A photograph of the Headmaster Graham Smallbone conducting a rehearsal of a staff performance, with David Smith singing and Philip Coates playing the cello. Date is unknown.

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.

A newspaper cutting from the Rutland Times of an article on Jim O'Kane, retiring after 33 years at Oakham School, and a photograph of the Lower School prizes winners at Speech Day.

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 headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1957-1958. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Activities; Health; Accommodation; Finance; General Remarks. Twelve pages A to L.

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1958-1959. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Activities; Health; Accommodation; Finance; General Remarks. Seven pages A to G.

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1959-1960. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Activities; Health; Buildings and Grounds; Finance; General Remarks. Attached is a university awards report (appendix A). Nine pages A to I.

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1960-1961. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Activities; Health; Accommodation; General Remarks. Attached is a general planning review (appendix A). Eleven pages A to K.

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1961-1962. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Activities; Health; Accommodation; Finance; General. Eight pages A to H.

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1962-1963. Contents: Numbers; Staff; Activities; Health; Accommodation; General. Attached is a report on academic standard at Oakham (appendix A). Nine pages A to I.