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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

Sunday Times Competition medal

Round medal from the Sunday Times Competition at Bisley in 1970 awarded to CSM H.S. Blagg, made by John Pimches in London, with a shooter and a painter; in a green box.

The Sunday Times

Shooting Medal

Round medal with two rifles, laurels and a crown; initials "HSH" carved on the edge

N/D

L. & M.R.A. Medal

Round medal from the L. & M. Rifle Association with three insignia

London & Middlesex Rifle Association

The N.R.A Ashburton Shield medal

Round medal from the National Rifle Association for the Ashburton Shield of 1970; with an archer and a soldier and the moto "Sit Perpetuum"

National Rifle Association

UNOR Medal

Round medal from the U.N.O.R. champt, with a soldier squatting

Union Nationale des Officiers de Réserve

UNOR Medal

Round medal from the U.N.O.R. finale, with a shooter

Union Nationale des Officiers de Réserve

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