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Scope and Contents A collection of documents, published and unpublished, relating to the political movements associated with Sir Oswald Mosley - the New Party, the British Union of Fascists (later called the British Union of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

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...