A letter from Headmaster G. Talbot Griffith to Mr E. Clarke regarding his son, J.G. Clarke, having been accepted by Barclays Bank Limited as a Scholarship candidate and his entry to Oakham School in September 1950.

A red photo album containing photos of several pupils an staff members, the Chapel, the Opening of Stumps and team photographs.

A photograph of a guest at the Chess dinner on 6 November 1997.

A photograph of guests before the Chess dinner in honour of Garry Kasparov on 6 November 1997.

A photograph of the Chess Dinner on 6 November 1997.

This collection focuses on the administrative side of the school including admissions and trustees.

There is a rich collection of admissions books dating back to the 19th century alongside detailed notes of Trustees' committee minutes and development plans.

School inspections undertaken by external bodies are represented in this sub-fond and include some of the 19th century schemes which helped to found the school as one independent from Uppingham.

ADM/4 contains policy documents outlining the health and safety measures in the school.

A yellow notebook recording the performance of candidates who took the entrance examination in 1977.

A photocopy of a report from a Government Commission, chapter on the County of Rutland, pages 123-131, regarding the education at Oakham and Uppingham Schools in the 1860s. Includes information on the daily life, buildings, punishment, lessons, prizes, sports, entry into universities, staff, curriculum, and admissions. Nine pages A to I

This sub-series focusses on press cuttings, magazines and other publications reporting on chess tournaments at Oakham School, on Oakham School Chess team competing in National Championships, and the development of chess at Oakham School.

Two newspaper articles from the Leicester Mercury and The times reporting on Zhanna Lazhevskaya winning the first Chess Scholarship at Oakham School in 1998.