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This collection covers the multitude of sports that pupils can do at Oakham School. Sports include cricket, rugby, hockey, athletics, netball and swimming as some of the richest in terms of items in the sub-series.

Most sub-series have a good photographic record of first teams, alongside comprehensive fixture and team lists. Some sub-series will contain correspondence, programmes and administrative documents.

There is an extensive collection of trophies and shields awarded to pupils and Old Oakhamians for their sporting achievements.

This series focusses on documents relating to Brian Welford' career at Oakham School as Master-in-charge of Rugby in the 1970s and 1980s. Also contains documents relating to the history of rugby and Old Oakhamians, kept by Mr Welford in his personal files.

A letter from john Barber to Brian Welford regarding an Old Oakhamian, Radu Nicolas Tabacavici ('31) who played in the 1st XV.

A letter from O.O. J.A.S. Taylor to Brian Welford regarding his sporting career and some school memories; enclosed are photocopies of pages from Mr Taylor's scrapbook containing cuttings on his rugby career in the 1930s. Nine pages A to I.

A photocopy of a newspaper cuttings reporting the death of O.O. William Henry Weston who won 16 caps for England Rugby. And a hand-written list of O.O. who played rugby for County and England.

This file focusses on various documents relating to Sports at Oakham School.

A letter from O.O. W.J. Thompson ('23) to Brian Welford regarding rugby matches he was involved in and various Old Oakhamians who played in the rugby team in the 1920s. Four pages A to D.

This file focusses on letters received by Brian Welford regarding rugby matches and his career as Master-in-charge of Rugby.