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

Administration and Arrangements

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File
1997

Part of Activities and Societies

This file focusses on the planning, and various arrangements for the visit of Garry Kasparov on 6 November 1997.

Oakham School

British Chess Magazine, volume 110

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Item
07/1990

Part of Activities and Societies

Issue no.7 of the 'British Chess Magazine', July 1990, including the section Problem World mentioning Duncan Clarke and Graham Lee pp.318-320.

British Chess Federation

Chess, volume 65, no.4, July 2000

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Item
07/2000

Part of Activities and Societies

A photocopy of an article from Chess Magazine, volume 65 reporting on the Oakham Millennium Masters, including the cover of the magazine and pp.4-6. Four pages A to D.

Chess Magazine

Defending champs make quarters

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Item
2002

Part of Activities and Societies

A newspaper article reporting on Oakham School winning against Southend School to reach the quarter finals of the 2002 National School's Chess championship.

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Garry Kasparov and Nicholas and Richard Pert