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Activities and Societies

  • ACS
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  • 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

Press Cuttings

A series of press cuttings concerning chess at Oakham School. Including features on 'Oakham Masters', 'Oakham Millenium Masters', 'Defending Champs make quarters', Zhanna Lazhevskaya, Alex Yastrebov, hosting of the European Chess finals (including the best junior championship in the world), and many smaller clippings about chess and the school.

Chess Magazine

Board Meeting

A photocopy of a newspaper article which talks about Stephen Moss, a grandmaster, being beaten by an 8 year old. David was applying for a chess scholarship at Oakham.

The Guardian

Kasparov's visit and Chess Training

A series of correspondance, menus and newspaper cuttings concering Garry Kasparov's visit to the school and the under 14 chess training session.

Oakham School

Garry Kasparov competing

A photograph of Garry Kasparov playing chess in the Smallbone Library on 6 November 1997.

Paul Crossfield

Garry Kasparov competing

A photograph of Garry Kasparov playing chess in the Smallbone Library on 6 November 1997.

Paul Crossfield

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