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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.

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Cadets demonstrating weapons

A photograph of Oakham School cadets demonstrating artillery fire on Doncaster Close during an annual inspection in 1954.

Stamford Mercury

Cadets demonstrating weapons

A photograph of Oakham School cadets demonstrating artillery fire on Doncaster Close during an annual inspection in 1954. The photograph was taken by Stamford Mercury and the number of print is written on the back: 1951/7.

Stamford Mercury

Cadets demonstrating weapons

A photograph of Oakham School cadets demonstrating artillery fire on Doncaster Close during an annual inspection in 1954. The photograph was taken by Stamford Mercury and the number of print is written on the front: P759/2.

Stamford Mercury

John Fisher

This sub-file contains photographs of C.C.F. cadets and camp in the 1950s.

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O.T.C./J.T.C./C.C.F.

This sub-series relates to the history of the Cadets at Oakham School since 1910. The bulk of the collection is made of photographs of inspection throughout the 20th century.

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O.T.C./J.T.C./C.C.F. and Scouts

This series relates to the history of Oakham School Army, Naval and Air Force contingents since 1910, and of the Boy Scouts. Most of the collection is made of photographs from the mid-20th century.

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Photographs

This file focusses on photographs of various Inspections of the Cadets and contingents, as well as group photographs of full contingents since the early 20th century.

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