Union Movement (1948 - 1973)
Organisation
Dates
- Existence: 1948 - 1973
Biography
The Union Movement (UM) was a post-war UK far-right political party founded by Oswald Mosley in 1948 as a successor to British Union of Fascists (BUF).
Found in 3 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A collection of documents, published and unpublished, relating to the political movements associated with Sir Oswald Mosley - the New Party, the British Union of Fascists (later called the British Union of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
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