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Activities and Societies Oakham School
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Activities and Societies

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  • 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

Publications

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.

British Chess Federation

Chess

This series focusses on Chess International tournaments at Oakham School and School teams competing in National Championships. A large sub-series relates to Garry Kasparov visiting the School in 1997.

Oakham School

Defending champs make quarters

A newspaper article reporting on Oakham School winning against Southend School to reach the quarter finals of the 2002 National School's Chess championship.

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Various press cuttings

A copy of three newspaper articles reporting on the Oakham School International Chess Tournament held in 1994.

The Daily Telegraph

Various press cuttings

A copy of three newspaper articles reporting on the Oakham School International Chess Tournament held in 1994.

The Guardian

Various press cuttings

A copy of ten newspaper articles reporting on the Oakham School International Chess Tournament held in March 1994.

The Guardian

Various press cuttings

A copy of six newspaper articles reporting on the Oakham School International Chess Tournament held in March 1994.

The Guardian

Various press cuttings

A copy of three newspaper articles reporting on the Oakham School International Chess Tournament held in 1994.

The Daily Telegraph

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