Fascism
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 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A collection of documents, published and unpublished, relating to the political movements associated with Sir Oswald Mosley - the New Party, the British Union of Fascists (later called the British Union of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
John Beckett Collection
Fonds
Reference code: 238
Scope and Contents
Documents, correspondence, books, and journals belonging to the politician John Beckett. Also includes files of research material assembled by his son, the journalist Francis Beckett, during the writing of a biography of his father 'The Rebel Who Lost His Cause' (1999).
For further details of this collection please see the finding aid/box list in the External Documents section below
Dates:
1914 - 1998
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Joyce Manuscripts
Fonds
Reference code: 166
Scope and Contents
A collection of documents related to William Joyce and Cecil Courtney Lewis, including material collected by Lewis relating to the British Union of Fascists (BUF). The collection appears to have belonged to C.C. Lewis, a solicitor who acted as Oswald Mosley's legal adviser, and is noteworthy in that it contains five letters to Lewis in the hand of William Joyce. It also includes extensive annotations to Lewis' manuscript exercises on matters of current political interest, also by...
Dates:
1930s - 1960s
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
This collection is rare in that it comprises an almost complete series of administrative files, covering the work and activities of the Dorset West District of the British Union of Fascists. These files, which were compiled by Robert Saunders, contain correspondence with local members of the movement, and officials involved in the administration and organisation of the National Headquarters.
Later files, include correspondence sent and received by Robert Saunders, concerning his...
Dates:
1933 - 1970
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
The Blackshirts in Kingston Project
Collection
Reference code: 180
Scope and Contents
Documentation recording the activities of the Kingston-upon-Thames Branch of the British Union of Fascists from 1932 to 1941. This collection was compiled as part of a project undertaken by Jeffrey Wallder, a member of the Friends of Oswald Mosley. The original project is held by Kingston Museums and Heritage Service Archive, and another copy is held by the Imperial War Museum. It is intended "to record and study the activities of the Kingston-upon-Thames branch of the British Union of...
Dates:
1932 - 2003
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives