University of Sheffield Library. Special Collections and Library Archives MS 119 Saunders Papers

119/D. Correspondence. Union Movement (later period), and other interests. Separate Correspondence Files. /D6 Jenks Correspondence, 1948-1955

Due to his interest in agriculture, Saunders was in close contact over many years with several UM members with a similar interest. One of these was Jorian Jenks, editor of the journal Rural Economy (published jointly by two independent bodies, the Economic Reform Club and the Rural Reconstruction Association), and a member of the Soil Association. Other correspondence is held in the special files “None Need Starve” (D4) and Rural Reconstruction Association Research Committee (D7, D8), and in the general correspondence files. The reason for this distribution is not always clear.

D/6/1-54 inc.: copy of “Rural Economy”, Feb 1948, with article “Labour for the Land” by Saunders (1); draft article for “Rural Economy”, Oct 1948: “New Harvesting Methods”, by “Husbandman” [Saunders] (3i-v); Saunders and Jenks discuss philosophy, religion, Mosley and UM (20,25 Dec 1948, 4,6 Jan 1949) (4i-ii,5i-iv,6i-ii,7); Saunders to visit Holland and discussion of Mosley and Africa (23,25 May 1949) (8-9); article for “Rural Economy”: “A Glimpse of Dutch Farming” by Saunders: draft (10), printed proof (11); mention of Stuckey, Rural Reconstruction Association Research Committee, and possible Saunders involvement (17 Sep 1949) (12); mention of Flockhart and Row, and Raven Thomson’s poor opinion of Jenks, and UM Africa plan (13,15,22 Nov 1949) (17,18i-ii,19); mention of Mosley, invitation to Jenks to join UM Agricultural Group (8,11 Jan 1950) (20,21); Saunders and Jenks discuss technical progress and philosophy of life and religion, Mosley and “The Alternative” (10,17 Mar, 4,7,20 Apr 1950) (23,24i-iii,25i-ii,26,27i-ii); Jenks sends article (? by A.K. Chesterton) from “Truth”, 30 Jun 1950, on apartheid in South Africa, “Bloomsbury and Pretoria” (5 Jly 1950) (28i-ii); Mosley has approved UM Agricultural Group Ten Point policy document [“Union Movement Food and Farming Policy”] (15 Aug 1950) (29); Jenks opinion on Labour Party intention “that Africa is to be handed back to them [Africans] on a plate” (21 Oct 1950) (32); draft of Jenks’ book “Look to the Land”, Royal Society of Arts Competition 1951(33); Row now on “Union” staff (21 Nov 1953) (41); Saunders asked to write article on Crichel Down case for “Rural Economy”, with copy of Jenks letter to Raven Thomson on agricultural surpluses (20 Jun 1954) (46i-ii); Saunders opinion on Crichel Down (21 Jun 1954) (47i-ii); Saunders comment on Raven Thomson’s character (27 Jun 1954) (49); Saunders invitation to Jenks to attend UM West Country Conference at Oxford, 30 Jan 1955 (13 Jan 1955) (52); Rural Reconstruction Association booklet “Feeding the Fifty Million” to appear shortly (19 Jan 1955) (54)