Files of correspondence sent to and from Kevin Boyle by various individuals during Boyle's time as a visiting academic to the Department of Sociology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Files of correspondence between Kevin Boyle and numerous individuals and organisations relating to Boyle's appointment to University College Galway, his subsequent teaching career, specific cases in the Northern Ireland courts system and also specific cases at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, legal matters, legal practice, Northern Ireland, the hunger strikes at the H-Blocks of the Maze Prison and also personal matters. Filing arrangement relates as closely as possible to Boyle's own filing structure.

File of correspondence between Kevin Boyle and various others during his time as Scholar in Residence at University of Maine, Law School, Portland, Maine, U.S.A.

Letters to and from Kevin Boyle regarding various matters and dating from the period immediately preceding his appointment to University of Essex and continuing throughout Boyle's career at Essex. Some letters are sent to Boyle while still in position at University College Galway but are from people associated with University of Essex. These letters were filed by Boyle as being 'Essex' and are therefore located in this group of files.

File of letters between the Board of the International Committee for the Defence of Salman Rushdie and his Publishers, Kevin Boyle and numerous others including: Inger-Sophie Helmebakk, Mette Heiland, Tor Erik Solberg, Steingrim Wolland, Oystein Randers-Pehrson, Association of Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers, Association of Norwegian Non-Literary Translators, John Hoylan, Article 19, the Rationalist Press Association Limited, John Fraser M.P. House of Commons, Westminster, the Editor, Independent Newspaper, London, Heather M[ovson], Canada; Gordon J. Sheppard, Chief Superintendent, Charing Cross Division, London.

File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondants include Prof. Kevin Boyle, Bill Shipsey of Amnesty International; Mr. B.C. Schmidt Jr, President, Yale University, New Haven Connectict; Jane Cramp, Managing Editor, Irish Current Law Statutes Annotated; George and Mary Gale, Prof. James (Jim) C. Brady, Faculty of Law, University College Dublin; Alan Shatter T.D., Dail Eireann; Patricia Thomas, The Nuffield Foundation; Prof. Jock and Mrs. Brookfield, Wilson College, Cambridge; Michael Allen, Faculty of Law, University, Newcastle; Prof. Anthony (Tony) W. Bradley, University of Edinburgh; Alice Henkin; Margaret A. Williams, School of Law, Washington and Lee University, Virginia; Prof. L.H. Larue; Prof. Bert Lockwood, Law School, University of Cincinnati; Prof. Orlando and Judy Delogu; Sir David Goodall, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London; Finola O'Sullivan, Dublin; Eanonn Gildea, Private Secretary , Office of the Minister of State, (George Birmingham) Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Dublin; John McEldowney, University of Warwick; Dr. Hans Kung, Germany; Sean Hurley, Office of the Ombudsman, Dublin; Noel Dorr, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin; Brian Lenihan, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dublin; An Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey, Dublin; Dr. Garret Fitzgerald, T.D., Dublin, John Yates, Galway; Jim Tierney, Galway; Peter Wyer, Galway.

File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and An Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey, thanking Boyle for his previous letter of good wishes and taking on board Boyle's comments about engaging with the Irish diaspora abroad and establishing an Advisory Board for the Irish Abroad (30 Apr 1987); Noel Dorr, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs; Martin Ennals, London; Patrick O'Meara, Secretary, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Republic of Ireland; Justice Niall McCarthy, the Supreme Court Dublin; Dr. Garret FitzGerald, T.D., Dublin; Barbera Foster Adams; Marian O'Driscoll, Office of the Minister for Education, Dublin; Dr. Anthony (Tony )Kenny, Baliol College, Oxford University; Daniel Ish, University of Saskatchewan; Mary and Richard Haggart, Surrey; Declan O'Donovan, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin; Prof. Niall Osborough, School of Law, University College Dublin; Brian Lenihan, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dublin; Michael Hatch, Dept. of Law, University of Essex, John McGarry, Dept. of Political Science, University of Western Ontario; Jim Cotton, Massasoit Community College, Massachusetts (regarding the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association - NICRA); Michael Meyer, British Red Cross; Catherine Lyons, University College Galway, regarding continued leave of absence for Prof. Kevin Boyle (15 Jun 1987); Gerard Hogan, Trinity College Dublin; Gerard Quinn, Dept. of Law, University College Cork; John McGarry, University of Western Ontario; Prof. Roger Clark, Trinity College Dublin; Dr. Bertram Ramcharan, Human Rights Centre, Geneva; Just Hayes, America-Ireland Fund; Desmond Curley, Legal Committee for Travelling People; Prof. Tom Hadden Queen's University Belfast.

File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and Robert B. McKay, School of Law, New York University; John McGarry, The University of Western Ontario; Daniel Ish, University of Saskatchewan; Ann Bradley, 'Newsnight', the B.B.C., London; Geoff Gilbert, Dept. of Law, Polytechnic of North London; Dr. Ian Duncanson, Centre for Criminology, University of Edinburgh; Prof. Orlando Delogu, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Philp, University of Texas; Patricia Thomas, The Nuffield Foundation; Leslie Broer, London; Richard Hart, Oxford University Press; Brian Morton, Literary Editor, The Times Higher Education Supplement; Michael O'Connell, Nottingham; Alice Henkin, New York; William E. Hellerstein, Brooklyn Law School; Prof. Tom Hadden, Portadown, Armagh; Prof. Douglas Hay, York University; Mr. Frank Mac Gabhann, Dublin; Mrs. V.J. Bush, Dept. of Law, Queen Mary College, University of London; Ivan Topping, University of Ulster; Rajeev Dhavan, Brunel University of West London; Geoff Gilbert (Discussing Anglo-Irish Agreement); Judith Eve, Dean, Faculty of Law, Belfast;

File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and numerous others including Ciarain O'Maolain, Northern Ireland Tourist Board; Dr. Colm Ó hEocha, President, U

File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and numerous others, including Caroline Phillips, Colchester Institute; Sue Curry Jansen, Muhlenberg College, USA; Jane Cramo, Sweet and Maxwell, London; W.G. Nabney, Office of Law Reform, Belfast; Hurst Hannum; Jorn Marrinan, Garda Representative Association; Prof. E.M. O'Dwyer, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Regional Hospital Galway/University College Galway; Sarah Spencer, General Secretary, Liberty; Glen Dickenson; the World Press Freedom Committee; Gerard Marcou; Trevor Glover, the Penguin Group, London; Alan J. Day, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary International Relations, London; Vinodh Jaichand, South Africa; Prof. Brian Thompson, University of Liverpool; the Committee Against Blasphemy Law; Judith Luna, Oxford University Press.