Oakham School Archives

ACS
Sous-fonds
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

School Campus

BES-BES/1-BES/1/27
Sub-Series
1863 - 2016

Fait partie de Buildings and Estates

A collection of photographs and art work relating to the whole School Campus, in particular aerial photographs from 1937 of the School and the town, and a file of individual photographs of buildings around the campus. The oldest items in this sub-series date back to the 19th century.

Aerofilms Ltd

Oakham 1977

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Pièce
1977

Fait partie de Buildings and Estates

A poster of photographs of the school in 1977. Including Lincoln house, the Science block, the badminton courts in the Sports Hall, a girls' dorm, the Ashburton Dining hall and the indoors swimming pool.

Oakham School

OSCA Report

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Pièce
1991

Fait partie de Charity and Outreach

A report from Rev John Darrall to be published in the Oakhamian Magazine on the charity events organised during the Summer term 1991, including the St Valentine's Day disco, a Non-Uniform Day, concerts, Laundry Day and sponsored sporting challenges. Three pages A to C.

Rev John Darrall

Crime Day