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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

Shooting

This series relates to the History of Shooting at Oakham School. The collection is made of team photographs, score books and ephemera relating to successes at Bisley. The collection spans from the 1950s to 1980s.

Oakham School

Photographs

This sub-series focusses on photographs of Oakham School 1st Shooting VIII, mostly during the 1950s and 1960s, as well as teams competing in the Ashburton Competition at Bisley.

Photo-Reportage Ltd

Ashburton Shields winners, 1987

This file contains photographs of the three Shooting Masters, Jan West, Denis Giuseppi and Ernie Wilton, with the Ashburton Shield and other trophies won at Bisley in 1987.

Roger Blackmore

Ashburton Shield, 1987

This sub-series relates to the success of Oakham School Shooting VIII at Bisley in 1987, including in particular press cuttings.

The Daily Telegraph

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