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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.

Oakham School

Pupils at the hanging

A press cutting from the Leicester Mercury regarding the daily life at Oakham School in the early 19th century and the publication of "The Story of Oakham School" by John Barber.

Leicester Mercury

Press Cuttings

A group of press cuttings published in various local newspaper advertising the publication of John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".

Leicester Mercury

O.T.C./J.T.C./C.C.F.

This sub-series relates to the history of the Cadets at Oakham School since 1910. The bulk of the collection is made of photographs of inspection throughout the 20th century.

Oakham School

Memories of Tom Tash and Tweaker

A press cuttings from the Kent and Sussex Courier regarding memories of W.L. Sargant and J. Story by OO Rev Gordon Clarke.

Kent and Sussex Courier

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

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

C.C.F. Memories

Recollections of Bill Harriman ('74)'s experience in Oakham School C.C.F. between 1969 and 1974. Two pages A and B.

Joseph William Fletcher Harriman

Beer with the school dinners

A press cutting regarding the daily life at Oakham School in the 1840s, based on James Padley's letters home and regarding John Barber's article "Oakham School 140 years ago".

Leicester Mercury

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