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Oakham School Correspondence
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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.

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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.

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Walter Lee Sargant

This series focusses on the headmastership of Walter Lee Sargant (1902-1929) and contains items relating to the life at School in the early 20th century, its staff and pupils.

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School House

  • HOU-HOU/4
  • Series
  • 1905 - 2019
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on School House pupils and staff in the 20th century. Most of the series is made of house photographs, various informal photographs as well as records books and punishment books.

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Grosvenor Talbot Griffiths

This series focusses on the headmastership of Grosvenor Talbot Griffith (1935-1958) and contains items relating to the life at School in the mid-20th century, its staff and pupils.

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Graham Smallbone

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.

Graham Smallbone

A note from Graham Smallbone to Staff

  • HEA-HEA/10-HEA/10/2-HEA/10/2/22
  • Item
  • 03/11/1987
  • Part of Headmasters

An internal note from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to all members of staff regarding their declaration of earnings.

Graham Smallbone

Prospective Major Donors

  • AB-AB/23-AB/23/19
  • Sub-File
  • 1993-01-20 - 1993-06-10
  • Part of Anna Bentley

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

John Lake

A letter from Graham Smallbone, Simon Schanschieff and Rev Terence Treanor

  • AB-AB/23-AB/23/18-AB/23/18/1
  • Item
  • 10/02/1994
  • Part of Anna Bentley

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).

Graham Smallbone

A memorandum from T.M. Reay

  • AB-AB/23-AB/23/18-AB/23/18/4
  • Item
  • 20/01/1994
  • Part of Anna Bentley

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

Tom Reay

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