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A collection related to the History of Oakham School since its foundation, including research on Headmasters, Masters and pupils, and articles and books published by Headmasters and teachers.

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.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Dr John Doncaster (1808-1846) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the early 19th century and Old Oakhamians, in particular James and Augustus Padley.

This file focusses on letters sent or received by William Spicer Wood, Headmaster, in the mid-19th century.

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood (1846-1875) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the mid-19th century.

A modern transcript of a letter from William Spicer Wood, Headmaster of Oakham School, and Edward Thring, Headmaster of Uppingham School, addressed to the Governors of both schools regarding the relation between schools and their future as separate institutions.

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.

A letter from Nick Bomford, Headmaster of Uppingham School, thanking John Barber for sending two copies of "The Story of Oakham School", one of which has been added to the catalogue of Uppingham School Library.

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.

This file focusses on letters received/sent by the Headmaster Graham Smallbone during his headmastership (1985-1996).