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University of Sheffield Library. Special Collections and Archives Ref: Special Collection Title: British Union Collection

Scope: A collection of documents, published and unpublished, relating to the political movements associated with Sir - the New Party, the British Union of Fascists (later called the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists, or British Union), and the , from the mid-1920s.

Dates: c. 1925 onwards Extent: 22 boxes

Administrative / biographical history: This Collection has been assembled as support for both research and teaching at the University of Sheffield, principally within the Department of History, on political movements in 20th century Britain. It began with the acquisition of complete sets of The Quarterly and The British Union Quarterly. Other items, including journals such as Action, The Blackshirt, and Union, and unpublished memoirs of former members of the British Union, together with other related material, have gradually been added. Oswald Ernald Mosley (Sir Oswald on succeeding to the baronetcy as 6th in 1928) was born into a landed family of Rolleston, in 1896, his father being Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Bart. After leaving Winchester School at the age of 16 he entered Sandhurst, and following the outbreak of the First World War was commissioned into the 16th Queen’s Light Dragoons, but then applied to join the and was posted to the Front. Back in to take his pilot’s certificate his leg was injured in a flying accident. He was recalled to his former regiment, but his damaged leg was affected by conditions in the trenches, and he was invalided out of the war in 1916. An able though controversial figure and a powerful orator, long considered by both supporters and opponents as someone capable of holding high political office, Mosley’s political career began in 1918 in a conventional way when he was selected as Unionist candidate for Harrow, and on election entered the National party coalition led by Lloyd George. His sympathy for the ordinary man who had fought so bravely in the trenches, concern for social objectives and dismay at governmental waste of money led him increasingly towards Liberal doctrines, and in November 1920 his condemnation in the House of Commons of Black and Tan atrocities in led to his to sit with the Liberals. His political career was to be strongly supported until her death in by his wife Cynthia, daughter of Lord Curzon, whom he had married earlier that year and who became an M.P. in her own right. When in 1924 Ramsay MacDonald became the first Labour Party Prime Minister Mosley joined Labour as a member of the . At the subsequent election in Ladywood, Birmingham, he stood against the prominent Conservative , being defeated by only 77 votes on a recount, and in 1926 he was selected as candidate for , winning the subsequent election on a landslide. As rose steeply at the end of the decade, increased massively by the Depression which followed the Wall Street stock-market crash of

1 1929, Mosley, as Unemployment Minister, issued his ‘Mosley Memorandum’, which argued for the combatting of unemployment by spending money on public works, and on its rejection by the Cabinet resigned from the Government. In 1931 Mosley, supported by Labour dissidents, and with the use of £50,000 donated by Lord Nuffield, formed the New Party as an attempt to address the failings of the old political parties. The first by-election in May 1931 produced a creditable vote, but by splitting the non-Tory vote the New Party attracted Labour hostility when the Conservatives took the seat. Following consequent trouble at his meetings Mosley began to develop the use of stewards, and confrontations at meetings led to a loss of electoral support, and in 1932 the New Party was closed down. Mosley was increasingly drawn to the perceived success of Italian in solving the serious social and economic problems of the time, in contrast to the seeming lack of purpose of the democratic multi-party system, visiting Rome and meeting Mussolini. In the British Union of Fascists was formally launched, a party organised on military lines intended to reflect both the discipline and comradeship of the Armed forces experienced by Mosley in the Great War. The new movement met with initial success and by 1934 had attracted some 40,000 members, in addition to many thousands well disposed to it. But a large meeting at Olympia on the 7th of met with concerted disruption, and the ensuing violence caused a significant reaction against the B.U.F. Organised opposition came initially mainly from Communists, bitter rivals of Fascism in the struggle to create a new world political order, and from Jewish groups determined to prevent Britain following German ’s strongly anti-semitic path. Increasingly, opposition attracted others who feared the threat to democratic freedoms posed by Fascism. The obvious visual parallels with the oppressive Nazi régime (blackshirt uniform, parades, the fascist salute, etc.) led to growing hostility and attempts to disrupt meetings. Although the party developed strengths in certain areas up to 1936 - the textile areas of Lancashire and Yorkshire, rural areas suffering from agricultural depression, and the East End of where anti-semitism often underlay support - it failed ultimately to develop as a serious political force on the national scale. The extent of Mosley’s personal responsibility for deliberately encouraging anti-semitism, which existed as a ‘background’ feature in areas of British society at that time, and with which British Union became associated as a movement, is a matter of continuing controversy. Disorder continued to characterise some of the meetings, though often they passed off peacefully, and organised hostility on the streets culminated in the ‘Battle of ’ in London on October 4th 1936 when the police were unable to clear a way through a large crowd of anti-fascist demonstrators for a planned march through the East End. At this time Mosley married Lady Diana Mosley (the divorced Diana Guinness and one of the Mitford sisters) in Berlin, where Hitler attended the luncheon given by Frau Goebbels. At the end of that year the Public Order Act banned the wearing in public of uniform by members of political movements, and in March 1937 the party was plunged into a financial crisis during which many Headquarters staff, including and John Beckett, were dismissed. The ominous growth of German military power and the growing likelihood of war fuelled hostility towards the British Union, which campaigned to keep Britain out of a European war, yet a Peace Rally which it held at Earl’s Court in attracted an estimated 20,000 supporters. Though war with broke out in September 1939 the British Union, in common with pacifist and left-wing groups, was able to continue its campaign against the war policy as before. However, following the fall of France and the invasion crisis of Defence Regulations 18B and then 18B (1A) were passed through Parliament by the Government, resulting in many leading British Union members, including Mosley and his wife, being arrested and interned without charge or trial on the grounds that they might potentially act as

2 a Fifth Column of the enemy, an event regarded by those concerned as a slur on their often- expressed loyalty to the British state and crown. This episode, though it had in the dangerous circumstances of the time widespread public support, was one of major civil rights significance as it involved the imprisonment of individuals who had broken no law, and, as Churchill came to recognise, could be justified only in the most extreme circumstances. As the danger of invasion receded detainees were gradually released, and in November 1943 Mosley also was released from prison and placed under house arrest. From 1945 to 1947 Mosley passed his time in farming in Wiltshire, but in , following the publication of his book “The Alternative”, he relaunched his political career as leader of the new Union Movement, campaigning on the slogan “ a Nation”. The future would lie in cooperation between European peoples, coming together in a European nation-state, whilst colonies in Africa would be exploited to provide the food and other resources which Europe lacked. This policy contrasted with the programme of decolonisation which the post-war Labour Government was determined to promote. In his post-war movement Mosley renounced publicly both and Anti-Semitism, whilst still predicting the collapse of Capitalism and the coming fight against . The was much less militaristic in organisation than its predecessor, and repudiated the term ‘fascist’ as a description of its political identity. However, the climate of deep hostility to Fascism which the war, widely regarded in Britain as a crusade to preserve democratic freedoms and humane values, had engendered, ensured that the new movement never achieved the level of success of its predecessor. As immigration from the West Indies began to rise substantially Mosley declared the Union Movement against such immigration, and though this policy gained some temporary support further controversy and hostility developed. In 1953 he founded “The European” journal (which lasted until 1959), and in 1954 urged withdrawal from the Middle East, foreshadowing the Suez Crisis of 1956. But the predicted economic collapse, which in the exhaustion and severe shortages of the post-war period had seemed a likely development, and which would have afforded a political opportunity to a strongly-led movement, failed to happen, and despite its populist advocacy of for West Indian immigrants in 1959 the party failed to gain any significant electoral support amongst a nation which the horrors of World War II, awareness of and other Nazi atrocities, a potentially disastrous , and growing economic prosperity all rendered deeply suspicious of extremist policies of any political colour. As the Union Movement declined other divergent but essentially minor fascist-style groups began to emerge. In 1966, at the age of 70, Mosley resigned his leadership of Union Movement. In October 1968, after publication of his controversial autobiography “My Life”, his “Panorama” television interview attracted a record 8.5 million viewers, a testimony to the public’s continuing interest in his political career. Sir Oswald Mosley died in December 1980.

Related Collections: John Beckett Collection; Howard Biggs Papers; Blackshirt Collection; in Kingston Project; Cooper Collection; Defence Regulation 18B Research Papers; Fascism in Great Britain Collection; Joyce Manuscripts; Peroni Scrapbooks; Pugh Papers; Robert Saunders Papers Source: From various sources System of arrangement: By category Subjects: Fascism - Great Britain

3 Names: British Union of Fascists; Mosley, Sir, Oswald Ernald 1896-1980; New Party; Union Movement Conditions of access: Academic researchers by appointment Restrictions: Certain documents have restrictions on quotation Copyright: Variously according to document. Documents copied for inclusion in this Collection have been copied with the permission of the copyright holder

Finding aids: Listed

4 BRITISH UNION COLLECTION

Arrangement

1 Journals 2 Books 3 Pamphlets 3L Leaflets 4 Friends of Oswald Mosley 5 Memoirs 6 Miscellaneous inc. Security Files 7 Correspondence 8 Photographs 9 Memorabilia 10 Anti-Fascist and Related Items 11 Works about the the Mosley movements 12 Films and videos 13 Tommy Waters material (photocopies) 14 Later material (1980s onwards) 15 Newspaper cuttings

5 1 Journals

1A New Party Journals

1A/1 Action [New Party] Microfilm copy (1 reel) Vol. 1 No. 1 Oct 8 - No. 13 Dec 1931 (MF 2)

1A/1 (b) [as above] Print copy Vol. 1 No. 1 Oct 8 1931 (MS220)

6 1B British Union (of Fascists and National Socialists) Journals

The copies of the Fascist Quarterly and the British Union Quarterly formerly belonged to Robert Saunders, B.U.F District Leader, Dorset West. Some of the parts (a) bear his signature, some (b) are stamped with his address ‘Friar Mayne Farm, Broadmayne, Dorchester’. This is a complete set of the journal, and is rare in that condition. The volumes are in their original state, some bound in stiff board covers. The Quarterly was intended to produce an intellectual journal to counter the influential Left Book Club. It includes papers by such well known writers as Roy Campbell, Wyndham Lewis, , and Beverley Nicholls, as well as Fascist die-hards like Alexander Raven Thompson, Professor Laurie, President Salazar of Portugal and of Norway. It came to an end following the outbreak of WWII and the subsequent of BU members and sympathisers.

1B/1 Fascist Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 1 Jan 1935 (b) No. 2 Apr 1935 (a) (b) No. 3 Jly 1935 (b) No. 4 Oct 1935 (b) Vol. 2 No. 1 Jan 1936 (b) No. 2 Apr 1936 (b) No. 3 Jly 1936 (a) No. 4 Oct 1936 (b)

1B/2 British Union Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 1 Jan-Apr 1937 (b) No. 2 Apr-Jly 1937 (b) No. 3 Jly-Sep 1937 (b) No. 4 Oct-Dec 1937 (b) Vol. 2 No. 1 Jan-Mar 1938 No. 2 Apr-Jun 1938 No. 3 Jly-Sep 1938 No. 4 Oct-Dec 1938 Vol. 3 No. 1 Jan-Apr 1939 No. 2 Apr-Jun 1939 No. 3 Jly-Sep 1939 No. 4 Oct-Dec 1939 Vol. 4 No. 1 Spring 1940

7 1B/3 Fascist Week Microfilm copy (1 reel) No. 1 Nov 10 1933 - No. 29 May 31 1934 (MF 9) (subsequently merged with The Blackshirt from the latter’s No. 58)

1B/4 Action [British Union of Fascists] Microfilm copy (5 reels) No. 1 Feb 21 1936 - No. 222 Jun 6 1940 (MF 4)

1B/5 The Blackshirt Microfilm copy (8 reels) No. 1 Feb 1933 - No. 261 May 1939 (MF 3,8) [nb some reels out of sequence] together with 1B/6 British Union News (incorporating “The Blackshirt”) No. 1 (262) Jun 1939

1B/7 East London Pioneer Vol. 1, No. 2 Nov 1 1936 - Vol. 1, No. 4 Jan 1937 (MF 8) [at end of reel for The Blackshirt Jan - Jun 1934]

1B/8 Age of Plenty, The: a journal of the new Original Vol. 2, No. 1 (New Series) 1934 (200632114)

1B/9 The Woman Fascist Photocopy Nos. 6, 7, 8, 11 May – Jly 1934 Fortnightly duplicated typescript newsletter circulated to members of the Women’s Section during 1934

8 1C Union Movement Journals

1C/5 Unity Original No. 1 20 Dec 1946 (200632111) No. 2 17 Jan 1947 (200632112)

1C/6 Mosley News Letter Photocopy No. 1 Nov 15 1946 - No. 15 Feb 1948

1C/7 Union (incorporating “Action”) Microfilm copy (2 reels) No. 1 Feb 14 1948 - No. 465 Sep 7 1957 (MF 4,7) 1C/7 (b) [as above] Print copy No. 76 Aug 6 1949 together with 1C/8 Action (incorporating “Union”) Microfilm copy (2 reels) No. 1 Sep 20 1957 - No. 145 Dec 20 1963 together with Action (incorporating “Union”) Original Nos. 67, 68, 76, 80, 87, 90, 91, 94, 99, 102, 103, 106, 107 Dec 1960 – Mar 1 1963 together with Action: the journal of crisis Original Nos. 55-57, 61, 72-77 Nov 1 1968 – Oct 15 1969 together with Action: supporting Union Movement Original Nos. 190, 192-194, 196-210, 212-217, 219-221, 223, 225, 226, 228-248, 250-258, 260-279 Mar 1 1975 – Apr 1980

1C/9 The East London Worker (incorporating the East London Blackshirt) Microfilm copy (1 reel) Apr, Aug 1953 (MF 5) together with

9 1C/10 The East London Blackshirt (incorporating the East London Worker) Oct 1953, Jan - Feb 1954

1C/11 (b) East London Action Original No. 1 19 September 1964 No. 2 [Undated - ?early 1965] Sep 1965

1C/12 The European Original No. 12 Feb - No. 19 Sep 1954 No. 28 Jun 1955 - No. 42 Aug 1956 Vol. VIII No.1 Sep 1956 - Vol. X11 No. 6 Feb 1959 (lacks No. 4 1958) 2 copies of 19, 28, 39, 56 & 69

1C/13 The European Microfilm copy (4 reels) No. 1 Mar 1953 - No. 72 Feb 1959 (MF 12) The full title of ‘The European’ was originally ‘The European: the analytical review’, changing in April 1954 to ‘The European: the journal of opposition’

1C/14 Action Supplement No. 9 October 1969

1C/15 Mosley Broadsheet [Nos. 1-6] 14 September 1970 - 14 January 1971 Nos. 7-22 26 April 1971 - 15 November 1973 2 copies of No. 22 Nos. 24-40 12 March 1974 - 27 October 1980 2 copies of Nos. 30, 33, 36-39

1C/16 The National European No. 10 April 1965 No. 11 May 1965

10 2 Books This section is intended to include only works by Mosley and members of his movements. For other material see Section 11, and the Fascism in Great Britain Collection

2/1 DRENNAN, James. B.U.F.: Oswald Mosley and . London, John Murray, 1934. (1 601317 01) According to A.W. Brian Simpson in 'In the Highest Degree Odious' (1992), 'James Drennan' is a pseudonym of W.E.D. Allen, former Unionist M.P.

2/2 BRITISH Union of Fascists. A guide to constituency organisation. London : BUF Publications [1935?] 36p.

2/3 FASCISM for the Million. London, B.U.F. Publications, (1936). 67p. (1 657381 01)

2/4 HAWKS, Olive. What hope for Green Street? Jarrolds, [1945]. 128p. (200632120) A novel of working-class life in East London in the 1930s Photocopy.

2/5 MOSLEY, Diana (Lady Mosley). : the autobiography of Diana Mosley. [Revised edition]. London, Gibson Square Books, 2002. 280p. (200685766)

2/6 MOSLEY, Oswald. Policy and debate : from The European. London : Euphorion Books, 1954. 160p.

2/7 MOSLEY’S Blackshirts. [Personal reminiscences by 12 former members of the BUF]. London, Sanctuary Press, 1986. 78p (Photocopy)

2/8 MOSLEY, Diana (Lady Mosley). A life of contrasts: the autobiography of Diana Mosley. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1977. 296p. (200613068) Front fly-leaf signed ‘Diana Mosley’

11 2/9 MOSLEY, Diana (Lady Mosley). Loved ones: pen portraits. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985. 224p. (200619700)

2/10 STRACHEY, John. Revolution by reason: an account of the financial proposals submitted by Oswald Mosley at the Thirty-third Independent , and endorsed by the Birmingham Borough Labour Party and I.L.P. Federation. London, Leonard Parsons, [1925]. 256p. (1 364833 01) Strachey was a colleague of Mosley in the ILP, later joining him in the New Party in 1931, but subsequently breaking with Mosley when the latter embraced Fascism

2/11 PRICE, G. Ward. I know these dictators ; with eight half-tone illustrations. London : George G. Harrap & Co., 1937. 256, [8]p.

2/12 MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The Greater Britain. [ London], BUF, [1932]. 160p. (1 335257 01)

2/13 MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. My answer. Ramsbury, Mosley Publications, 1946. 123p. (1 646157 01) (and photocopy)

2/14 MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The Alternative. Ramsbury, Mosley Publications, 1947. [320]p. No (?)12 of an autographed, de luxe edition, limited to 250 copies. Signed ‘O. Mosley’ (MS 220)

2/15 MOSLEY, Oswald. Europe - faith and plan : a way out from the coming crises and an introduction to thinking as an European. London : Euphorion Books, 1958. 147p.

2/16 IRVING, David. Banged up : survival as a political prisoner in 21st century Europe. London : Focal Point Publications, 2008. 146p.

2/17 MOSLEY, Oswald. My life. New Rochelle, N.Y. : Arlington House, 1972, c1968. 521p.

2/18 MOSLEY, Oswald. My life. London : Nelson 1970. 521p.

2/19 HILL, Denis. Seeing red, being green : the life and times of a southern rebel. : Iconoclast Press, 1989. 588p.

12 2/20 JENKS, Jorian E. F. The stuff man's made of ; the positive approach to health through nutrition. London : Faber and Faber, 1959. 246p.

2/21 RAVEN, Alexander. Civilization as divine : a superorganic philosophy of history. London : Williams & Norgate ltd., 1932. 240p.

2/22 WALKER, Martin. The National Front. Glasgow : Fontana/Collins, 1978. 240p.

2/23 SKIDELSKY, Robert. Oswald Mosley. London : Macmillan, 1981. 578p.

2/24 O’NEILL, Gilda. My East End : memories of life in Cockney London. London : Penguin, 2000. 322p.

2/25 PIRATIN, Phil. Our flag stays red / with a foreword by William Gallacher. London : Lawrence and Wishart, 1978. 92p.

2/26 GUINNESS, Jonathan. The house of Mitford / Jonathan Guinness with Catherine Guinness. London : Hutchinson, 1984. 604p.

2/27 LEBZELTER, Gisela C. Political anti-semitism in England, 1918- 1939. London : Macmillan in association with St Antony's College, Oxford, 1978. 222p.

2/28 JOYCE, William. Twilight over England / with an introduction by L.Craig Fraser. Metairie, La. : Sons of , 1978. 142p.

2/29 MACKENZIE, A. J. boom. London : Right Book Club, 1938. 367p.

2/30 BARNES, James J. Nazis in pre-war London, 1930-1939 : the fate and role of German party members and British sympathizers / James J. Barnes and Patience P. Barnes. Brighton : Sussex Academic Press, 2005. 283p.

2/31 WILLIAMS, David. Keeping the peace : the police and public order. London : Hutchinson, 1967. 264p.

13 2/32 BIDDISCOMBE, Perry. The last Nazis : SS Werewolf guerrilla resistance in Europe 1944-1947. Stroud : Tempus, 2004. 287p.

2/33 KEELER, Christine. The truth at last : my story / Christine Keeler ; with Douglas Thompson. London : Sidgwick & Jackson, 2001. 279p.

2/34 SPENCE, Robert. Struwwelhitler : a Nazi story book / by Doktor Schrecklichkeit. London : Haycock Press, 1943? 26 leaves.

Copies of the following books are with other Archive Collections: (note that authors were in some cases no longer members of Mosley’s organisation at the time of writing)

[Anon.] BLACKSHIRTS look back: inside the BUF 1932 - 1940. [London], Sanctuary Press, 1984. 103p. [The first version of “Mosley’s Blackshirts, 1986 (2 /MOS)]. in the Robert Saunders Papers

[Anon.] MOSLEY: the facts. London, Euphorion Distribution, 1957. 319p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

BRITISH UNION OF FASCISTS AND NATIONAL SOCIALISTS. Constitution and regulations. London, Abbey Supplies Ltd., 1936. 96p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

CHARNLEY, John. Blackshirts and roses: an autobiography. London, Brockingday, 1990. 243p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

CHESTERTON, A.K. The new unhappy lords: an exposure of power politics. London, Candour Publishing Co., 1965. 224p. in the John Beckett Collection

CUTMORE, Anne (Mrs. John Beckett). Failure at Nuremberg. (An analysis of trial, evidence and verdict. Prepared by the Research Department of the British Peoples Party). London, Research Department of the British Peoples Party, [?1947]. 44p. in the John Beckett Collection

CUTMORE, Anne (Mrs. John Beckett). The truth about this war. London, Research Department of the British Peoples Party, 1939 (repr. 1940). 124p. in the John Beckett Collection

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HAMM, Jeffrey. Action replay: an autobiography. London, Howard Baker, 1983. 247p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

HAMM, Jeffrey. The evil good men do. London, Sanctuary Press, 1988. 214p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

JOYCE, William National now. London, National Socialist League, 1937. 77p. in the John Beckett Collection

MOSLEY, Lady Diana. A European diary: notes from the 1950s and 1960s. Francetown, N.H., Typographeum, 1990. 77p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Europe: faith and plan. London, Euphorion Books, 1958. 147p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The Greater Britain. New ed. London, BUF, 1934. 181p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Mosley - Right or Wrong?. London, Lion Books, 1961. 285p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. My life. London, Nelson, 1968. 521p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

15 RAMSAY, A.H.M. The nameless war. 4th ed. London, Britons Publishing Co.. 1962. 120p. in the Robert Saunders Papers

See also the following section 3: Pamphlets, and the Pamphlets section H in the Robert Saunders Papers.

16 3 Pamphlets

Early period and New Party

3 /MEA The MEANING of New Britain. (Tracts of the New Order, No. 1). London, New Britain, [?1931]. 16p. (MS 220)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Revolution by reason...An account of the Birmingham proposals, together with an analysis of the financial policy of the present Government which has led to their great attack upon wages. Birmingham, Independent Labour Party, [1925]. 29p. (1338260 01)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Unemployment... Speech in the House of Commons, 28th May, 1930, on his resignation. London, H.M. Stationery Office Press, [1930]. 15p. (MS 220)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Why Mosley left the Labour Government: (extracts from) his resignation speech on unemployment, House of Commons, 28th . London, Greater Britain Publications, [?1938]. 8p. (200587109)

British Union of Fascists (and National Socialists)

3 /ARP A.R.P.: Belisha Bluff and National Neglect. , Greater Britain Publications, [?1938]. [8]p. (MS 220)

3 /BEC BECKETT, John. Fascism and trade unionism. London, B.U.F. Publications, [1935]. 8p. (1 646158 01)

3 /BEC BECKETT, John. Shot and shell. London, B.U.F. Publications, [?1935]. 40p. (1 646156 01)

3 /BEC BECKETT, John and THOMSON, Raven. Private trader and co- operator. London, B.U.F. Publications, [1936]. 40p. (1 60131 01)

17 3 /BRI BRITAIN and Jewry. Westminster, Greater Britain Publications, [c.1938]. 8p. (200398447)

3 /CHE CHESTERTON, A. K. Fascism and the press. London, B.U.F. Publications, [c 1938]. 16p (1 646159 01)

3 /CRI CRISIS! Westminster, Sanctuary Press Ltd., 1936. 4p. Issued as part of the “Stand by the King” campaign in the Abdication crisis (MS220)

3 /JOY JOYCE, William. . London, B.U.F. Publications Ltd., 1933. 12p. (MS 220) Pages uncut

3 /JOY JOYCE, William. Fascism and . [n.p., n.d., c.1937]. 19p. (MS 220)

3 /JOY JOYCE, William. Fascism and Jewry. London, B.U.F Publications Ltd., [1936?]. 8p. (z0110591) Photocopy

3 /LYM LYMINGTON Viscount. Should Britain fight?. The British position and some facts on the Sudeten problem. London, British Council Against European Commitments, [?1938]. [4]p. (MS 220)

3 /MOS ; being the verbatim report of Mosley’s speech to the world’s largest indoor meeting held in the Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Sunday, July 16th, 1939. Westminster, Greater Britain Publications, [1939]. 32p. (MS 220)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. 10 points of Fascist policy: Fascism explained. London, B.U.F., [1934?]. 9p. (200397961)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Tomorrow we live. Abbey Supplies Ltd., [1938?]. 72p. (1 601314 01)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Why Mosley left the Labour Government: (extracts from) his resignation speech on unemployment, House of Commons, 28th May 1930. London, Greater Britain Publications, [1938?]. 8p. (200587109)

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3/MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Unemployment. Speech in the House of Commons, 28th May, 1930, on his resignation. London, HMSO, [1930]. 15p. (200953919)

3 /THO THOMSON, Alexander Raven. The economics of British Fascism. Reprinted from “The New English Weekly”. London, Bonner, [c.1934]. 8p. (200632116)

3 /THO THOMSON, Alexander Raven. Our financial masters. Originally published by the British Union in 1937. Reprinted Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Sons of Liberty, 1980. 16pp.

Internment Period

3 /18B 18B PUBLICITY COUNCIL. The case of G.R. Merriman, with a foreword by Clifford Woodland. London, 18B Publicity Council, [1942]. 8pp.

3 /18B 18B PUBLICITY COUNCIL. Persecuted women in Britain today. London, 18B Publicity Council, [?1945]. 22p. (200397884) Photocopy

3 /WYN WYNN, John. It might have happened to you! Investigation of Regulation 18B... An enquiry conducted by J. Wynn, as a result of his own experience. Finally edited and arranged, without prejudice or malice, by Guy A. Aldred. Printed and published by him... Glasgow, Strickland Press, 1943. 39p. (200632113)

Union Movement

3 /AFR AFRICA: the source of European recovery. Ramsbury, Sanctuary Press, [1948?]. 8p. (200587106)

3 /FUL FULLER, J.F.C. How to defeat Russia. London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1951. 16p. 2 copies

19 3/FUL FULLER, J.F.C. “March to sanity”: what the British Union has to offer Britain. 3rd ed. London, Greater Britain Publications, [1950s]. 13p. (200953917)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. An answer to Labour. “Feet on the ground” or heads in the sand, and the alternative Union’s constructive policy in Europe and Africa. Ramsbury: Sanctuary Press, [1949]

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Automation: problem and solution. The answer of European socialism. Reprinted from The European. London, Sanctuary Press, [1955]. 15p. 3 copies

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The bottom of Bevanism. London, Sanctuary Press, [c.1955]. 4p. 2 copies

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The coming crisis: what will “they” do? Reprinted from “Union”, 18th June, 1949. London, Sanctuary Press, 1949. 8p. (200587111)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir, Oswald. Europe a nation. Africa: empire of Europe. Text of Mosley’s speech at Kensington Town Hall on 18th October 1949. Reprinted from “Union”. Published by Mosley Publications Ltd., 1949. 11p. 2 copies

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The European situation: the third force. Ramsbury, Mosley Publications, 1950. 19p. 4 copies

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. European Socialism. Reprinted from “Union”. London: Sanctuary Press Ltd., 1951. 14p.

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. European Socialism: a summary of the policy and a reply to comment and criticism from Britain, Germany, Italy and America. Reprinted from “The European”. London: Sanctuary Press, 1956. 19p. 3 copies

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Germany: the key to Europe. Reprinted from “Union”. Ramsbury, Sanctuary Press, 1948. 12p. (200587107)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Germany and Russia. Ramsbury, Sanctuary Press, [?1948]. 8p. (200587108)

20 3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Government of tomorrow: the problem of power. Reprinted from The European [July 1955]. London, Sanctuary Press, [1955]. 16p. (200587110)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Ireland’s right to unite when entering European Union. Ramsbury, Sanctuary Press, [?1948]. 4p.

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Ireland’s right to unite when entering European Union. Reprinted from “Union”, May 1948. 2nd ed. Ramsbury, Sanctuary Press, [?1948]. (200587112)

3/MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Mosley newsletter No. 13, December 1947. 12p.

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The Mosley Story. London: Sanctuary Press Ltd., [?1960]. 4p.

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Mosley: what they say, what they said, what he is. London, Raven Books, 1947. 48p. (200587117)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. A Policy for Britain: the way out from England on the dole. Ramsbury, Mosley Publications, [1947]. 20p. (MS 220)

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. The present situation... “We shall fight and win”. London, Sanctuary Press, [?1950]. 4p. (200587097)

3 /MOS Quotations from national British press - admissions on Mosley’s career and writings. [1961?] 4p.

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Wagner and Shaw: a synthesis. Reprinted from “The European”. London: Sanctuary Press Ltd., [1950s]. 12pp. 3 copies

3 /MOS MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. What chance of peace? Reprinted from “Union”. Published by Sanctuary Press Lts., 1951. 16p.

3 /NOR NORRIS, Alfred. Union Movement: is it Fascist? London, Raven Books, 1948. 8p. 2 copies

21 3 /PEA PEACE, Captain J.L. What happened to Major Friend. London: Pilot Printing & Publicity Service, 1959. 12p.

3 /ROW ROW, Robert. The answer to the slump. London, G.P. Sutherst, [?1949]. 4p. (200587116)

3 /ROW ROW, Robert. The colour question in Britain: causes and solution. London, Sanctuary Press, [?1960]. 12p. (200587115)

3 /SIX Six points of European Socialism. London: Sanctuary Press Ltd., [1950s]. 4p.

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT. Election flash … Vote Union – Vote National on May 10th 1962. 1962. 4 p.

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT. Food and farming policy. London: , 1950. 4p. 2 copies

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT. Introduction to Union Movement policy and membership. Kenton, North West Home Counties Union Movement, [1960s]. 2p.

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT. Objects of “Union Movement”. Ramsbury: Mosley Publications Ltd., [1949]

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT. Policy of Union Movement and what membership means. London, Union Movement, [c. 1954]. 4p. 4 copies

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT. Brochure for Union Movement Annual Conference, October 1955 (photocopy). 8l.

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL. None need starve. London: Robert Row, 1952. 21p.

3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL. None need starve. 3rd ed. Reprinted by European Action, 2008. 21p.

22 3 /UNI UNION MOVEMENT. Kensington Branch. Mosley’s policy: objects of Union Movement. London: Kensington Branch, Union Movement. 2 p.

3 /USH USHER, Cecil W. The philosophy of Wilfred Trotter and its bearing on . Reprinted from The Eugenics Review, October 1948. 5p.

3 /WOR A WORKERS’ policy through . (London, Union Movement), 1953. 12p. 2 copies

3 /WOR A WORKERS’ policy through syndicalism. 2nd ed. Reprinted by European Action, 2008. 12p.

See also Saunders Papers (MS119), which include a collection of Pamphlets, and various other publications, e.g. MOSLEY, Sir Oswald. Menace of Russian Communism: the necessity to prevent it developing and using the Atom bomb for World Conquest. (Reprinted from Mosley Newsletter No. 1, November 1946). Mosley Publications Ltd., [?1948]

Action Party

3 /TEN Ten points for action. Published by the Action Party, [1970s]

23 3L Leaflets

British Union of Fascists (and National Socialists)

3L / APP An Appeal for ... Britons. “National Socialist students have had enough” (PE 6) 3L / BRI British Union policy. Ten points. By Oswald Mosley. (PE 6) 3L / BRI The British Union Stands for Trade Unionism (200373420) 3L / BRI Britons! If you love our country... “As National Socialists join the British Union” (PE 6) 3L / BRI . [1926?] “Do you know? That there are over twenty subversive movements directed against British children.” Issued by the Fascist Children’s Club Dept. [1926] (200953920) 3L / CAP The Capitalist wolf. “Labour and Communist leaders demanded the War” (PE 6) 3L / DRE The Dream that came true. “For real peace and security” (PE 6) 3L / HOU House Britons first. Union Movement [?1964] 3L / LAB The Labour-Communist double-cross. “Mind Britain’s business - make peace” (PE 6) 3L / MOS “Europe Today: Britain’s Entry?” and “The Second Crisis”. Two articles by Sir Oswald Mosley, 1 May 1966 3L / MOS Mosley’s four point policy for peace. “Mind Britain’s business” (Poland) (PE 6) 3L / MOS Press reviews of Mosley’s book: “My life” (London: Sanctuary Press, [1968]) 3L / PRE Press conspiracy. “Why do they boycott British Union?” (PE 6) 3L / SAY Say “yes” to Europe with Union Movement 3L / SLU Slums and sweatshops “People of East London...” 3L / THI This is a Mosley Leaflet …. join Union Movement now! 4 copies

24 3L / TOP To poultry keepers in barnyard or backyard. [c.1935] “For every egg produced in Britain one is imported” (PE 6) 3L / WHY Why did wholesale combines ban “Action”? “Do these extracts explain?” (PE 6) 3L / WHY Why do food prices rise? “Because the international parties have sold out to the foreigner” (PE 6)

25 Union Movement

3L / BRI Britain invaded The issue of coloured immigration. ‘Compiled by the Branch of Union Movement’ (200587118)

3L / MOS Mosley speaks. Kensington Town Hall, Wednesday 20th April (photocopy)

3L / REL Release [1961?]

3L / SLU Slums and sweatshops “People of East London...”

3L / STA Stand by the white man [1960s]

3L / TEU Flyer for Teuton Books [1970s?]

3L / UNI Union Movement membership application form. 6 copies

3L / VOT Vote “Union”. 12 May [1949]

3B Duke of Bedford material (British People’s Party)

3B/BED(1) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Total disarmament, or, an international police force. 2nd ed. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1948. 20p. 3B/BED(2) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). For peace and prosperity: a peace charter issued by the British Peoples Party. London: People’s Post, [1940s]. [8]p. 3B/BED(3) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Why join the British People’s Party? London: People’s Post, [1945]. [4]p. 3B/BED(4) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Co-operation for peace: speech by the Duke of

26 Bedford. Tuesday, 16th October, 1945. Extract from the official report. London: HMSO, [1945]. 3p. 3B/BED(5) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). An important message from the Duke of Bedford. [An open letter stating that he has decided to restart the BPP]. London: [Bedford], [1945]. [4]p. 3B/BED(6) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Some essays on war and peace. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1944. 31p. 3B/BED(7) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Conscientious objectors: speech delivered House of Lords, Tuesday, 18th January, 1944. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1944. 13p. 3B/BED(8) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). War aims: economic and political questions: speech delivered House of Lords, Wednesday, 8th March, 1944. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1944. 14p. 3B/BED(9) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Straight speaking from a patriot to an “ostrich”. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1948. 9p. 3B/BED(10) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Why blunder on? first steps in an emergency programme to end war, disease and poverty. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1942. 47p. 3B/BED(11) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Why not think? Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1945. 12p. 3B/BED(12) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Where have we got to?. Glasgow: Strickland Press, [1943?]. [4]p. 3B/BED(13) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Hope: not dope. 2nd rev.ed. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1945. 21p. 3B/BED(14) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Night bombing: is it human and effective? Glasgow: Strickland Press, [1943]. 6p. 3B/BED(15) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). The conscientious objector: speech delivered … House of Lords, Tuesday, 2nd March, 1943. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1943. 27p. 3B/BED(16) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Propaganda for proper geese. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1944. 22p.

27 3B/BED(17) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Is this justice?: an examination of Regulation 18B. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1943. 35p. 3B/BED(18) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). Wholesale bombing. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1944. 6p. 3B/BED(19) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). In a nutshell. Glasgow: Strickland Press, 1951. 7p. 3B/BED(20) Oddie, G. S. Why I joined the British People’s Party. London: People’s Post, [1946?]. [4]p. 3B/BED(21) Oddie, G. S. Christianity and politics: the light that has not failed. London: People’s Post, [1950s?]. [8]p. 3B/BED(22) People’s Post: a news and views monthly … edited by John Beckett. [Advertising leaflet]. London: People’s Post, [1940s]. [4]p. 3B/BED(23) One of the latter. Where are we getting to?: written for those who want lots more war and for those who don’t, by One of the latter. Glasgow: Strickland Press, [1944]. [4]p. 3B/BED(24) Russell, Hastings William Sackville, 12th Duke of Bedford, (1888-1953). The fate of a peace effort, by the Marquess of Tavistock. London: published by the Marquess of Tavistock, 1940. 42p.

See also Saunders Papers (MS 119), which include various publications, e.g. “Are Communists the Fifth Column for Russia?” [?1948] (C11/180) “Calling Britain Your Freedom is Now in Peril” [?1948] (C11/181,189) “No Russian Red Flag Here! [?1948] (C11/182)

28 4 Friends of Oswald Mosley

4 /1 Comrade: newsletter of the Friends of Oswald Mosley. Nos. 1 - March 1986 – Supplement May 1995

4 /2 Mosley’s Men. Audio-tape issued by F.O.M. [Friends of Oswald Mosley], 1996. [AU 1] Contents: Side One Song: Mosley Leader of Thousands 7 Jun 1934 Sir Oswald Mosley 22 Jly 1950 Raven Thomson 6 Apr 1954 Andy Burn 24 Oct 1970 George Webb 24 Sep 1961 Alfred Millns 24 Sep 61 Dan Harmston 22 Nov 1972 Jeffrey Ham 24 Oct 1970 Louise Irvine 16 Nov 1991 Ronald Creasy 17 Nov 1990 Michael Quill 8 May 1992 Martin Moloney 18 Nov 1995 Desmond Irvine 16 Nov 1992 18 Nov 1970

Side Two Robert Saunders 15 Mar 1958 Sir Oswald Mosley 15 Mar 1958

29 4 /3 Comrades in struggle: the voice of Oswald Mosley 1934-1939. Audiotape. London, The Friends of Oswald Mosley, 1988. [AU 7] Contents: Side One 1. Comrades in struggle. 1938. [3.40 min] Mosley’s message to the Blackshirts 2. British Union. 1938. [3.15 min] Message to British Union supporters 3. Royal Albert Hall. 22 May 1934. [8.20 min] Mosley’s speech 4. Earls Court Peace Rally. 16 Jly 1939. [15.00 min] Pageant of the Drums and Mosley’s speech to 30,000

Side Two 1. The Marching Song. 1936. [2.40 min] Sung by Blackshirts 2. We will make peace. [0.30 min] The Leader’s statement to the news media 3. Olympia. 7 Jun 1934. [28.40 min] Massed bands of BU and excerpts from Mosley’s speech, inc. Red interrupters and their ejection [Some technical interference on tape]

4/3B Mosley speaks. A selection of highlights from great indoor meetings, a street election meeting and finally the Song of Union. Audio CD-ROM issued by The New Christian Crusade Church, [2002?] (CD 3)

30 4 /4 “Chaos and crisis: Mosley’s way out” (1962/63) [Statements on the need for European integration] Audiotape. Re-issue. London, The Friends of O.M., 1994. First issued by Union Movement 1962 and 1963; re-issued by Action Society 1983 [AU 6]

Contents: Side One Mosley predicts the crisis. [43.45 min]

Side Two Make Europe a nation now! [43.50 min]

4 /5 Action News. From the Oswald Mosley website [www.oswaldmosley.com] (Action News in print is distributed as a supplement to Comrade) May 2001 – (Occasional, as received. Some duplicates)

4/6 Flyer for “Speaking for Mosley: Alister Kershaw”. Audiotape issued by the Friends of Oswald Mosley in 1992 A copy of this tape can be found in the Blackshirt Collection at 366/22/1/1

4/7 Flyer for “Comrades in Struggle”. Audiotape issued by the Friends of Oswald Mosley in 1988 A copy can be found above at 4/3

4/8 3 letters from Gordon Beckwell on behalf of the Council of the Friends of Oswald Mosley Dated March 1995, September 1996 and October 1997

31 5 Memoirs of members of the British Union of Fascists.

5/1 Beckett, John (1894- ) After my fashion: twenty post-war years. London, [c1940] [Typescript] (MS 188) Beckett was an I.L.P. and a Labour M.P., later a member in turn of the B.U.F, the National Socialist League and the British People’s Party (Mainly) Pre-BUF / BUF / 18B Internment periods

5/2 Wynn, John [Memoirs]. [n.p.], (1974) [Typescript] (MS 189) 18B Internment period

5/3 Grundy, Leslie Don’t let your conscience be your guide: before ; life at the Labour Home [Huddersfield]. [n.p., c1971] [Typescript] (MS 190) Grundy was BU District Leader for Huddersfield Pre-BUF / BUF / 18B Internment periods

5/4 Richard, Robert BUF ‘Geordie’ recollections: 1932 to 1939. [n.p.], 1990 rev. 1996. [Typescript] (MS 191) Richard was BU District Leader for Newcastle BUF period

5/5 Bellamy, Richard Reynell We marched with Mosley: a British Fascist’s view of the twentieth century. [Abridged version, Volume 1]. (Upminster), [?1989]. [Typescript, photocopy] (MS 196) Bellamy was a National Inspector and the last Director of Propaganda of the B.U.F. BUF period

32 5/6 Bellamy, Richard Reynell We marched with Mosley. [Complete version. Reconstituted by ]. Holt, Norfolk, 1968. (In 4 volumes) [Typescript, photocopy] (MS 197) BUF / 18B Internment / UM (briefly) periods

The author’s original memoir, which formed a history of the British Union of Fascists, was intended for publication but in the event not published. At one point it was prepared for publication by being abridged in three separate volumes, which were given the titles “We marched with Mosley”, “Memoirs of a Fascist beast” and “Mosley in perspective”. During this preparation part of the original complete version was lost, and the whole original work was subsequently reconstituted by John Warburton under the general title “We marched with Mosley”. This reconstituted version includes all the information contained in the separate abridged volumes.

5/7 Beavan, Arthur Diary entries from: 12th May 1941 to: 26th October 1941. (Huyton and Peel, 1941). [Manuscript, photocopy] (MS 198) Beavan was West Ham District Leader and was interned during the period covered by the Diary. 18B Internment period

5/8 Watts, Charlie It has happened here: the experience of a political prisoner in British prisons and concentration camps during the fifth column panic of 1940/41. [n.p., 1941, c.1948, 1966] [Typescript, photocopy] (MS 199) The memoir includes a ‘Last Chapter’ update written in 1966. Watts was Westminster St. George District Leader. 18B Internment period

33 5/9 Donovan, Heather ‘Extracts from a letter to my cousin’ regarding imprisonment under Regulation 18B 1940-42, written by Yvonne Heather Fitzgerald Donovan (neé Bond) in the Summer of 1953.. [n.p.], 1953. [Manuscript, photocopy] (MS 207) Donovan was Women’s District Leader for Westminster St. George’s and the wife of Captain Bryan Donovan, Asst. Director General (O) of British Union Restrictions: permission to quote from this document must be obtained in writing from the copyright holder (see British Union Collection file) 18B Internment period

5/10 Burdett, Frederick Edward (Newspaper cuttings book [for the years 1933-1940]). 82p. [pp 57/58 are missing, but a loose news-cutting is in place] (MS 225) Most of the articles and letters are the work of Burdett, many appearing pseudonymously (“Frederick Edward[e]s”, “Cratos”). Also included are newspaper reports of the arrest of BU members in 1940 under Defence Regulation 18B, amongst which Burdett appears (unnamed) giving the fascist salute on leaving NHQ after his arrest, as does his wife (also unnamed). Burdett was a BU member from 1933 and District Leader of Peckham from September 1937. At the time of his arrest in May 1940 he was domiciled with his wife Olive (née Hawks), Chief Women’s Organiser of BU. This Newspaper cuttings book was amongst property seized at the time of his arrest and held by Special Branch. This item includes the additional enclosures: 5/10 (a) “Notes on Frederick Burdett taken from his Home Office file at the Public Record Office, Kew, relating to his detention under Defence Regulation 18B 1940-42”. Aug 1998. [Typescript], [2 ll.] 5/10 (b) “A modern statesman and his work. Il ”. [Ms.] [16p]. A school essay, written at the age of 15 in 1933, sent to the Italian Embassy and rewarded with a signed framed photograph of Mussolini. (MS 226) 5/10 (c) 2 photo copies of portrait photographs of Burdett: (i) In Blackshirt uniform, circa 1934 (ii) In Action Press uniform, 1936 BUF / 18B Internment periods

34 5/11 Fisher, C. Louise [later Mrs S.L. Irvine] “Arrest and imprisonment under regulation 18b. November 1940 - November 1941. As experienced by Miss C.L. Fisher (now Mrs. Irvine.) [n.d.] [Typescript, photocopy] [6 ll.] Copied from a copy in the John Beckett Collection by permission of the author Fisher was Women’s District Leader in Birmingham 18B Internment period

5/12 Irvine, S. L. “Arrest and imprisonment under regulation 18b. June1940 - November 1941. As experienced by Mr. S.L. Irvine [n.d.] [Typescript, photocopy] [6 ll.] Copied from a copy in the John Beckett Collection by permission of Mrs Irvine. Together with transcription of p1-2, partly illegible Irvine was District Leader in Birmingham 18B Internment period

5/13 Taylour, Fay “Your attention is arrested - under Defence Regulation 18-B”. [n.d.] [Typescript, photocopy] [23 ll.] Includes an account of the author’s experiences after release. Together with other background information: a letter from Jeffrey Wallder and some Web information on motor-cycle activities Taylour was a BU member and also a member, and a prominent female motor-cycle racing competitor 18B Internment period

5/14 Greaves, Blanche Transcript of an Interview with Blanche Greaves, from the Friends of Oswald Mosley Archive. Recorded September 9, 1992 by Jeffrey Wallder. Transcribed by Julie Gottlieb. [Typescript, photocopy] 26 ll. (MS 263) A copy of the tape recording is in the Blackshirts in Kingston Project Collection Greaves was Women’s District Leader in Kingston-upon-Thames, 1934-40 BUF period (with brief references to later periods)

35 5/15 Walsh, Gladys (a) Interview with Mrs Gladys Walsh, 6th July 1988, from the Friends of Oswald Mosley Archive. Audio tape-recording. 60 mins. (AU 10)

(b) Transcript of an Interview with Mrs Gladys Walsh, from the Friends of Oswald Mosley Archive. Transcribed by Julie Gottlieb. [Typescript, photocopy] 11 ll. (MS 262)

Walsh was appointed District Leader, Limehouse, in 1939 BUF period (with references to later periods) This recording and transcript must not be copied

5/16 Warburton, John “Blackshirt looks back: inside the B.U.F. 1932-1940” [1988?] Typescript, photocopy, ms. amendments. Annotated “Original slightly amended but unfinished m/s”. Includes acknowledgement to Jeffrey Wallder. John Warburton was British Union Assistant District Leader Sales for Clapham, founder member of the Union Movement and founding editor of ‘Comrade’ (the newsletter of the Friends of Oswald Mosley). He died in 2004 BUF period

[See also “A Tiller of Several Soils: the Memoirs of Robert Saunders, O.B.E.”, 1987, in the Robert Saunders Papers. Saunders was District Leader, West Dorset (BUF) and Constituency Organiser, Dorchester (UM) BUF / 18B Internment / UM periods]

36 6 Miscellaneous documents.

6 /1 (a) The Regulation 18B British Union Detainees List. (Compiled by John Warburton; [revised by] Jeffrey Wallder. [n.p.], 1997.) [Typescript, photocopy] (MS 201) The list is of detainees confirmed as members of the BUF or probably so, and does not include other detainees. No official list of World War II detainees any longer exists. ` Copies are also at the Imperial War Museum, London, and at Kingston University Library

6 /1 (b) The Regulation 18B British Union Detainees List. Second issue [revised and expanded]. (Compiled by John Warburton; [revised by] Jeffrey Wallder. [n.p.], 2001.) [Typescript, photocopy] (MS 271) The list is of detainees confirmed as members of the BUF or probably so, and does not include other detainees. No official list of World War II detainees any longer exists. Copies are also at the Imperial War Museum, London, Kingston University Library, and other university libraries

6 /1 (c) The Regulation 18B British Union Detainees List. Addition to the Second issue. (Compiled by John Warburton; [revised by] Jeffrey Wallder. [n.p.], 2005.) [Typescript, photocopy] (MS 346) The list is of detainees confirmed as members of the BUF or probably so, and does not include other detainees. No official list of World War II detainees any longer exists.

6 /1 (d) The Regulation 18B British Union Detainees List. Second addition to the Second issue. (Compiled by John Warburton; [revised by] Jeffrey Wallder. [n.p.], 2007.) [Typescript, photocopy] (MS 371) The list is of detainees confirmed as members of the BUF or probably so, and does not include other detainees. No official list of World War II detainees any longer exists.

37 6 /2 The British Union of Fascists and National Socialists Official Gazette (MS 205) 28/36 13 Jul 1936 38/36 21 Sep 1936 39/36 28 Sep 1936

Official Appointments List 6/37 8 Feb 1937 17/37 3 May 1937 4/39 – 29/39 23 Jan 1939 – 28 Aug 1939 (Missing 13/39)

Branch Codes of the British Union compiled by Jeffrey Wallder, John Millican, S. Western. 16 Feb 2009

6 /3 Selsey Bilge: a paper for reading and other homely purposes. Vol. 1, No. 1 August 1937 (MS 220) A ‘joke’ paper produced at the 1937 Blackshirt camp

6 /4 Security Files Copies of released Home Office files on Regulation 18B detainees now in the Public Record Office

/BUR Burdett, Frederick Edward (MS 233) Ref no. HO45/25703

6 /5 Ward, Barbara. Policy for the West. Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1951 ((200587104) Copy bears stamp: Union Bookshop, 48, Clowes Street, West Gorton, , 12

6/6 McCoy, Andy The visual culture of the British Far Right, 1932-1939. Ph.D. Thesis, Reading University, December 2010. CD

6/7 Donovan, B.D.E.

Stewarding instructions for the Earls Court Meeting, Sunday 16th July [1939]

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6/8 Yeowell, John Questionnaire completed by John Yeowell concerning his involvement with Odinism, 7 Sep 2002. Ts. & ms. 11 l. [Letter associated with the above, 3 Aug 2002. Ts. 1 l. Restricted]

6/9 Creasy, Ronald (i) Questionnaire completed by Ronald Creasy, 8 Feb 2004. Ts. 40 l. (ii) “The Suffolk Landowner”, by R.N. Creasy. (Pages 9-13 of Mosley’s Blackshirts, Sanctuary Press, 1984, 1986) (iii) “The Essex Farmworker”, by George Hoggarth. (Pages 42-45 of Mosley’s Blackshirts) (iv) Handwritten notes. 1 l. [Correspondence associated with the above, Dec 2003-Apr 2004. Ts. 12 l. Restricted]

6/10 Mosley, Sir Oswald Two typed extracts from speech made by Sir Oswald Mosley in Kensington Town Hall in 1963, entitled “Europe 1990”. 1 l.

39 7 Correspondence

See also documents in the Robert Saunders Papers

7/British British Union [Photocopied set of letters] Date: 1937 November 10 - 1983 August 23 Correspondence between the Limehouse Branch of the British Union and the National Headquarters. Photocopies. 15p.

7/Hamm Hamm, Jeffrey [Letter] Date: 1957 September 10 to Peter Ling on Union Movement headed paper Typescript, autographed. 1p.

7/Innes Innes Smith, Robert (i)-(xxii) [Folder of letters] Date: 1968 August 9 - 1998 March 30 Correspondence between Robert Innes Smith and R. Reynell Bellamy, Jeffrey Hamm, David Kenten, Robert Row, John Warburton, Phillip Whitehead & others

7/Mosley Mosley, Lady Diana (i)-(xlii) [Folder of letters] Date: 1967 Dec 6 - 2002 Jul 12 Photocopies of letters from Diana Mosley to Robert Innes Smith, friend and editor of The Tatler magazine Originals in the Mitford archive at . Copies donated by Robert Innes Smith, 21st May 2012 (MS 428) (xliii) Explanatory notes by R.I.S., May 2012

7 /Mosley Mosley, Sir Oswald Ernald (i) [Letter] Date: 1928 Nov 1

40 Oswald Mosley to Dick Gifford, Hitchin Div. Labour Party, 13, St Augustine’s Road, Camden Square, N.W.1, regretting that he and his wife are unable to visit Hitchin owing to backlog of engagements caused by his protracted illness. Address: 8, Smith Square, Westminster, S.W.1 Typescript, autographed Paper, 1p. Purchased from Messrs. Henry Bristow of Ringwood, Hants., 24th March 1997 (MS 187) Stored with Single Manuscripts

(ii) [Letters] Date: 1940 June Photocopies of MI5 transcriptions of letters from Oswald Mosley to Lady Mosley from Brixton Prison. 5 ll.

7/Union Union Movement [Letter] [Undated - ?1960s] Generic letter from the General Administration of the Union Movement in response to an enquiry. Accompanied by flyer for the European Bookshop. 2 ll.

7 /Wise Wise, Leonard (i) [Letter] Date: [?1996, undated] Wise to Professor [recte Mr] Richard Thurlow, Department of History, University of Sheffield, with information about the BU at the approach of World War II, and referring to the rumoured secret membership of Field Marshall Edmund Ironside Address: Upminster, Essex Copy typescript; with some ms. (partly photocopy), autographed 6 ll . (MS 206 (a))

(ii) [Letter] Wise to Professor [recte Mr] Richard Thurlow, Department of History, University of Sheffield. with information about various British Union members who served in the armed forces during World War II, and referring to the rumoured secret membership of Field Marshall Ironside.

41 Date: 1997 Jan 15 Address: Upminster, Essex Typescript, partly copy, autographed 7 ll (MS 206 (b))

42 8 Photographs

8 /1 Collection of 18 photographs (MS 220) Items in this collection in many cases bear the stamp “Abbey Supplies Ltd.”, one of the operating companies of the British Union, “P.L.A. Photos” or “Fascist Photo Agency”. The last two were businesses run by Peter Atkinson (initials PLA) in Charing Cross Road, Westminster, and which advertised through “The Blackshirt” and “Action”, and also marketed Abbey Supplies photographs. Notes in this section are based on information obtained from various sources and in some instances may be subject to amendment.

8 /1/1 Earls Court Peace Rally (“Mind Britain’s Business”) (interior), Sunday, July 16th 1939, at which Mosley addressed an audience of up to 30,000 people. This was claimed to be the largest indoor meeting held anywhere in the world up to that time. 8 /1/2 Group of five male figures in suits. Taken May 1937, and appeared in “Action”. The figures are (L to R): Alexander Raven Thomson, Clement Bruning, Charles Wegg Prosser; Wilfred Risdon; E.G. ‘Mick’ Clarke. 8 /1/3 Printers celebrating the installation of a new rotary press for the publication of “The Blackshirt”, May 1937. 8 /1/4 Oswald Mosley from above greeted by supporters during Kentish Town to Trafalgar Square march, 4th . Behind Mosley’s R shoulder is Frank Osborn; in front of Mosley is Neil Francis Hawkins; bottom L is Capt. Bryan Donovan. 8 /1/5 Oswald Mosley inspects the women’s formation of the Limehouse Branch of the BU in Islip Street, Kentish Town, prior to Trafalgar Square march, 4th July 1937. To his R is Neil Francis Hawkins, and to his R Mick Clarke. Behind Mosley’s R shoulder is Capt. U. Hick, and behind him can be seen Mosley’s personal standard. 8 /1/6 Oswald Mosley speaking from top of a loudspeaker van to a crowd in London during the ‘Britain First’ Campaign, July 1938 8 /1/7 Oswald Mosley speaking at microphone, venue unknown, in 1939. Behind him is Captain Hick. 8 /1/8 Oswald Mosley standing in open motor car amongst saluting crowd whilst inspecting the ranks of marchers in Islip Street, Kentish Town, before leading the march to Trafalgar Square, 4th July 1937. He is flanked by four men of the Special Detachment.

43 8 /1/9 George Armsden, Mosley’s personal standard bearer, with BU standard, Kentish Town to Trafalgar Square march, 4th July 1937. 8 /1/10 BU member with facial injury sustained at Kentish Town Station prior to march from Islip Street to Trafalgar Square, 4th July 1937. With three St. John’s Ambulance Brigade personnel 8 /1/11 Distant view of Oswald Mosley speaking at the BU Earls Court Peace Rally, 16th July 1939 (interior). On either side of the podium are the 60 Honour Standards of BU, Flags of Groups and the Women’s Drum Corps. 8 /1/12 Frederick D. Hill leads his contingent into Trafalgar Square after the march from Kentish Town, 4th July 1937. 8 /1/13 Part of BU Day March of 50,000 Blackshirts and supporters during May 1939 leaving the Embankment and heading for Ridley Road where Mosley addressed a crowd estimated at 100,000 people. View from from above, Guardsmen and marchers side by side. 8 /1/14 as 8/1/13, but with marchers flanked by police. 8 /1/15 Earls Court Peace Rally, 16th July 1939: the British Women’s Drum Corps enters the Hall led by Drum Major Heather Bond (in white gloves). At Rear beneath the flags can be seen Miss Blanche Greaves. They are being saluted by Blackshirt stewards lining the central aisle. 8 /1/16 E.G. “Mick” Clarke in East London street decorated with bunting. Either during King Jubilee celebrations, 1935, or King George VI Coronation celebrations, 1937. 8 /1/17 E.G. “Mick” Clarke by newsagent’s shop with BU Cadets in East London during 1937 LCC Election campaign. 8 /1/18 Communist demonstrators giving clenched-fist salutes behind line of police in Trafalgar Square for BU march from Islip Street, Kentish Town to Trafalgar Square, where Mosley spoke, 4th July 1937.

8 /2 "Sir Oswald Mosley in Sheffield", 28 June 1934. "Daily Independent" Photographs. (Digitised version of a copy in the Sheffield Libraries collections). Published in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 29 June 1934, together with a report of the meeting at the City hall and counter-demonstration together with a copy of the newspaper report (poor copy)

[Other BU photographs are kept with the Joyce Papers]

44 9 Memorabilia

9 /1 The Blackshirt Ball, Prince’s Galleries, Piccadilly, W.1., Ocober 12th, 1934. [Souvenir programme]. Cover plus [4]p. (MS 220) Includes signed photo of Oswald Mosley in fencing dress

9 /2 The Blackshirt Jubilee and Empire Day Ball, 1935. Souvenir Programme. (Held at the Porchester Hall on Empire Day 1935, to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of their majesties King George V and Queen Mary). Cover plus [4]p. (MS 220) Includes nine autographs, including Oswald Mosley, Neil Francis-Hawkins and Alexander Raven Thomson

9 /3 British Union: Pictorial Record, 1932-1937. [48]p. (MS 220)

9 /4 “Britain First” Rally. (Souvenir programme of world’s largest indoor meeting), Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Sunday, July 16th 1939.]. Cover plus 12p. (MS 220) Includes signed photo of Oswald Mosley

9 /5 “Oswald Mosley the Man”. Commemorative tribute issue of “Action!”, No. 287, January 1981. (200632115) Includes tributes from previous BUF / UM members, including Robert Saunders

9/6 Programme of the visit of HRH the Prince of to Bedford School, Wednesday, November 8th 1933. Includes advertisement for B.U.F. on p. 16. Cover plus 24p. (PE 26)

9/7 Record: “Comrades in struggle” by The Leader and “British Union” by Oswald Mosley. Produced by Greater Britain Records. Label shows white B.U. flash on blue and red background

9/8 Record: “The Marching Song” and Britain awake!” by Members of the British Union Male Voice Choir and Orchestra. Produced by Greater Britain Records. Label shows white B.U. flash on blue and red background

9/9 Place card and ticket for Friends of Mosley Commemoration Dinner at the Eccleston Hotel in London on 19 November 1988

45 9/10 Black ballpoint pen with “Britain for the British” and Union Movement telephone number inscribed on it

9/11 Order of Service for the funeral of Diana Mosley, 19 August 2003

[See also a few items in the Joyce Manuscripts collection]

46 10 Anti-Fascist and Miscellaneous Items

10 /BUF The B.U.F. by the B.U.F. Tiptree, Anchor Press, [1939?]. 8p. (200398451) Quoted criticisms of Mosley by former members of the BUF

10 /COM Communist Party of Great Britain Communist election policy. Parliamentary election, October 25, 1951. London, Communist Party, 1951. 4p. (200587105)

10 /COM Communist Party of Great Britain Keep Mosley in prison. London, Communist Party, (1943). 8p. (200398449)

10 /COM Communist Party of Great Britain Put Mosley back in prison. London, Communist Party, (1943). 8p. (200398450)

10 /COM Communist Party of Great Britain September 9th. "Drowned in a sea of working class activity". (London, Communist Party), [1934]. 14p. (200397962)

10 /DAI “” Oct 5, 1936. Includes front and back page report of the ‘’ of the previous day. (MS 220)

10 /DAI “Daily Worker” Sep 8, 1934 “Fascists lose court action against us” and report re anti-Fascist demonstration in Hyde Park for following day (PE 6)

10 /DAI “Daily Worker” Sep 2, 1939 Issue reporting the German invasion of Poland (MS 220)

10 /DOU Douglas, J.L. Spotlight on Fascism. London, the author on behalf of the Communist Party of Great Britain, [1935?]. 24p. (200397966)

47 10 /KES Kessemeier, Th. Howard Marshall’s famous article in the , and the answer. , Falken-Vlg., [?1939]. [4]p. (MS 220)

10 /LAB Labour Research Department Mosley Fascism: the man, his policy, his methods. London, Labour Research Department, 1935. 16p. (200632118) Another copy (200398546)

10 /MUL Mullally, Frederic This is your enemy!: an urgent message to trade-unionists. (London), pr. McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., [1948?]. 8p. (200397986)

10 /MUR Murphy, J.T. Fascism!: the Socialist answer. London, The Socialist League, [1935?]. 15p. (200397976)

10 /OBS “The Observer” Jly 1, 1962 pp3 & 7 “Fascism in Britain” report by Mark Arnold-Foster (MS 220)

10 /PRI Printing and Allied Trades Anti-Fascist Movement Printers and the Fascist menace: an appeal to all workers in the trade. [London], the author, [1934?]. 20p. (200397967)

10 /PRI Pritt, D.N. The Mosley case. London, Labour Monthly, [1944?]. 32p. (200397981) On the release of the Mosleys from internment

10 /YOU Young Communist League 10 points against Fascism. London, Y.C.L., [1934]. 16p. (200397971)

48 11 Works about the Mosley movements This section is intended to include only unpublished or article-length materials. See also the Fascism in Great Britain Collection

11/CLO CLOUGH, Bryan ‘The Labour MPs who spied for the ’ pamphlet: Steven Books, 2010

11/COU COUPLAND, Philip M. ‘The Blackshirts in Northampton article: Northamptonshire Past and Present, No. 53,71-82, 2000 Photocopy. Donated by the author

11/COU COUPLAND, Philip M. ‘The Blackshirts of Wellingborough’ article: Northamptonshire Local History News, 4 (8), 9-13, Autumn 1999 Photocopy. Donated by the author

11/CUL CULLEN, Stephen ‘The development of the ideas and policy of the British Union of Fascists, 1932-40’ (Offprint from Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 22, 1987, pp. 115-136)

11/HAR ‘ (Lord Redesdale) discusses his late father, Sir Oswald Mosley, and his post-war political movement, the Union Movement (with Andrew Harvey)’. [An interview on audio-tape conducted 19 June 2000 as research towards an M.A. dissertation in Contemporary History, University of Sussex] 2 reels. (AU 9). Donated by the interviewer.

11/HAR HARVEY, Andrew 'Second time around': Sir Oswald Mosley and Union Movement, 1948 to 1966. [Brighton], 2000. 73 ll. (MS 273) M.A. dissertation in Contemporary History, University of Sussex

49 11/HIL HILLMAN, Nicholas 'Tell me chum, in case I got it wrong. What was it we were fighting for during the war?'. The re-emergence of British Fascism, 1945-58. (Offprint from Contemporary British History, Vol. 15 No. 4, Winter 2001, pp. 1-34). (200398169)

11/INN INNES SMITH, Robert Typescript of speech or article about Oswald Mosley, with ms. corrections. 3 l.

11/INN INNES SMITH, Robert Typescript of article entitled ‘The enigma of Oswald Mosley’. 5l. With attached note indicating it was submitted the ‘Derbyshire Life’ magazine and rejected. Undated

11/INN INNES SMITH, Robert Typescript of article entitled ‘Tired of London - but not of life’ [No mention of Mosley or British fascism). 1 l.

11/INN INNES SMITH, Robert Typescript of article entitled ‘The tactics of the Left’. 2l.

11/INN INNES SMITH, Robert Typescript of article entitled ‘Honouring an elder statesman’ (about Oswald Mosley). 3l. With ms. corrections. 2 copies (one a photocopy)

11/ MIG MIGNARD, Gérard. Sir Oswald Mosley, philosophy and action after 1945. , 1976- 1977. [iv], 59 ll. (200632119) Thesis, Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines, Université de Paris. Typescript. Donated by the author

11/ SAM SAMPSON, June “Appeal of the man in black”. (The June Sampson feature, Surrey Comet, 21 and 28 July 2000) Morden, Surrey Comet, 2000. p13 + p15. Photocopy. Donated by John Warburton

50 Articles on the B.U.F. in Kingston, Surrey, prompted by the publication of “Blackshirts-on-Sea” by J.A. Booker, 1999.

11/ SPU SPURR, Michael Adrian Becoming Blackshirts: ideology, culture, and the British Union of Fascists, 1932-1940. [Clayton, Victoria], 1998. [viii], 201 ll. (MS 264) M.A. thesis, Department of History, Monash University Typescript. Copied by permission of the author

51 12 Films and videos

12 /MOS MOSLEY, Diana (Lady Mosley). 'Diana Mosley: Adolf, Oswald and Me'. Based on a filmed interview for television of 1999. Broadcast on , 2003. Playing time 60 mins. VIDEO. (FM 8)

13 Tommy Waters material (photocopies)

13/1 British Union leaflet: Women of Britain – you have the vote but have you power? Photocopy. 1 l.

13/2 British Union NHQ Weekly Instructions, no. 258, 10 Oct 1938. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/3 British Union Official Appointments List, 10 Oct 1938. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/4 List of British Union meetings to be held in London during week ending 24 Jul 1939. Photocopy. 2 l.

13/5 British Union membership application for Percy Willis-Francis, 3 Oct 1933. Includes British Union of Fascists Constitution and Rules. Photocopy. 3 l.

13/6 British Union election poster for Borough Council Election, 1937. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/7 “Mosley’s message to all British Union members”, 1 Sep 1939. Photocopy. 3 l.

13/8 Letter from Hector G. McKechnie, British Union National Meetings Organiser, to Andrew Stewart of Peace News, 27 Jun 1939. Concerns tickets for Earls Court meeting on 16 Jul 1939. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/9 Two letters from U.A. Hick, British Union London Area Administrator. i) To T.C. Waters, Limehouse District. “Re District Premises”. 10 Dec 1937. Photocopy. 1 l.

52 ii) To R.B. Dundas. Concerns donation of clothing. 25 Aug 1938. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/10 Letter from Dr. , British Union Political Director, to P. Willis- Francis. Concerns his interest in membership of the B.U. 29 Sep 1933. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/11 Letter from Ernest (Mick) Clarke, British Union London Propaganda Organiser, to the British Union District Leader, Limehouse District. Concerns rivalries between Limehouse and North East. 6 Apr 1938. Photocopy. 4 l.

13/12 Letter from Tommy Waters, British Union Limehouse District Leader, to British Union Senior Administrator London. Concerns dissension within the Limehouse branch. 14 Dec 1937. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/13 British Union handbill: The British Union stands for Trade Unionism. [1936]. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/14 British Union leaflet: Join the British Union of Fascists. [1933]. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/15 British Union leaflet: Up Britain, Stop War! [1939]. Photocopy. 1 l.

13/16 British Union leaflet: British Union policy. Ten points. By Oswald Mosley. Photocopy. 2 l.

53 14 Later material (1980s onwards) 14/1 “This country is dying through lack of intelligent leadership”. Leaflet written by Jeffrey Wallder for Action Society, c.1982

14/2 Lodestar, published by Action Society Nos. 1-20 (Winter 1985/86-Winter 1991/92)

14/3 Action. Special Commemorative Edition. Produced by ‘The Truth at Last’, U.S.A. in 2000. 3 copies

14/4 Planet: the Welsh Internationalist No. 74 (April/May 1989). Includes interview with Jeffrey Hamm, pp. 3-10

14/5 Action: the magazine advancing Action Society Nos. 280, 282-288, 290, 291, 293, 295-307, 310-321, 323-329, 331-341 (May 1980 – December 1985)

14/6 Action Broadsheet Nos. 1-6 (January-June 1986)

14/7 Action: the magazine advancing Action Society Nos. 7-16, 18-27, 29, 31-60, 62, 64, 66-69, 78-82 (July 1986-November 1992)

54 15 Newspaper cuttings

15/1 Obituary of Jeffrey Hamm. , 16 May 1992

15/2 Folder of newspaper cuttings about the death of Oswald Mosley, December 1980

15/3 Folder of newspaper cuttings about the release of government files relating to Oswald Mosley, November-December 1983

15/4 Article written by Robert Innes Smith for the Derby Evening Telegraph 21 February 1998, entitled ‘Neither traitor nor ogre’. Relates to Channel 4 TV series about Oswald Mosley. Also includes review of series by Claire Shanahan. 2pp.

15/5 Letter in Derby Evening Telegraph 19 March 1998, responding to Innes Smith article above

15/6 Articles by Ben Pimlott and Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran about the Oswald Mosley TV series, from 1 February 1998

15/7 Article from The Sunday Telegraph 13 October 1968 by Hugh Massingham entitled ‘Where Mosley went wrong’ (on publication of ‘My life’)

15/8 Newspaper article from 1983 entitled ‘Lunch with the Windsors, Paris, December 20 1957’. Includes reference to Mosleys

15/9 Article from The Daily Telegraph 14 October 1986 by Kim Fletcher, entitled ‘Christian’s soldiers march onward - into fascist history’. Relates to Friends of Oswald Mosley

15/10 Advertisement from The Daily Telegraph 12 February 1998 for Oswald Mosley Channel 4 TV series

15/11 Article from the Weekend Telegraph 3 October 1998 by Lisa Freedman, entitled ‘Reeking of fame and mixed fortunes’. Relates to house once owned by Oswald Mosley being for sale

15/12 Article from The Sunday Telegraph 9 November 2003 by Anne Chisholm, entitled ‘The beautiful face of fascism’. Review of book ‘Diana Mosley’ by Anne de Courcy

15/13 Article from The Daily Telegraph 14 November 2003 by Michael Smith, entitled ‘ warned MI5 of “treason” by sister Diana’. Relates to MI5 files released by The National Archives

15/14 Article from The Daily Telegraph 20 March 2006 by Ben Fenton, entitled ‘Oswald Mosley “was a financial crook bankrolled by Nazis”’. Relates to publication of Stephen Dorril’s book ‘Blackshirt’

15/15 Article from The Daily Telegraph 14 October 2000 by Roger Wilkes, related to a flat for sale once lived in by William Joyce. Photocopy

55 15/16 Book review from The Telegraph 4 June 2005 by Nicholas Rankin of ‘Haw- Haw: the tragedy of William and Margaret Joyce’ by Nigel Farndale

15/17 Book review from The Observer 20 October 1968 by A.J.P. Taylor, entitled ‘The leader who got lost’. Relates to publication of ‘My life’ by Sir Oswald Mosley. Photocopy

15/18 Article from The Times 16 October 1968 by Sir Oswald Mosley, entitled ‘Macdonald’s government: a riotous burlesque’

15/19 Article by Sir Oswald Mosley entitled ‘Like father, unlike son’ [1970?]

15/20 Tribute to Nancy Mitford by Cynthia Gladwyn [1973]

15/21 Book review from The Spectator 5 April 1975 by Oswald Mosley of ’s biography

15/22 Book review from The Sunday Telegraph 6 April 1975 by William Deedes of ‘My life’ by Oswald Mosley

15/23 Book review from The Tatler May 1975 of Robert Skidelsky’s biography of Oswald Mosley. Photocopy

15/24 Article by Tim Griggs entitled ‘The state of the nation as viewed by Lord Boothby and Sir Oswald’ [1975]. Photocopy

15/25 Article by Colin Welch entitled ‘The white hope in the black shirt’ [1975]

15/26 Book review from The Spectator 13 November 1976 by Lord Lambton of ‘: a quest’ by David Pryce-Jones. Photocopy

15/27 Article from the Derby Evening Telegraph 14 April 1977 entitled ‘The charming Hitler I knew: Lady Moseley’s [sic] view of meetings in 1930s’

15/28 Newspaper photographs of and Diana Mosley with their newly published books [1977]

15/29 Letter in The Sunday Telegraph [November 1979] by Robert Innes Smith. Photocopy

15/30 Book review by Stephen Koss 24 October 1980 of ‘Fellow travellers of the right’ by Richard Griffiths and ‘Hitler’s in Britain and America’ by James J. Barnes & Patience P. Barnes

15/31 Two obituaries of Sir Oswald Mosley [December 1980]

15/32 Article from the Derby Evening Telegraph 12 November 1982 entitled ‘Hitler was “fascinating”’

15/33 Article from The Sunday Times 21 November 1982 entitled ‘Sex and Sir Oswald’ (about Nicholas Mosley’s biography of his father)

56 15/34 Articles from the Mercury and Oadby & Wigston News 10 December 1982 about caricaturist Donald Green, with two of his caricatures of Oswald Mosley. All photocopies

15/35 Article by Lord Boothby entitled ‘The Mosley I remember’ [1982]. Photocopy

15/36 Article by Charles Nevin entitled ‘Giggles, wit and invective from Mosley’s remarkable widow’ [1982]

15/37 Article entitled ‘Lady Mosley speaks’ [1982?]

15/38 Article entitled ‘Mosley knew the answers says woman who met and made history’ [1982?]. Photocopy

15/39 Article and letters from The Spectator 22 January 1983 entitled ‘Breaking the rules’ and ‘Defending Mosley’. Photocopy

15/40 Article from The Daily Telegraph 10 November 1983 by R. Barry O’Brien entitled ‘MI5 feared Mosley might try Hitler-style tactics to seize power’

15/41 Editorial from The Daily Telegraph 10 November 1983 entitled ‘The Mosley moral’

15/42 Article from The Daily Telegraph 11 November 1983 by R. Barry O’Brien entitled ‘Mussolini and Nazis snubbed Mosley as his star waned’

15/43 Article from The Sunday Telegraph 18 December 1983 by Robert Skidelsky entitled ‘The trial of prisoner no. 2202’

15/44 Article entitled ‘A missing name’ [1983]

15/45 Article by Graham Lord entitled ‘When a loving son realised the truth about his father’ [1983]

15/46 Article by R. Barry O’Brien entitled ‘The men and firms who gave cash to Mosley’ [1983]

15/47 Article from the Sunday Express Magazine [1985] entitled ‘Roots: Lady Mosley’

15/48 Article from The Daily Telegraph 8 February 1995 by David Millward entitled ‘Duke joined campaign to spare Haw Haw’

15/49 Article from the Daily Mail 3 February 1996 entitled ‘Was this an evil man?’

15/50 Article entitled ‘Mosley, not Churchill, is the Euro-guru’ 22 September 1996

15/51 Article from The Daily Telegraph 3 November 1996 by Nicholas Mosley entitled ‘Was Dad an anti-semite?’

15/52 Article from The Derby Evening Telegraph 21 July 1997 entitled ‘Fascists on our doorstep’

57 15/53 Article from the Weekend Telegraph 17 January 1998 by Tom Rosenthal entitled ‘A monster – but not all the time’

15/54 Article from The Sunday Telegraph 15 February 1998 by Ivo Mosley entitled ‘Mosley is dead, but his soul goes marching on’

15/55 Article from the Derby Evening Telegraph 21 February 1998 by Claire Shanahan entitled ‘Rolleston recalls the fascist aristocrat’

15/56 Article from The Daily Telegraph 30 November 2002 by Philip Delves Broughton entitled ‘Me deadlier than Oswald? I’m too old to mind’ (interview with Lady Mosley)

Articles & obituaries on the death of Lady Mosley:

15/57 Article from The Daily Telegraph 12 August 2003 by Andrew Roberts entitled ‘Diana Mosley, unrepentantly Nazi and effortlessly charming’

15/58 Article from the Daily Mail 13 August 2003 by Anne de Courcy entitled ‘Hitler’s English Rose’

15/59 Two articles from The Daily Telegraph 13 August 2003 by Philip Delves Broughton entitled ‘Sir Oswald’s widow dies in Paris at 93’ and ‘Blonde who captivated Hitler and spent’

15/60 Obituary of Lady Mosley from The Daily Telegraph 13 August 2003

15/61 Obituary of Lady Mosley from 13 August 2003

15/62 Obituary of Lady Mosley from The Independent 13 August 2003

15/63 Obituary of Lady Mosley from The Times 13 August 2003

15/64 Article from The Times 13 August 2003 by Laura Peek entitled ‘Diana Mosley’s death ends link to 1930s fascism’

15/65 Article from The Independent on Sunday 17 August 2003 by Duncan Fallowell entitled ‘Diana Mosley: the last bright young thing’

15/66 Article from The Observer 17 August 2003 by David Aaronovitch entitled ‘Offensive charm’

15/67 Article from The Sunday Times 17 August 2003 by India Knight entitled ‘Give devil woman a chance’

15/68 Article by entitled ‘A better class of fascist’ [August 2003]

15/69 Article from the Hereford Bulletin 12 October 1935 about ‘The Bulletin Birthday Luncheon’ which was attended by Sir Oswald Mosley. Photocopy

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