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Roger Blackmore
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Sports

  • SPO
  • Subfonds
  • 1860 - 2020

This collection covers the multitude of sports that pupils can do at Oakham School. Sports include cricket, rugby, hockey, athletics, netball and swimming as some of the richest in terms of items in the sub-series.

Most sub-series have a good photographic record of first teams, alongside comprehensive fixture and team lists. Some sub-series will contain correspondence, programmes and administrative documents.

There is an extensive collection of trophies and shields awarded to pupils and Old Oakhamians for their sporting achievements.

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Headmaster's Annual Report, 1982

  • HEA-HEA/15-HEA/15/1-HEA/15/1/4
  • Item
  • 19/11/1982
  • Part of Headmasters

A headmaster's annual report for the academic year 1981-1982. Contents: Registrations/Entry/Numbers; The Upper and Middle School Houses; Jerwoods; Discipline and The Decem; Staff; General Academic; The Departments; A-Level and O-Level; Scholarships; University Entrance; Careers; The Library; Drama; P.E. and Sport; Sports Centre; Chapel and the Chaplaincy; Afternoon Activities; Voluntary Service; C.C.F.; Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; Exploration Society; Scouts and Guides; Senior Societies and Middle School Societies; Publicity and Local Relations; Audio-Visual Aids Centre; The Ashburton Hall;
The School Council; The Oakhamian; Sanatorium; Old Oakhamian Club; Oakham School Nursery; Postscript. Attached are A-Level results (appendix A), O-Level and A-Level results (appendix B), University Entrance (appendix D). Nineteen pages A to S.

Richard Bull

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.

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