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:

Miss Winifride Marsden (A6/342), concerning Mosley meeting at Dorchester on 13 March 1937.

Miss Mead (A6/343-344)

[Meetings (National) BU]

Department of Organisation, National Meetings / Meetings & Propaganda (A6/345-350, 352-384). Includes references to Ralph Jebb meetings at Dorchester on 10 November 1937 (346-348) and Bridport on 22 June 1937 (354); Clement Bruning meeting at Weymouth on 7 July 1937 (355); Wegg Prosser meeting in Dorchester on 10 July 1937 (358); Bruning meeting in Lyme Regis on 12 April 1937 (360, 362-364); Mosley meetings at Dorchester on 13 March 1937 (360-361,365-369,370, 372) and Salisbury 31 March 1937 (363); MacNab meeting Dorchester on 28 January 1937 (373-375); A. Raven Thomson meeting in Dorchester on 15 October 1936 (382)

W.H. Symes, National Inspector (A6/351). Includes references to Mosley meeting in Exeter on 3 July 1937.

Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, Leader (A6/385). Telegram of support to Mosley regarding Manchester meeting on 23 July 1936.

[Meetings (Local) BU]

Various individuals involved on organising national meetings of the BU (A6/386-398). Includes references to appointment of a Polling District Leader (November 1937) (386); forthcoming meetings (October 1937) (387); summary of recent activities (September 1937) (388); meetings on Weymouth Sands (September-August 1937) (389-390) and the Public Order Act and ban on wearing of Blackshirt uniform (December 1936-January 1937) (393-395)

Mrs Miller (A6/399-400)

Thomas Bruce [McAra?] (A6/401), concerning lapsed membership and invitation to rejoin and Jebb selected as BU Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for West Dorset (December 1936)

[Organisation BU]

Chief Agent, Department of Organisation (A6/402)

Department of Organisation (A6/403-409, 414-415, 417-421, 423, 426-430, 432-433, 435-440, 442-443, 445, 448-454). Includes replacement pages in “The Greater Britain” (December 1937) (403); local journalist sympathetic to BU (December 1937) (405); list of Polling District Leaders (December 1937) (406); Service Award recommendation for V. Edmonds (June 1937) (417); possibility of Saunders’ leaving area (June 1937) (418); complaint about Manchester District (May 1937) (421); receipt of Joyce and Beckett circular regarding their position and National Socialist League (April 1937) (427); Mosley meeting in Dorchester on 13 March 1937 (429); recommendation of Burch as District Treasurer (November 1936) (440); Leader’s conference in Exeter on 27 November 1936 (442); account for Mrs Brock-Griggs meeting in Dorchester on 20 June 1936 (452) and query on policy regarding Woolworths (July 1936) (453)

National Press Correspondent (A6/410)

Department of Organisation (Propaganda) (A6/411-413)

Department of Organisation (Administration) (A6/416, 422, 425), concerning the amalgamation of South and West Dorset Districts (May 1937) (422)

Mr Symes, National Inspector (A6/424)

A.D.G.O. (A), Dept. of Organisation, Southern Administration (A6/431, 434, 455), concerning the prospective Conservative candidate for West Dorset (January 1937) (434)

A.D.G.O. (S) (A6/441), concerning policy of Captain Pitt-Rivers, and changes of personnel in West Dorset District (November 1936)

A. Raven Thomson (A6/444), relating to a meeting in Dorchester on 15 October 1936.

Sanctuary Press Ltd. (A6/446)

Press Propaganda Department (A6/447)

Director-General of Organisation (A6/456), regarding the resignation of Peake and recommendation of Sureties (July 1936)

W. Palmer (A6/457)

Peter Perrins (A6/458-472). Including references to the protocol of contact with Press (November 1936) (459); comments on comparison of British and German fascism, and other political events (October 1936) (464); use of pseudonym “Demos” (August 1937) (466); meetings on Weymouth Sands and visit to Dorchester of former German POWs (August 1937) (467)

Major L. W. Peel Yates, Chief Constable of Dorset Police (A6/473-498)

A. Barrett, Deputy Chief Constable of Dorset Police (A6/499-501)

[Propaganda BU]

Director of Propaganda, Department of Organisation (A6/502)

Administrative Officer, Southern Propaganda, Department of Organisation (A6/503-505). Includes references to objections to use of Woolworths by BU (July 1936)

Puddletown Village Hall (A6/506-508)