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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.

School Magazine named The Oakhamian; white cover and black letters; 35 pages; contents on the inside cover: Editorial, Scholl News, O.O. News, Avete, Land Utilisation Survey, The Weather Board, 1066 And All That, Land of the Midnight Sun, Societies, Music Notes, Literary, Combined Cadet Force, Waitwith Camp, Scout Notes, Games, Correspondence, Valete, Crossword; with photographs of: The Staff - July 1960; the Barrclough Hall, CCF Inspection of 1917 and 1960, Doncaster Close in October, the Junior Colts XV- 1960, trip in Norway and the Bakke Hotel; a drawing of the School Chapel and the Sanatorium