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A letter from Graham Smallbone to Peter Collins regarding problems with the new instruments and the upset at the unfinished nature of the organ.

A letter from the headmaster Graham Smallbone thanking Peter Collins, Organ Builder, for all of his work on the new organ and, despite it's unfinished nature, how magnificent the instrument is.

Four photographs of five people posing in front of the new Peter Collins organ in the School Chapel. They are (L to R): Peter Collins (Builder), David Woodcock (Head of Music), Peter Hurford (Organist), Graham Smallbone (Headmaster) and Simon Schanschieff (Chairman of the Trustees). The photographs are all slightly different (A to D).

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to members of staff regarding the new organ in the Chapel and the special day which will mark its installation.

A programme for the inaugural recital by Peter Hurford on 26 June 1993 and the Service of Dedication by the Right Reverend William Westwood on 27 June 1993, including a brief history of the organs of Oakham School Chapel, a biography of Peter Hurford, and a description of the new Peter Collins organ.

This photographic file focuses on the building of the new Peter Collins organ in the School Chapel in 1993 and the recital.

A letter from Peter Collins, Organ Builder, to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding the carvings on the organ and finishing the organ on time for the 'big day'.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to peter Collins, Organ builder, regarding the carvings, which are a gift from the Whites, and the open day and the Derbyshire Organist Association.

A letter from Peter Collins, Organ Builder, to the headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding a delay in the installation of the organ due to lack of progress and the prospective events for the organ and celebrations for its installation.

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Peter Collins regarding the installation of the organ and the proposed festival for the following year and discussing an exhibition in the Bowes Room.