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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.

Oakham School

ACS-ACS/1
Series
1984 - 2010

Part of Activities and Societies

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

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1
Sub-Series
1988 - 1994

Part of Activities and Societies

This sub-series focusses on photographs of various Chess tournaments and other events held at Oakham School.

Roger Blackmore

A Chess event, 1992

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1-ACS/1/1/20
File
1992

Part of Activities and Societies

This file contains photographs and negatives of a chess event in the Barraclough Dining Hall in 1992.

Roger Blackmore

A photograph of a chess match

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1-ACS/1/1/20-ACS/1/1/20/1
Item
1992

Part of Activities and Societies

A photograph of a chess match in the Barraclough Dining Hall in 1992.

Roger Blackmore

Negatives of the tournament

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1-ACS/1/1/20-ACS/1/1/20/4
Item
1992

Part of Activities and Societies

Eight negatives of the 1992 Chess tournament in the Barraclough Dining Hall.

Roger Blackmore

A photograph of Graham Lee

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1-ACS/1/1/5
Item
1994

Part of Activities and Societies

A photograph of Graham Lee and an unknown person, probably a chess player, at the Chess tournament in 1994.

Oakham School

A photograph of chess winners

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1-ACS/1/1/6
Item
N/D

Part of Activities and Societies

A photograph of pupils holding medals, possibly after a chess tournament.

Oakham School

A Chess Tournament

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1-ACS/1/1/9
File
N/D

Part of Activities and Societies

This file contains photographs of an International Chess Tournament in the Sports Hall, probably in the 1980s.

Roger Blackmore

A photograph of the tournament

ACS-ACS/1-ACS/1/1-ACS/1/1/9-ACS/1/1/9/1
Item
N/D

Part of Activities and Societies

A photograph of an International Chess tournament held in the 1980s in the Sports Hall.

Roger Blackmore

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