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Annual Report of the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration for 1977, (Belfast, 1978), 59pp.

File marked ‘Misc. – Personal’, containing papers and correspondence relating to social issues. ‘Services for Travelling People in Northern Ireland’ (1978); ‘Social Structure and Social Change’; Tony Lynes, ‘The Politics of Need’ (1977); James Cornford, Director of the Nuffield Foundation to Dr. Hayes informing him of their financial support for the Ulster People’s College Association (31 Mar 1981); proposal for research cluster ‘Direct Rule in Northern Ireland 1972-1980’; valuations on properties in Downpatrick; notes from a workshop on comparative study of social services (4 May 1979); letter from Hywel [Griffith]. Home Office, London commenting on their recent attempts to ‘solve the Ulster Problem’, gives his own personal news and hopes that the summer is going well in Downpatrick (10 July 1980); letter from Peter Melchett, London giving his news, saying that he is on the House of Lords Select Committee on Unemployment and that he was keen to push evidence from Northern Ireland, and discussing possible witnesses (4 Jan 1980).

File of press cuttings from Northern Ireland newspapers, mainly relating to social issues of interest to Maurice Hayes in his role in the Department of Health and Social Services, includes direct references to himself, reactions to reports, and issues that have arisen.

File relating to the Black Report, dealing with the issue of young people in the community. Includes copy of the report, information on conferences in Northern Ireland dealing with the issues, some correspondence and secondary reading.

Typescript copy of Testimony of Michael E. Smith, Director, Vera Institute of Justice, before the United States Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency.

File entitled “Is there a concurring majority about Northern Ireland”, a draft paper by Richard Rose, Ian McAllister and Peter Mair of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy, University of Strathclyde. Also details comments by Bill Smith to Dr. Hayes on the draft study, including detailed comments and a more general one commenting that it doesn’t reflect the current situation so much.

Robert D. Osborne, Russell C. Murray, Educational Qualifications and Religious Affiliation in Northern Ireland, Fair Employment Agency for Northern Ireland, October 1978, 42pp.

Second photocopy of the Massachusetts experience from Coates et al., Diversity in a Youth Correctional System (Cambridge Mass., 1978), pp 175-199.

Proceedings and Papers from a conference entitled “The Trouble with Being Young” held at QUB.

“The Trouble with being Young”, Conference Report and Papers.