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A letter (A) from Graham Smallbone, Headmaster, Simon Schanschieff, Chairman of Trustees, and Rev Terence Treanor, Honorary Secretary of the Old Oakhamian Club, to former pupils who were at Oakham during John Barber's years with the School regarding celebrating his eightieth birthday and the Barber Archives. Attached is a reply slip (B).

A memorandum from T.M. Reay, Bursar, to John Lake, Appeal Director, regarding the Barber Archive Room in the new Information and Study Centre.

Two notes from the Appeal Office to the Bursar (A) and the Headmaster (B), regarding the celebration of John Barber's birthday and the Barber Archive Room.

Correspondence relating to prospective major donors and contacting them about the 1993 Development Plan appeal.

Two letters (A and B) to Roger Blackmore, new Chairman of the Holiday Lettings Committee, and to Nigel Webb, member of the Committee, regarding the new company and their new roles.

Two emails from Jan West to staff regarding the planning of the Rutland Water Walk. Two pages A and B.

An email from Jan West to members of staff regarding the planning of the Rutland Water Walk, attached is a map of the area with the route and checkpoints manned by staff, and a list of staff supervising the event. Hand-written notes and amendments on all the sheets. Three pages A to C.

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.

A letter from Dr John Doncaster, Headmaster, to James Atlay of St John's College, Cambridge, Trustee of Oakham School, regarding the resignation of Mr Wilson and the need to find a replacement.

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.