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Containing mostly contemporary material, most notably a diary kept by Brendan Duddy with entries on telephone calls and meetings, minutes of meetings of the City Centre Liaison Committee, press cuttings shared with Duddy by contacts at the Northern Ireland Office. Original box labelled "1976".

Actors Wild by John Hewitt.

Various Acts and bills 1930-81 relating to Family Law including Illegitimate Children Act 1930, Legitimacy Act 1931, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1935, Children Act 1941, Married Women's Status Act 1957, Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, Succession Act 1965, Marriages Bill 1972, Illegitimate Children (Maintenance and Succession) Bill 1974, Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Bill 1975, Family Home Protection Act 1976, Maternity Protection of Employees Act 1981, Family Law Act 1981, Family Law (Protection of Spouses and Children) Act 1981, Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986, Status of Children Act 1987, Adoption act 1988, Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989.

Copy of the Criminal Justice (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Act Northern Ireland. 1970 and copy of Chapter 22 of An Act to provide for the imposition of minimum sentences of imprisonment on persons convicted of certain offences committed during the period of the present emergency and for related purposes.

Later nineteenth century copy of extracts from the reports of the Acts of Settlement relating to Laughlin Connor. He claims lands in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and appears to have a lot of lands mortgaged to him by various individuals.

Letters received by Adam Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo and - from the middle of 1823 - of 13 Charlemont Street, Dublin. Before that Adam may have been agent at Ballinamore, looking after his elderly parents. His father died in November 1822. Correspondents include his mother, Christopher Ormsby of Dublin, Anne Ormsby, Anthony Ormsby, George Ormsby, John Ormsby, Charles Phibbs, various nephews and others.

Letter from Adam Ormsby, Quebec, Canada to Anthony Ormsby, Ballinamore, Co. Mayo. A long letter about how Adam has been passed over for promotion and requesting money to purchase a majority. The letter concludes "The latest news from Europe gives us an account of the victory gained by the British troops over the French in Italy ... it will prove to Napoleon that his troops are not invincible when Britons are in the field with them ... give my best respects to Becky and Letitia".

Letter from John Roe, 10 Merrion Row, Dublin, to Anthony Ormsby, Ballinamore, Co. Mayo, largely concerning a map made at Ballinamore and that there will "be no delay but for Mr. Longfield (who is expected every day) and he to sign two maps for the deeds ..." He recounts that "we had 3 guards from Athlone to Dublin, Mr. Lees of the Post Office having received information that the Mail would be attempted to be robbed that night, however, we had no attack". Also includes his account for "the business between you and Col Trench".

Adam Ormsby's appointment as captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards.

Adam Ormsby's appointment as cornet in the 5th Dragoon Guards.