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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 2 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Scope and Contents A collection of documents, published and unpublished, relating to the political movements associated with Sir Oswald Mosley - the New Party, the British Union of Fascists (later called the British Union of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

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