Series of files relating to Northern Ireland, including the emergence of the Campaign for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s, People's Democracy, Bloody Sunday, 1971, policing in Northern Ireland, Internment without Trial 1971-1975, the Hunger Strikes at the Maze Prison in 1981, Boyle's work with the New Ireland Forum, constitutional reform in Ireland and later developments towards human rights in Northern Ireland.

Manuscript notes, by Kevin Boyle, for [NI] CRA Constitution Sub-Committee - 19 Nov, detailing agenda of meeting and notes of minutes.

Manuscript 'Executive Statement' of the Civil Rights Association detailing the goals and objectives of the C.R.A. Executive.

MS document, in Kevin Boyle's hand, entitled "Politics and Personalities 1968-1970: Personal Notes on the C[ivil] R[ights] Campaign." Document includes an opening explanatory note and then refers to Boyle's own reflections and thoughts such as "What of personal involvement - At Cambridge I determined to do something about the situation in the North...but fundamentally I was non-political..."
The document includes some notes under the heading "Police and Police Reform in Northern Ireland".

Notice of meeting of the C.R.A. to take place at Markets Area, following the funeral of Billy McKevitt. Details of place and speakers to be confirmed. Issues and agenda items for the meeting also discussed.

MS document written by Kevin Boyle and detailing an outline of duties for various members of the NICRA including research on housing, rent strikes, individual cases to follow up on in the community and other such details, late 1960.

Files of manuscript and typescript correspondence sent to individuals at the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and to the body as a whole, from various individuals.

Manuscript and typescript letters sent to members of the N.I.C.R.A during 1969 and from various individuals. Letters include a card written to Kevin Boyle from Joan [ ] with front cover featuring image of a clenched red fist with slogan 'Revolutionary Greetings' discussing some civil rights issues and mentions "is it true that you, sensible lawyer Kevin Boyle, led Jerry [ ] on a tour of the Falls Road after he came to N.I. to meet the I.R.A.?" (4 pp)
TS letter signed by Henry Hodgins and Michael Kearns, Dept of History, Deford College, London to Kevin Boyle, discussing the points made by both men in their writing regarding the symbolism of the Irish Tricolour and also the public perception via the Press in England of the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland and also of the group People's Democracy. (27 Mar 1969, 2 pp)
Letter from Catherine Curtin, Secretary of National Association for Irish Justice to Frank Gogarty, Chairman, N.I.C.R.A., noting enclosure of letter (not present) from the New York State Council for Social Studies (29 Sep 1969, 1 p)
Letter from R.J. Guppy, Secretary, Commission on the Constitution, London, to F[rank]. J. Gogarty, Chairman of the N.I.C.R.A., noting and enclosing a copy of press statement made by the Commission inviting written evidence 'on any matter falling within its terms of reference'. (4 Jul 1969, 2 pp)
Letter in response to this written by Kevin Boyle to the Secretary of the Commission stating that the N.I.C.R.A. would like to submit evidence to the Commission on the Constitution (1 Oct 1969, 1 p)
Copy of notice of weekly schedule of duties and costs incurred for James Irvine & Co. Solicitors, Belfast, to Brian M. Doyle, Dublin and referring to the case of 'District Inspector Chesney Vs. You', (29 Jul 1969)
Letter from 'Fed up Pensioner' to Kevin Boyle at N.I.C.R.A., outlining a complaint against fees and charges for solicitors, coal and bus fares. (2 Oct 1969, 1p) Letter from I.R. Wright, Cambridge Review, to Kevin Boyle, seeking an article on Ulster "to try and wake this University out of the general state of ignorance and indifference which still seems to reign in relation to the crisis." (20 Oct, 13 Nov 1969, 2 pp)

Manuscript and typescript letters sent to the N.I.C.R.A. from various individuals. Includes letter from Ciaràn Mac an Ailì, Solicitor, Dublin to Kevin Boyle and referring to case of N.I.C.R.A. vs. Government of the U.K. at the European Commission of Human

File of letters between Kevin Boyle and others discussing various issues relating to the Civil Rights Movement and the outbreak of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.