A finding aid for the papers of Wayne AshcroftTABLE OF CONTENTSAdministrative/Biographical History Immediate Source of Acquisition |
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A finding aid for the papers of Wayne Ashcroft
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative/Biographical HistoryWayne Ashcroft was already a member of the National Front when it changed its name to the National Democrats in 1995. He joined John McAuley in the breakaway group which retained the original name, becoming organiser of the Dudley and Wolverhampton Branch, the Walsall Branch and the West Midlands Region. He was also elected to the National Directorate in 1996 as organiser of the reformed Young National Front. After increasing disagreements with McAuley and the rest of the leadership, particularly over Ashcroft's calls for unity between the National Front and other nationalist organisations, he resigned as regional organiser in February 1998 and resigned from the Directorate in June 1998, although he continued as organiser of the newly reformed Worcester Branch. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentNational Front Headquarters papers, 1991-1998; National Front publications, 1975-1998; West Midlands National Front publications and election materials, 1993-1998; Dudley and Wolverhampton National Front papers, 1995-1998; Walsall National Front papers, 1995-1998; Wayne Ashcroft's personal papers, including correspondence and membership papers, 1994-1998; Young National Front papers, 1990s; information from various other National Front branches, 1995-1997; British National Party Headquarters and West Midlands Region papers, 1995-1998; British National Party publications, 1975-1998; National Democrats information, 1995-1998; National Democrats publications, 1995-1997; other right wing publications and artefacts, 1939-1999; newspaper cuttings, 1993-1999 Return to the Table of Contents System of ArrangementThe papers were in a very disorganised state when deposited in the Centre and an artificial organisation has been imposed. The Modern Records Centre uses a classification scheme. For further details of the scheme, see http://www.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/mrcclass.shtml. It is compatible with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (2000). Return to the Table of Contents Immediate Source of AcquisitionThis collection was deposited in the Centre by Wayne Ashcroft in May 2000. Appraisal, Destruction, SchedulingThis collection has been weeded for duplicates. AccrualsFurther deposits are not expected. Access ConditionsTo be determined. Copyright/ReproductionTo be determined. Return to the Table of Contents Other finding aidsA copy of this catalogue is available in paper format in the Centre's searchroom, at the National Register of Archives in London and in Chadwyck-Healey's National Inventory of Documentary Sources. Authority records exist for the National Front, 1965-1995 (GB 0152 AAR1822), the National Front, 1995-present (GB 0152 AAR1890), the British National Party (GB 0152 AAR1953) and the National Democrats (GB 0152 AAR1889). Related Units of DescriptionThe Centre also holds National Front papers, 1970s-1980s (MSS.321). Return to the Table of Contents Index Headings
Ashcroft Wayne fl 1990s National Front organiser British National Party National Democrats political party National Front political party National Front political party West Midlands Region Young National Front youth movement
Nationalism Great Britain Nationalists Great Britain Political activity Nationalists Great Britain West Midlands Political activity Return to the Table of Contents CatalogueMSS.412/HQ Papers relating to National Front Headquarters 1991-1998MSS.412/HQ/2 Financial papers 1996-1998MSS.412/HQ/2/1 Finance file 1996-1998 contains bank statements, monthly financial reports, occasional invoices and related, sometimes undated, material. MSS.412/HQ/3 Administrative papers and subject files 1991-1998MSS.412/HQ/3/1 Administrative papers 1995-1998 includes papers relating to the acrimonious name change in 1995, when the National Front was renamed the National Democrats. MSS.412/HQ/3/2 Headquarters Directorate papers 1996-1998 contains Directorate meeting agendas, reports and election lists. Includes the resignation letter from Mr Ashcroft following accusations of disloyalty. MSS.412/HQ/3/3 Correspondence 1991-1998 contains a wide variety of letters, including the 1998 series between John Tyndall, then leader of the British National Party (BNP), and John McAuley, leader of the National Front, regarding possible links between the parties. See also Mr Ashcroft's personal correspondence (MSS.412/WA/3/1). MSS.412/HQ/3/4 Headquarters bulletins 1994-1998 contains members' bulletins; August 1997 issue contains analysis of The Cook Report and Andy Carmichael's possible involvement with an MI5 plot to destroy the Nationalist Movement. See also members' bulletins (MSS.412/WM/3/1). MSS.412/HQ/3/5 Membership papers [199-?] contains members' details, enrolment forms, hand books and constitution. MSS.412/HQ/3/6 Publicity materials [199-?] contains a variety of stickers, leaflets, and posters. MSS.412/HQ/4 Publications 1975-[199-]MSS.412/HQ/4/1 Serials 1975-1998 MSS.412/HQ/4/1/1 Britain First July 1975 Issue 30. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/2 Bulldog April/May 1982; October 1998 Issues 27 and 1. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/3 Eastern Front October 1997; December 1997 Issues 1 and 3. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/4 England, My Country 1993-1995 Issues 27-53 (incomplete). MSS.412/HQ/4/1/5 The Flag Aug 1986-June 1995 Issues 1-86 (incomplete); taken over by National Democrats (see MSS.412/ND/4/1) from July/August 1995 following schism. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/6 The Flame 1996-1998 Issues 1-8, 9. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/9 National Front News December 1977-February 1989 Issues 11-115 (incomplete). MSS.412/HQ/4/1/10 The Nationalist [199-] Issues 1-2. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/11 New Dawn 1986 Issue 2. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/12 New Nation 1980; 1984 Issues 1 and 6. MSS.412/HQ/4/1/14 True Brit [199-]-1997 Two issues, including Issue 4 (1997). MSS.412/HQ/4/1/15 Vanguard August 1986-April/May 1995 Issues 1-45 (incomplete); published by National Democrats from June 1995 following schism (see MSS.412/ND/4/2). MSS.412/HQ/4/2 Monographs 1978-[199-] MSS.412/HQ/4/2/1 Attempted Murder 1986 By Nick Griffin; published by N T Press. MSS.412/HQ/4/2/2 Caring for Britain [198-] National Front manifesto; by Ian Anderson. MSS.412/HQ/4/2/3 Dealing with Repression [199-] From National Front News, Issue 78. MSS.412/HQ/4/2/4 The Democratic Audit of the UK 1993 By Ian Anderson. MSS.412/HQ/4/2/6 Lifting the Lid off the Anti-Nazi League 1978 Published by the NF Press for the NF Ex-Servicemen's Association. MSS.412/HQ/4/2/8 National Front Marching Song [19--] By Harry Baxter. MSS.412/HQ/4/2/9 National Front Songbook [19--] Published by Freedom Books, London. MSS.412/HQ/4/2/11 100 Questions about the National Front [199-] By Ian Anderson; published by Freedom Books, London. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/WM Papers relating to West Midlands National Front 1993-1998MSS.412/WM/3 Papers relating to Dudley and Wolverhampton National Front 1995-1998Index Headings
National Front political party Dudley and Wolverhampton Branch Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/WM/3/1 Administrative papers 1995-1998 contains administration, correspondence, branch meeting agendas and report sheets. MSS.412/WM/4 Publications [19--]MSS.412/WM/4/1 Publications and publicity papers [19--] includes publicity materials. MSS.412/WM/E Papers relating to West Midlands elections 1993-1998MSS.412/WM/E/1 Election materials 1993-1998 contains election pamphlets, posters and official registration papers. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/W Papers relating to Walsall National Front 1995-1998MSS.412/W/1 Papers relating to Walsall Borough Council 1997MSS.412/W/1/1 Walsall Borough Council report 20 January 1997 Report of meeting regarding equality, a matter of great interest to the National Front. See especially pp.1318-1319. MSS.412/W/2 Financial papers 1996-1998MSS.412/W/2/1 Finance file 1996-1998 contains savings account details and invoices. MSS.412/W/3 Administrative papers and subject files 1995-1998MSS.412/W/3/1 Correspondence and publicity papers 1995-1998 contains correspondence and publicity materials. The branch was reactivated in 1995 following the split between the National Front and the National Democrats. Mr Ashcroft became organiser of both Walsall and Dudley and Wolverhampton branches. MSS.412/W/3/2 Branch bulletins 1995-1998 contains organiser's reports, members' bulletins, agendas and branch reports. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/WA Wayne Ashcroft's personal papers 1994-1998MSS.412/WA/3 Subject files 1994-1998MSS.412/WA/3/1 Correspondence 1995-1998 contains a series of letters between Ashcroft and Nick Griffin about forging links between the British National Party and the National Front to create a united nationalist approach in future. See also MSS.412/HQ/3/2. MSS.412/WA/3/2 Membership details 1994-1998 contains membership cards and details of the various organisations Ashcroft joined or was interested in. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/Y Papers relating to Young National Front [199-]MSS.412/Y/3 Administrative and subject files [199-]MSS.412/Y/3/1 Administrative and publicity papers [199-] contains application forms, posters and correspondence. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/NF Papers relating to miscellaneous National Front branches 1995-1997MSS.412/NF/3 Subject files 1995-1997MSS.412/NF/3/1 Information from branches 1995-1997 contains information from a variety of branches; including British Heritage and Save The Nation. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/BNP Papers relating to British National Party 1975-1998MSS.412/BNP/3 Administrative papers 1995-1998MSS.412/BNP/3/1 Papers relating to British National Party Headquarters 1995-1998 contains members' bulletins, correspondence, manifestos and constitution. MSS.412/BNP/3/2 Papers relating to British National Party (West Midlands Region) 1995-1998 contains dates and venues for meetings, and a leaflet relating to the Holocaust. MSS.412/BNP/4 Publications 1975-1998MSS.412/BNP/4/1 British Countryman 1998 Spring Issue. MSS.412/BNP/4/2 British Nationalist 1983-1998 Incomplete series. MSS.412/BNP/4/3 Nationalism Today [198-]-1986 Issues 11-36 (incomplete). MSS.412/BNP/4/4 New Frontier 1981-1983 Incomplete series. MSS.412/BNP/4/5 Patriot 1997 Issues 1-2. MSS.412/BNP/4/6 The Rune 1995 Issues 10-12. MSS.412/BNP/4/7 Spearhead 1975-1992 Incomplete series. MSS.412/BNP/4/8 Spearhead 1993-1998 Incomplete series. MSS.412/BNP/4/16 Fight Back! 1992 BNP election manifesto. MSS.412/BNP/4/17 Vote for Britain 1994 BNP election manifesto. MSS.412/BNP/4/18 Britain Reborn: A programme for the new century 1997 BNP election manifesto. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/ND Papers relating to National Democrats 1995-1998MSS.412/ND/3 Administrative papers and subject files 1995-1998MSS.412/ND/3/1 Information papers 1995-1998 contains information leaflets, members' bulletins and their view of the 1995 name change controversy. See also MSS.412/WA/3/1 and MSS.412/HQ/3/2. MSS.412/ND/4 Publications 1995-1997MSS.412/ND/4/1 The Flag July/August 1995-1997 Originally published by National Front (see MSS.412/HQ/4/1/5); taken over by National Democrats from July/August 1995 following schism. MSS.412/ND/4/2 Vanguard June 1995-1997 Issues 46-51; originally published by National Front (see also MSS.412/HQ/4/1/15) and taken over by National Democrats from June 1995 following schism. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/5 Other publications 1939-1999MSS.412/5/1 Serials arranged in alphabetical order 1976-1999MSS.412/5/1/1 Action [199-] Special edition. MSS.412/5/1/2 Anthology 21 1993 Issue 1; collection of verse edited by D Owens. MSS.412/5/1/3 The Anvil 1996 Issue 3; published by International Third Position. MSS.412/5/1/4 Backlash 1998 Issue 5. MSS.412/5/1/5 Berserker 1997 Issue 1. MSS.412/5/1/6 Blitzkrieg [199-?] Issue 3. MSS.412/5/1/7 Blood and Honour [199-] Issues 9-10; links with Combat 18. MSS.412/5/1/9 British Oi! [1994?]; 1995 Issues 32 and 39. MSS.412/5/1/10 British Worker 1977 Issue 1. MSS.412/5/1/11 Broadsword 1997 Issues 10-11. MSS.412/5/1/12 Candour 1990-1997 Vol 42, No 5-Vol 70, Nos 9-11 (incomplete). MSS.412/5/1/13 Choice 1976-1998 Issues 2-32 (incomplete), and Justice be Damned... MSS.412/5/1/14 Choose Democracy 1998 Issue 1; United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) publication. MSS.412/5/1/15 Chronicle 1996 Issue 2. MSS.412/5/1/16 Combat 18 1997-1998 Issues 1-4 and special edition. MSS.412/5/1/17 Comrade [1989?]; [199-] Truth at Last publication. MSS.412/5/1/19 Conquest 1997 Third Position publication. MSS.412/5/1/20 Counter Culture [1995?]; 1996 Issues 6-7; Third Way publication. MSS.412/5/1/21 Crusader [1994?] Issue 3. MSS.412/5/1/22 Eastern Eye 22 September 1995 Issue 298. MSS.412/5/1/24 Final Conflict 1995-1998 Issues 7-8 and 17. MSS.412/5/1/25 Focal Point 8 March 1982 Publication of the Focus Policy Group, chaired by David Irving. MSS.412/5/1/26 Freemasons News [19--] Published by the Political Research Association. MSS.412/5/1/27 Gothic Ripples 1994-1997 Issues 27-36; produced by Colin Jordan. MSS.412/5/1/28 Highlander [1996?] Issue 2. MSS.412/5/1/29 Holocaust News [19--] Issue 1; published by Historical Review Press, which has links to David Irving. MSS.412/5/1/30 Independence 1998 Issue 27; published by the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). MSS.412/5/1/31 The Individual 1995 Vol 1, No 1. MSS.412/5/1/32 League Sentinel 1980-1999 Issues 7-42 (incomplete); published by the League of St George. MSS.412/5/1/33 Mainlander 1997 Issues 1-2. MSS.412/5/1/35 Marxist Monthly 1996 Vol 6, No 2. MSS.412/5/1/36 Middle American News 1996-1997 Vol 2, Nos 7 and 10; Vol 3, No 9. MSS.412/5/1/37 Mirth [199-] Issue 1. MSS.412/5/1/39 National Review 1997 Issue 13. MSS.412/5/1/40 National Vanguard 1994-1997 Issues 113-114, 117 and Best of Vanguard. MSS.412/5/1/41 New Order 1995-1996 Issues 118 and 121. MSS.412/5/1/42 New Ulster Defender 1993 Vol 1, No 7. MSS.412/5/1/43 The Order 1996-1997 Issues 17 and 21. MSS.412/5/1/44 Private Eye 1995 Issue 886. MSS.412/5/1/45 Putsch [199-] Issues 25-26. MSS.412/5/1/47 Racial Loyalty 1984-1991 Issues 12-67 (incomplete). MSS.412/5/1/49 Rebellion 1998 Issue 2. MSS.412/5/1/50 Redwatch [199-] Published by Combat 18. MSS.412/5/1/52 Right Now 1998-1999 Issues 19 and 22. MSS.412/5/1/53 The Scorpion 1998 Issue 19. MSS.412/5/1/54 Scottish Freedom Fighter 1995-1997 Vol 1, Nos 2, 7-8 and 12. MSS.412/5/1/55 Searchlight 1980-1998 Issues 63-281 (incomplete). MSS.412/5/1/56 South African Patriot [199-] Issues 32-33. MSS.412/5/1/58 Storm 1995 Issue 6. MSS.412/5/1/59 Target [199-] Issues 6-8. MSS.412/5/1/60 The Third Way [1996?]-1997 Issues 24-25 and 27, plus unnumbered issue. MSS.412/5/1/61 This England 1998 Vol 31, No 4 (Winter 1998). MSS.412/5/1/62 Tomorrow's Job 1995 Issue 1. MSS.412/5/1/63 The Truth at Last [199-?]-1997 Issues 360-397 (incomplete). MSS.412/5/1/64 Ulster Sentinel 1985 Vol 2, No 4. MSS.412/5/1/66 The Voice 19 September 1995 Issue 669. MSS.412/5/1/67 The Voice of St George [199-?]-1999 Issues 1-17 (incomplete); Third Position publication. MSS.412/5/1/68 The Weekly Journal 1995 Issue 177. MSS.412/5/1/69 White Dragon 1997 Issues 1-3. MSS.412/5/1/70 White Eagle [199-] Issue 8. MSS.412/5/1/71 White Resistance 1993 Issue 7. MSS.412/5/1/72 White Rose 1994 Issue 2. MSS.412/5/1/74 White Warriors 1982 Issue 2. MSS.412/5/2 Monographs arranged in alphabetical order 1939-1998MSS.412/5/2/1 The Biology of the Race Problem [19--] By Wesley C George; published by the Historical Review Press. MSS.412/5/2/2 Behind Communism [19--] By Frank L Britton. MSS.412/5/2/3 Blatant Bias Corporation [197-] By Roy Bramwell; published by the Inter-City Research Press, London. MSS.412/5/2/4 A Candidate for the Order 1988 By Michael A Hoffman II; published by the New Traditional Press, USA. MSS.412/5/2/5 The Controversy of Zion 1985 By Douglas Reed; published by Veritas Publishing Co Pty Ltd, Australia. MSS.412/5/2/7 Deadlier than the H-Bomb 1992 By Wing Commander Leonard Young; published by the Inter-City Research Press. MSS.412/5/2/8 In Defence of Hilaire Belloc [19--] Published by the Church in History Information Centre, UK. MSS.412/5/2/9 A Dog's Tale [19--] Published by Combat 18. MSS.412/5/2/10 Edict of Expulsion 1290 1985 Public Record Office, London. MSS.412/5/2/11 Enemies of the Queen 1982 By Kitty Little; published by Steven Books, Middlesex. MSS.412/5/2/12 England and Europe 1943 By John Amery; reprint of German government pamphlet. MSS.412/5/2/13 Fascism in England, 1928-1940 1997 Anonymous; published by Final Conflict. MSS.412/5/2/14 The Grand Design 1977 By Douglas Reed; published by Dolphin Press. MSS.412/5/2/15 The Hoax of the 20th Century 1977 By Arthur R Butz; published by the Historical Review Press. MSS.412/5/2/16 Holocaust Denial: New Nazi lie or new Inquisition? 1994 By Alexander Baron; published Anglo-Hebrew Publishing. MSS.412/5/2/17 The Holy Book of Adolf Hitler 1952 By James Larratt Battersby; reprint for the German World Church in Europe. MSS.412/5/2/18 Hunter 1994 By Andrew Macdonald; published by National Vanguard Books. MSS.412/5/2/19 Is the Diary of Anne Frank Genuine? 1985 By Robert Faurisson; published by the Institute for Historical Review. MSS.412/5/2/20 IQ and Racial Differences 1980 By Henry E Garrett; published by Noontide Press and the Historical Review Press. MSS.412/5/2/21 Jewish Press-Control 1939 By Arnold Leese; published by Stevens, Middlesex; reprint. MSS.412/5/2/22 The Longest Hatred: An examination of anti-Gentilism. 1991 Anonymous; published by the Inter-City Research Press, London. MSS.412/5/2/23 Mammon Versus God 1993 By Kitty Little; published by the Inter-City Research Press, London. MSS.412/5/2/25 Merrie England - 2000 1993 By Colin Jordan; published by Gothic Ripples, Harrogate. MSS.412/5/2/26 Nationalist Doctrine 1987 By Joe Pearce; published by Freedom Books, London. MSS.412/5/2/27 The New Unhappy Landlords 1975 By A K Chesterton; published by Candour Publishing, Hampshire. MSS.412/5/2/28 None Dare Call it Conspiracy 1972 By Gary Allen; published by Concord Press, California. MSS.412/5/2/29 November 9th Society Organisation Book [19--] By Terry Flynn. MSS.412/5/2/30 Otto Strasser: The German contribution to revolutionary nationalism 1995 Anonymous; published by The Rising Press, London. MSS.412/5/2/31 Our Financial Masters [19--] By A Raven Thomson; published by Stevens Books, Middlesex. MSS.412/5/2/32 Our Jewish Aristocracy: A revelation [19--?] By Arnold Leese; Historical Reprint Series. MSS.412/5/2/33 The Political Soldier: A statement 1994 By Derek Holland; published by Third Position, London. MSS.412/5/2/34 Political Soldier: Thoughts on sacrifice and struggle 1989 By Derek Holland; published by Burning Books, Surrey. MSS.412/5/2/35 Race and Politics 1978 By H B Isherwood; published by the Racial Preservation Society, Warwickshire. MSS.412/5/2/36 Race and Reality: A search for solutions 1967 By Carleton Putnam; published by Howard Allen, USA. MSS.412/5/2/37 Religion and the Racial Controversy 1970 By H B Isherwood; published by the Racial Preservation Society, Warwickshire. MSS.412/5/2/38 Satanism and its Allies 1998 Anonymous; published by Final Conflict. MSS.412/5/2/40 The Turner Diaries 1990 By Andrew Macdonald; published by National Vanguard Books. MSS.412/5/2/41 Usury [19--] By Hilaire Belloc; published by the St George Educational Trust. MSS.412/5/2/42 White Lies: Anti-Fascist action 1995 Anonymous; published by Leeds Nationalist Council. MSS.412/5/2/43 A World Coup d'Etat Is Planned 1984 Anonymous; published by the Inter-City Research Centre. Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/7 Other materials [19--]MSS.412/7/2 Artefacts [19--]Audio cassettes (26), including 5 for the BNP; mug commemorating 30th anniversary of National Front; National Front rosette; box containing various badges; three LP albums ( All Screwed Up by Skrewdriver; No Surrender by Skrewdriver and others; White Warrior by Skullhead). Return to the Table of Contents MSS.412/10 Newspaper cuttings 1993-1999Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents |