| Description | This material consists of a variety of manuscript, typescript and printed material relating principally to Cynthia Mosley's political career. The majority of these papers date from the period when Cynthia was Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent between 1929 and 1931; there are just two items which date from before this time, relating to Cynthia's involvement in public life.
The material relating to Cynthia Mosley's political career comprises mounted and unmounted press cuttings from national and local newspapers and journals, dating between 1927 and 1931, on subjects relating to mass production, free trade, exports and the Trade Union Act, including annotations in Cynthia's hand; handwritten notes and typescript drafts of speeches and letters written by Cynthia, including a draft of a speech on the position of women in society, and draft notes on the subject of the Widows' Pensions Act, on which Cynthia made her maiden speech as an MP; transcript of a radio broadcast made by Cynthia and Charles Arthur Siepmann on Social Convention, 18 Feb 1930; election material relating to Cynthia Mosley's 1929 campaign, and papers relating to her attendance in the House of Commons as a new MP in 1929; printed pamphlet entitled 'Six Months of Labour Government', containing an account of the early achievements of Ramsay MacDonald's 1929 government and including annotations in Cynthia's hand.
Other material consists of a printed report of the Harrow, Wealdstone and District War Memorial Maternity Hostel, 1921-1922 which includes an introduction by Cynthia Mosley; a coloured illuminated souvenir of thanks to Cynthia Mosley from the 2nd Harrow Troop of Baden Powell Scouts Wolf Cub Pack, dated Feb 1922, for her attendance at an exhibition of handicrafts and sale of works; and a menu for a 'Ladies Night' given by the Press Club in Oct 1925 at which Cynthia Mosley was a guest, including a pencil sketch of Cynthia and of the other guest, Miss Clemence Dane. These appear to be signed 'D.F.James', but it has not been possible to identify this artist.
There is also a typescript draft of a letter from Cynthia and other unidentified women in politics to Lord Grey, urging him to return to political life, possibly as part of Oswald Mosley's attempts to form a Centre Party in 1921 (see also OMN/B/2/1) |