Copies of letters dispatched by Robert Saunders, during his time as the District Treasurer and then District Officer for the Dorset West District of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), later known as the British Union (BU).

Includes copies of letters sent to:

Chickerell School Manager’s Committee (A6/178)

“Dorset County Chronicle” (A6/179-184). Includes draft handbill for Ralph Jebb meeting in Dorchester on 10 November 1937 (181) and a Mosley meeting at Dorchester on 13 March 1937 (182)

C. E. Churchill, Chief Assistant Designated Officer (A6/185-186), concerning the 1936 Electoral Register, with list of new and disqualified members [n.d.]

Clearing House, BU (A6/187-194)

Corscombe Village Hut (A6/195)

Rafe Temple Cotton, District Leader, Exeter, BU (A6/196-199). Includes references to Mosley meetings at Exeter on 3 July 1937 (196) and Dorchester on 13 March 1937 (199)

Major R. M. Dawes (A6/200)

Mrs Aileen Diment (A6/201-205). Includes references to fear of physical danger and effect on membership (May 1937) (201); Bruning meeting at Lyme Regis on 12 April and recent Mosley meeting at Salisbury on 31 March 1937 (203); Risdon meeting at Weymouth on 24 March 1937 (204) and Mosley meeting at Dorchester on 13 March 1937 (205)

Dorchester Town Hall (A6/206)

Dorchester & District Debating Society (A6/207)

Registration Officer, Dorset County Council (A6/208)

“Dorset Daily Echo” (A6/210-218). Includes references to Jebb meeting at Dorchester on 10 November 1937 (210) and Mosley meeting at Dorchester on 13 March 1937 (212)

Vincent Edmonds, Acting A/D/L. (Sales), BU (A6/219), concerning provisional instructions for a Mosley meeting in Dorchester on 13 March 1937

Eve Ladies Hairdressing, Dorchester (A6/220)

District Treasurer of Exeter District, BU (A6/221-222)

District Leader / District Officer of Exeter District, BU (A6/223-226), concerning a Mosley meeting at Dorchester on 13 March 1937 (223)

“Farmer & Stockbreeder” (A6/227-228)

Farmers Union, Dorset (A6/229)

Mrs Mildred Fitzgerald (A6/230)

Maurice Fitzgerald, District Officer, Dorset, BU (A6/231-239), concerning his resignation as District Officer (November 1936) (236)

L. A. L. Freeman (A6/240-242), concerning Mosley conference in Exeter on 27 November 1936 (240)

Messrs. W. Frost, Bridport (A6/243-244), regarding handbill printing for Jebb meeting, Bridport on 22 June 1937.

C. E. Gardiner (A6/245), concerning interest by a member of the armed forces (December 1937)

Grampian Reproducers Ltd, Kew Gardens, Surrey (A6/246)

Miss Florence E. Hayes, Woman Commanding Officer, Wessex / Woman District Leader, West Hants, BU (A6/247-255). Includes list of women members in West, South and North Dorset [October 1937] (250) and arrangements for Miss Hayes meeting at Dorchester on 17 July 1937 (255)

J. Hetherington (A6/256)

K. A. Holland, Designated Officer, Dorchester Wards, Electoral Register (A6/257-258), concerning corrections to 1936 Register of Electors (June 1937)

Manuscript list of local inns and hotels [n.d.] (A6/259)

Ralph Gladwyn Jebb, District Officer, Salisbury and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, BU (A6/260-305). Includes references to local activities, meetings and a projected meeting at Dorchester on 10 November 1937 (270); Jebb meeting at Weymouth on 16 September 1937, and the nature of heckling at Weymouth Sands (272i-ii); meeting at Dorchester on 17 July 1937 (275); copy of Jebb letter on farming conditions to local newspapers (April 1937) (287); list of BU members in Dorchester area (December 1936) (301); list of meetings in West Dorset and electoral statistics for 1937 [n.d.] (305)

F. C. James, Mayor of Dorchester (A6/306)

Jorian G. J. Jenks (A6/307)

Vincent Keens, Inspecting Officer, Southern Administration, BUF (A6/308-311, 313, 315-328). Including list of women members (December 1936) (312); resignation of Fitzgerald as District Officer (October 1936) (320); A. Raven Thomson meeting in Dorchester 15 October 1936, described as “wonderful” (321); list of literature in stock (August 1936) (326) and resignation of Peake and closure of office (July 1936) (328)

Mrs Keens, Woman Canvass Officer, Devon and Dorset, BU (A6/312, 314)

P. H. Lake (A6/329-330)

D. L. Lewes (A6/331), concerning details of Epping (Essex) District Officer (July 1936)

Henry Ling Ltd, Dorchester (A6/332-335). Including an order for handbills for W. Bowden meeting at Shaftesbury on 18 November 1936 (334-335)

W. Loxton (A6/336)

Lyme Regis Borough Accountant (A6/337-339)

Lyme Regis Debating Society (A6/340-341)