Copies of letters dispatched by Robert Saunders, during his time as the District Officer for the Dorset West District of the British Union (BU).

Includes copies of letters sent to:

Dorchester & District Debating Society (A7/107-110). Including a report of Saunders speech in debate on ‘Fascism v. Socialism’ [February 1938] (107)

Dorchester Town Hall (A7/111)

Mr Dreaper (A7/112)

Lieutenant Colonel Eaton (A7/113)

Editor, “Dorset Daily Echo” (A7/114)

Vincent Edmonds, District Treasurer, Dorset West, BU (A7/115-116)

Deputy District Leader of Exeter District, BU (A7/117)

A.D.L. (Canvass) (A7/118)

Exide Service Station Co., Dorchester (A7/119-121)

J. Foster (A7/122-123). Includes comments on Raiding Team activities in Bournemouth (April-June 1938)

B. D. Goodchild (A7/124-125), concerning local meetings (September 1938)

Grampian Reproducers, Ltd, Kew Gardens, Surrey (A7/126-129)

Mr Hall, District Leader, Christchurch, BU (A7/130)

Miss Florence E. Hayes, Woman Commanding Officer, Wessex / Woman District Leader, West Hants, BU (A7/131-147), concerning local meetings and activities, including the withdrawal of Cottman as Town Council candidate (October 1938) (132); report on Dorset West activities (August 1938) (138) and dates of Miss Hayes meetings (March 1938) (145)

Captain G. C. C. Henderson (A7/148)

Ivan Isaacs (A7/149-156), concerning local activities and membership (June-July 1938) (155-156)

Ralph Gladwyn Jebb, Regional Inspector, Wessex / Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for West Dorset, BU (A7/157-182). Including references to local meetings and activities, award of Gold Distinction (October 1938) (157); withdrawal of Cottman from Town Council election (October 1938) (159); Sureties to be replaced by Edmonds as District Treasurer (July 1938) (163) and death of Woodward (February 1938) (180)

Joop (van Lissa) (A7/183-184). Including comments on press attitudes, banned March of 25 September, and political situation in Britain (October 1938) (183); thoughts regarding Czechoslovakia, London March on 25 September 1938 and Mosley meeting at Manchester on 2 October 1938 (September 1938) (183); Dorset District presence on London March in August 1938, and details of Weymouth “riot” (184)

L. Knell (A7/185)

Labour Party (A7/186)

Henry Ling Ltd, Dorchester (A7/187)

Lyme Regis Town Clerk (A7/188)