File of letters between Kevin Boyle and various individuals. These letters relate to period when Boyle was based at University College Galway. Correspondents include Maurice Hayes, Dr. Claire Palley, Mike Farrell, Jeffrey Dudgeon, Niall Osborogh and many others.
Letter from Reeves, Centre for the Study of Protective Law, Oxford, to Boyle, thanking Boyle for previous letter and for enclosed press clipping. Reeves continues to describe the running and operation of the Centre for the Study of protective Law, perhaps in relation in Boyle's planning to establish a Centre for the Study of Human Rights at Galway.
Letter from Costello to Boyle, enclosing copy of research on policing in Scotland and England.
Letter from Mike Farrell to Boyle, discussing Farrell's upcoming publication of a book on the USC and enclosing a paper from that book, also discusses further research, his complaints as in previous letter about access to files at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). Farrell also says "You may have heard Frank Gogarty died a fortnight ago. . . it was very sudden. . ."
Copy letter from Boyle to Farrell, Trench Avenue, Belfast, replying to Farrell's letter of 3 Feb 1980. Boyle states "I was absolutely stunned and deeply saddened to learn of Frank Gogarty's death." and recounting memories about Gogarty, his imprisonment, evidence to the Scarmon Tribunal and also saying "I believe myself that it was a combination of his treatment by NICRA and the prison sentence . . .which broke his health." Boyle also discusses the U.S.C. piece written by Farrell and also Special Powers Act legal research. Attached is a copy press cutting of story by Farrell, "Open and Shut Case of Official Secrecy" at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (PRONI)
Letter of invoice received by Kevin Boyle from Butterworth Publishers, Kent, U.K., for monies owed by Boyle.
Letter from John Kelly, Ailesbury Road, Dublin, to Boyle, thanking Boyle for the kind words about his book.
Letter from John Kelly, Ailesbury Road, Dublin, to Boyle, saying he forgot to answer Boyle's question in his previous letter, and explains the costing decisions for the varying editions of Kelly's book.
Invoice from Butterworth Publishers for monies owed by Boyle.
Invoices for monies owed for subscriptions to the Northern Ireland Law Reports sent to Kevin Boyle.