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Buildings

This series is related to the buildings on the School campus and documents their history. Most of the collection is made of photographs and artwork, as well as architectural plans. Each sub-series focusses on a different building.

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

Speeches

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/5
  • File
  • 1960 - 1988

    • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on various speeches given by John Buchannan during his headmastership and later. The bulk of the file is an almost complete collection of his Speech Day speeches.

John Buchanan

Ephemera

A collection of various documents and objects relating to the Sports Hall since its construction in 1972.

Loughborough Recreation Planning Consultants Ltd

A plaque

A plaque commemorating the opening of the Sports Hall on 15 July 1972 by Eric Weiss, Trustee and Benefactor of Oakham School. Also mentioned are the Designers, Loughborough Recreation Planning Consultants Ltd, and the contractors, Simons Construction Group Ltd of Lincoln.

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Sports Hall

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the Sports Centre, opposite Wharflands, opened in Winter 1972. A new modern indoors swimming pool was built in 1976.

L.R. Shipsides

Academic Staff 1979-1980

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/8-HEA/9/8/1
  • Item
  • 09/1979

    • Part of Headmasters

A list of Trustees and the Faculty for the academic year 1979-1980.

Oakham School

Headmaster's speech, 1972

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/5-HEA/8/5/14
  • Item
  • 15/07/1972

    • Part of Headmasters

A speech given by Headmaster John Buchanan on Speech Day 1972, paying tribute to Mr Eric Weiss who opened the new Sports Hall, discussing the Co-Education, sporting achievements and staff news. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Twelve pages A to L.

John Buchanan

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