Material relating to talks Mary Robinson (MR) gave at Academic Institutions in 2013. It includes material relating to lecture "The Future of Ethical Leadership in a Global Society", given by MR at Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College, on 13 March, including flyer, programme, handwritten notes, event itinerary and poster, [03]/2013; event itinerary for appearances by MR at California State University, East Bay, Scripps College [The Women's College, Claremont], and University of California, San Diego, 08-10/04/2013, with flyers and handwritten notes, [04?]/2013.

Material relating to Universities UK Members' annual Conference "UK Higher Education: Our Role in Society", 06-07/09/2017, Brunel University, London, England, at which Mary Robinson was a speaker, including conference programme, Members' Meeting Chief Executive's Report, and Members' Briefing documentation.

Material relating to talks Mary Robinson (MR) gave at Academic Institutions in 2018. It includes material relating to 65th anniversary of Women Graduating from Harvard Law School, at which MR gave dinner address on 15 September 2018, including draft text of address with notations, booklet of roster of attendees, sign "Mary Robinson '68" [year MR graduated from Harvard], itinerary, folder for Harvard Law School Alumni with programme of events and speaker biographies, flyers and Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 2018; lose page of handwritten notes for "LGT Global Forum (APB)" [American Program Bureau], 01/10/2018; loose page of typed and handwritten notes for "The Necessity of Advocacy" event, NUIG [National University of Ireland, Galway], 24/10/2018; draft text of MR's address with notation and programme for Inaugural Senator George Mitchell Peace Lecture, "Senator George J Mitchell: A True Champion of Peace", on 6 November, at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Material relating to talks Mary Robinson (MR) gave at Academic Institutions in 2022. It includes material relating to the 2022 Global Women Leaders’ Summit, organised by Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Georgetown University, and The Rockefeller Foundation, 20-23/06/2022, including summit programme, participant biographies, summary of recommendations and background material, 06/2022; material relating to MR's keynote address at Right Here Right Now Global Climate summit at University of Colorado, Boulder, on 02 December, including programme, event guide and itinerary, handwritten draft of address and email from Jan Tavitian, Vice President, American Program Bureau, to Barbara Sweetman for MR, 29/11-02/12/2022.

Material relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s attendance at events at Academic Institutions, where date was unknown. Consists of text "Douglas Hyde (Duglas de h-Ide) (1860-1949): The Trinity Connection", 19[90s?] and 15 colour photos from event where MR gave talk at University of California, Irvine, Centre for the Study of Democracy, 20[10s?].

Material relating to Mary Robinson giving keynote address at SciencesPo [Paris] Master of Public Affairs (MPA) class of 2009, on 18 June, including letter of invite from Richard Descoings, Director, SciencesPo, 28/01/2009, email correspondence between MR, Mary Baylis [personal assistant to MR], Laurence Tubiana, SciencesPo, and Rachel Becker-Raffenne, Program Assistant, SciencesPo, 16/01-25/06/2009, speaking notes for MR with notation from MR, programme for graduation ceremony, and printed itinerary, and folder of MPA Profiles 2009 at SciencesPo.

Print out of excerpt of "Verses for A Fordham Commencement" by Séamus Heaney, which he delivered as the 137th commencement address to students of Fordham University, in 1982. This is not an exact excerpt, contains typos and appears to be transcribed by a third party who misheard some and was unsure of other words. It was probably later quoted by Mary Robinson in one of her commencement addresses.

This subseries consists of eight posters for addresses given by Mary Robinson at academic institutions, 1995-2015. See also P143/3/21.

"Human Rights - Their Origin and Development" poster for module for post primary school students, by Churches' Peace Programme of The Irish Commission for Justice and Peace, 199[?]

Material relating to President Mary Robinson's State visit to Japan, 19-28/02/1995, consisting of background brief and speaking notes covering the Imperial Family, call on Governor of Nara, visit to Todaiji Temple and Horyuji Temple, reception for Irish Community hosted at residence of Ambassador and Mrs Sharkey, courtesy call by the NEC [electronics manufacturer headquartered in Japan with semiconductor plant in Ballivor, Co. Meath], courtesy call by Grelan Pharmaceutical [including re project to open plant in Wicklow], luncheon hosted by Nikkeiran on behalf of Japanese Economic Organisations, courtesy call by distinguished Japanese women including UNIFEM National Committee Japan President, Ms Michiko Nakamura, courtesy call by Dai Nippon Printing [including in relation to talks between them as biggest Media company in the world, and Forbairt, Ireland], courtesy call by Ireland Fund, Japan, courtesy call by Governor of Saitama Prefecture, visit to the Diet and the Supreme Court, meeting with and dinner hosted by Prime Minister Murayama, courtesy call by Governor of Tokyo, Mr Suzuki, visit to Ireland House, visit to Sophia University, courtesy call by President of the Tokyo University for Fine Arts and Music, Professor Ikuo Hirayama, re Chester Beatty restoration, An Bord Tráchtála [Irish Trade Board] luncheon, press conference at National Press Club, visit to Hiroshima, reception hosted by Mr Sumita, Governor of Shimane Prefecture, and Mr Toshio Miyaoka, Mayor of Matsue, visit to Lafcadio Hearn museum and former home, tour of Matsue Castle, visit to Izumo Taisha shrine, luncheon at Shimane Winery Restaurant, and visit to Osaka.

Ref: P154/4/5/3/5/2