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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.

This collection contains material relating to the history of the houses and their pupils. Each series is focused on a different house and many contain rich and detailed photographic records of houses year by year. Some houses are more detailed than others.

Other highlights of this collection include house handbooks, which help to induct a pupil into a house and its daily routine; photographs of daily life, including house events and leisure time; and administrative documents such as house diaries which record the calendar of house events, achievements of pupils, and accounts of incidents.

Included in this sub-fonds are houses which are no longer in existence such as Johnsons and Ruddles.

This sub-series is related to 'Crime Day', a special event where Lower School pupils are invited to activities and puzzle solving to explore the school campus.

Order of service for the Lower School Carols by Candlelight service in the School Chapel on 8 December 2019.

This sub-series focusses on Harvest services held in the School Chapel over the years.

This series relates to Junior Day girls of Ancaster. The house was built in 1974, as part of the new Jerwoods Campus for the Lower School. Most of the collection is made of the House photographs since the first year of Ancaster, as well as informal photograph of the girls in house events and sports competition.

A photograph of the Day Girls in Ancaster in the academic year 2018-2019 under the Housemistress Alison Petit. Names of pupils and staff are written under the photograph.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of the Junior Boarding boys of Sargants House. The collection is complete from 1966 to 2010, missing only the years 1970 and 2009.

This series focusses on the pupils and staff of Hodges House. This series has been recently created and only contains one house photograph.

A photograph of the girls boarding in Lincoln in the academic year 2018-2019 under the Housemistress Michelle Northcott. Names of pupils and staff are written under the photograph.