the planning, and various arrangements for the visit of Garry Kasparov on 6 November 1997.

A letter from Rod Smith regarding the list of prep schools coming to Oakham School for the visit of Garry Kasparov in November 1997.

Three letters from Rod Smith regarding arrangements for the Kasparov visit on 6 November 1997 and liaising with visiting prep schools for the day.

A letter from Rod Smith to six teachers regarding prep school liaison and the arrangements for the visit of Garry Kasparov.

A note from Rod Smith to staff regarding the arrangements for the visit of Garry Kasparov and the arrival of prep schools.

This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

This sub-series focuses on various items related to the history of College House.

A note from Rod Smith explaining the process of applying for a desk in College House.

This series relates to Junior Boarding girls of Lincoln House. The house was built in 1974, as part of the new Jerwoods Campus for the Lower School. Most of the collection is made of the House photographs, as well as informal photograph of the girls in house events and sports competition, and programmes of some house events.