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Activities and Societies Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Oakham School
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The Duke of Edinburgh's Award at Oakham

A4 booklet celebrating 1000 gold awards at Oakham School, with photographs of expeditions. Contents: Programme of the Duke of Edinburgh's visit to the school, Gold Award Roll of Honour from 1960s to 1990s

Oakham School

Activities and Societies

  • ACS
  • Subfonds
  • 1905 - 2024

A collection which charts the various societies and activities available to pupils at Oakham School. Documents include photographic records and correspondence for different societies. Topics include chess, CCF/OTC, scouts, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Oligoi , Exploratory Society, and trips and expeditions.

The multiple series contain administrative documents for the various societies and certain series, such as Duke of Edinburgh Award and CCF/OTC have excellent photographic record of formal or informal events.

There is a particularly detailed series on Chess and the event of Gary Kasparov's visit to the school.

There is a good collection of shooting medals and trophies, kindly donated by Henry Blagg.

Oakham School