Files of records including detailed correspondence between Prof. Boyle and numerous others regarding the efforts to raise the idea of an Irish Centre for the Study of Human Rights at U.C.G., fundraising efforts for same and other related issues. The letters also detail the relationship between Prof. Boyle, UCG and the University of Cincinnati, especially Prof. Bert Lockwood, Director of the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights. Letters include between Boyle and Alan Rutledge, Secretary/Treasurer, The Incorporated Society of Irish/American Lawyers; Michael Kerwin, Michigan; Argine Dalton, Executive Director, The Irish Fund; Leon Lysaght, Prof. of Law, University of Detroit Law School; John A. Flanagan, Attorney, Ohio; Prof. Bery Lockwood, Urban Morgan Institute form Human Rights, University of Cincinnati; David Lowry, Dean of Law, Biscayne College of Law; Anne Anderson, Embassy of Ireland, Washington; Nicholas Robinson, Executive Director, The Heritage Trust, Dublin; Rory Brady, B.L., Dublin; Charles E. Rice, Prof. of Law, Notre Dame University; James Delaney, President, Rand Development Corporation and others.
Also includes undated typed document "Irish Centre for the Study of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University College Galway - Planning for the Future".
File of letters between Prof. Kevin Boyle and various others. Boyle was based at University College Galway at this time but the letters refer to contacts and teaching at Essex, research and teaching of Human Rights studies and other related issues.
File of letters between Boyle and various others including Berthan Macaulay Q.C., The Gambia; Mr. T. Bouchier -Hayes, Solicitor, Dublin; Richard Elsner, International Secretariat, Amnesty International; Mr. A.N.M Ousainou Darboe, Banjul, the Gambia; His Excellency Momadu Lamin Saho, Minister for Justice and Attorney General, the Gambia; Mr. Mboob, Minister for the Interior, The Gambia; Sarah Pennington, Amnesty International; Carolyn Norris, Secretary, West Africa, Amnesty International; Prof. John Dugard, Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; His Excellency Fafa Mbye, Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Republic of the Gambia; His Excellency Sir Dawda Jawara, President of the Republic of the Gambia; His Excellency A.M.K. Bojang, High Commissioner for the Gambia; Carolyn Yates, Lecturer in Law, University of Essex; Marilyn McKim, Amnesty International; Jean Cross, Amnesty International;
Minutes of AGMs and interim meetings of IALT.
File of typescript and manuscript correspondence between Prof. Kevin Boyle and numerous others discussing and working on a development plan, led by Boyle, for the Law Faculty at University College Galway. This development drive included building Library and academic staffing resources. Documents include letters between Boyle and numerous others such as P.J. Mone, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago; Dr. Joseph A Watson, Industrial Liaison Officer, University College Galway; Charles Brecht, Brakeley, John Price Jones Inc., Connecticut, USA; Judge Arthur Dunne, Chicago; William J. Harte, Attorney, Chicago; Judge Daniel P. Ward, Illinois Supreme Court, Chicago; James Fahy, U.S. Representative and Director of Development, U.C.G.; James O'Connor, Chairman of the board, Commonwealth Edison, Chicago; Terence F. McCarthy, Federal Defender Programme, Chicago; Prof. Chris Cooper, Loyola University School of Law; Robert Clifford, Attorney, Chicago; Liam Cunniffe, Consulate-General of Ireland, Chicago; John Lanigan, Illinois; David E. Walsh; Gordon Christenson, Dean of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Other documents include a program from Eighty-Third Annual Banquet of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago (17 Mar 1984); a flyer entitled "The Faculty of Law, University College Galway, Ireland, American Appeal", and a report entitled "Documentation on the Law Faculty, prepared for the meeting with President, Registrar and Academic Secretary, Dec 2, 1986".
File of TS and MS letters between Kevin Boyle and others including Colm Ó hEocha, Chairman of New Ireland Forum, Dr. Tom Hadden, Queen's University, Belfast; Prof. Desmond Greer, Queen's University, Belfast; Wallace Kirwin, Secretary, New Ireland Forum an