British Union of Fascists (1932 - 1940)
Organisation
Dates
- Existence: 1932 - 1940
- Usage: 1932 - 1936
- Usage: 1936 - 1937
- Usage: 1937 - 1940
Biography
The British Union of Fascists (BUF) was a British fascist political party formed in 1932 by Oswald Mosley. Mosley changed its name to the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists in 1936 and, in 1937, to the British Union. In 1939, following the start of the Second World War, the party was proscribed by the British government and in 1940 it was disbanded.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
British Union Collection
Collection
Reference code: 187
Scope and Contents
A collection of documents, published and unpublished, relating to the political movements associated with Sir Oswald Mosley - the New Party, the British Union of Fascists (later called the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists, or British Union), and the Union Movement, between circa 1925 to 1996. This collection was originally assembled to support research and teaching on political movements in 20th century Britain at the University of Sheffield, principally within...
Dates:
c1925 - 2017
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
John Beckett Collection
Fonds
Reference code: 238
Scope and Contents
Documents, correspondence, books, and journals belonging to the politician John Beckett. Also includes files of research material assembled by his son, the journalist Francis Beckett, during the writing of a biography of his father 'The Rebel Who Lost His Cause' (1999).
For further details of this collection please see the finding aid/box list in the External Documents section below
Dates:
1914 - 1998
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Joyce Manuscripts
Fonds
Reference code: 166
Scope and Contents
A collection of documents related to William Joyce and Cecil Courtney Lewis, including material collected by Lewis relating to the British Union of Fascists (BUF). The collection appears to have belonged to C.C. Lewis, a solicitor who acted as Oswald Mosley's legal adviser, and is noteworthy in that it contains five letters to Lewis in the hand of William Joyce. It also includes extensive annotations to Lewis' manuscript exercises on matters of current political interest, also by...
Dates:
1930s - 1960s
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Peroni Scrapbooks
Fonds
Reference code: 338
Scope and Contents
Two scrapbooks compiled by Douglas Peroni, an active member of the British Union of Fascists. The first scrapbook was compiled between 1935 and 1938 and comprises mainly news cuttings about Oswald Mosley and fascist activities in the London area; the second dates from 1949 to 1950 and consists principally of press cuttings documenting the post-war activities of Mosley and his supporters. Also included is a remand card for Douglas Peroni’s internment under Defence Regulation 18B in 1940, and...
Dates:
1934 - 1950
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Robert Saunders Papers
Fonds
Reference code: 119
Scope and Contents
The administrative files of the Dorset West District of the British Union of Fascists and of the Dorchester Constituency of Union Movement, and other correspondence of Robert Saunders, mainly 1935 to 1952; together with some books and pamphlets.In the extent of its coverage this collection appears to be a unique survival: it includes the almost complete administrative files (at least for the period 1935 to 1952) of a District of Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists (BUF)...
Dates:
1933 - 1970
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
The Blackshirts in Kingston Project
Collection
Reference code: 180
Scope and Contents
Documentation recording the activities of the Kingston-upon-Thames Branch of the British Union of Fascists from 1932 to 1941. This collection was compiled as part of a project undertaken by Jeffrey Wallder, a member of the Friends of Oswald Mosley. The original project is held by Kingston Museums and Heritage Service Archive, and another copy is held by the Imperial War Museum. It is intended "to record and study the activities of the Kingston-upon-Thames branch of the British Union of...
Dates:
1932 - 2003
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives