Oakham School Archives

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.

Oakham School

The unveiling of the plaque

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1999

Part of Activities and Societies

A photograph of the unveiling of the commemorative plaque inside the new Headquarters in 1999.

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Inspection of the cadets

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1999

Part of Activities and Societies

A photograph of Lt Col Maxwell Heron ('74) inspecting Oakham School C.C.F. cadets in 1999 at the opening of the new C.C.F. Headquarters.

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Untitled

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2002

Part of Headmasters

Oakham School

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27/08/1999

Part of Headmasters

Tony Little

A letter from Eileen Buxton to Tony Little

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23/04/2001

Part of Headmasters

A letter from Eileen Buxton to the Headmaster Tony Little regarding the death of her husband, O.O. Robert Henry Buxton, and his wishes to donate an Oakham crest to the School.

Eileen Buxton

A letter from Tony Little to Eileen Buxton