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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

Rev Edward Vere Hodge

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev Edward Vere Hodge (1879-1902) and contains items relating to the life at School in the late19th century, its staff and pupils. The series contains some of the earliest photographs of Oakham School's collection.

Oakham School

Art & Photographs

  • HEA-HEA/4-HEA/4/2
  • File
  • 1877 - 1934
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on photographs and drawing dating back from the Headmastership of Rev Edward Vere Hodge and includes photographs of his wife, the whole School, and various groups of pupils and visitors.

Paul Laib

Mrs Helen Hodge

  • HEA-HEA/4-HEA/4/2-HEA/4/2/1
  • Item
  • 1877 - 1889
  • Part of Headmasters

A photograph of Mrs Hodge, wife of Rev Edward Vere Hodge, Headmaster of Oakham School.

Edmund John Passingham

Rev Robert Tabraham and Rev Henry Walter Fitch

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev Robert Tabraham (1875-1878) and of Rev Henry Walter Fitch (Acting Headmaster, 1878) and contains items relating to the life at School in the second half of the 19th century.

Oakham School

Photographs

This file focusses on photographs dating from the second half of the 19th century, under the Headmasterships of Mr Tabraham and Rev Fitch.

N/D

Staff

  • STF
  • Subfonds
  • 1878 - 2021

This collection focuses on the staff who have worked for Oakham School over the years. Material focuses on not only training and teaching, but staff wellbeing, pay and benefits.

There are two series which focus on notable members of staff from the school's history: Jon Wills and Brian Welford. Material for these staff members have been collected by themselves and other members of staff.

Recruitment series includes jobs descriptions for various positions, both teaching and support staff, in the school.

There is a strong collection of policies an guidance for teachers in completing the many administrative and teaching jobs expected.

Oakham School

School House group

  • HEA-HEA/4-HEA/4/2-HEA/4/2/5
  • Item
  • c.1887
  • Part of Headmasters

A photograph of eight boys in School House, probably in the late 1880s.

N/D

A group on Doncaster Close

  • HEA-HEA/4-HEA/4/2-HEA/4/2/3
  • Item
  • c.1888
  • Part of Headmasters

A photograph of a group on Doncaster Close, by a tree. The group is made of mostly women and young girls.

A.L. Knighten

Photographs

  • STF-STF/9
  • Series
  • 1891 - 2002
  • Part of Staff

This series focusses on photographs of teaching and support staff throughout the years. The bulk of the collection is individual photographs of staff from the 1990s.

Oakham School

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