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

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 Nicholas Bomford, Headmaster of Uppingham School to Bryan Waites regarding celebrating the 450th anniversary of the birth of Archdeacon Robert Johnson.

A letter from Nicholas Bomford, Headmaster of Uppingham School, to Bryan Waites at Rutland County Museum regarding the 450th anniversary of the birth of Archdeacon Robert Johnson.

Nine letters between Graham Smallbone, Bryan Waites, Stephen Garnett and Nicholas Bomford regarding the 450th anniversary of the birth of Archdeacon Robert Johnson.

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.

A sermon given by John Buchanan at Oakham School on 30 March 1958 and at Uppingham School on 24 May 1959, relating to the concept of truth and Luke 20, 19-26. The sermon is typed, with hand-written notations. Nine pages A to I.

This file focusses on various speeches given by John Buchanan during his headmastership and later. It is an almost complete collection of his sermons given at Oakham School since 1958.

A speech titled 'Ripeness is All' given by former Headmaster John Buchanan at Uppingham School in 1988, discussing education and intellect. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Sixteen pages A to P.

This file focusses on various speeches given by John Buchannan during his headmastership and later. The bulk of the file is an almost complete collection of his Speech Day speeches.