Files relating to Kevin Boyle and the United Nations. These files refer to Boyle in numerous capacities of professional and academic work and interaction with the United Nations and its Office of the High Commission for Human Rights. Boyle acted as a Special Rapporteur in 1984 and later as Special Advisor to Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland in her capacity as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Boyle later acted as a consultant advisor to the U.N. and its Human Rights division. These files also contain files arranged and maintained by Boyle relating to his ongoing personal and professional relationship with Mary Robinson and her husband Nicholas Robinson. Files date from the late 1970s when Boyle and Robinson were acting legal councils and barristers and later included correspondence when Mary Robinson was President of Ireland between 1990 and 1997.

File relating to the work of the United Nations and its Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, including a factsheet booklet published by the Committee on its work; General Recommendations of the Committee (2002) a paper given by the Secretary of the Commission at a seminar on 20 years of activities of the committee (1990); Report - Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination' (1994); copy of article by Rudiger Wolfrum, on the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; a printed booklet published by the Commission and entitled "Combating Racial Discrimination"; and other research, seminar and policy documents relating to the Commission.

Files of documents relating to various international conferences held on matters relating to Human Rights across various disciplines and areas.
File also includes a number of summary record documents and statements from meetings/conferences held by the UNHCHR and relating to statements on terrorism, racial discrimination, torture, and other aspects of human rights advocacy and law.

Issue of Unionist Review, published by the Unionist Party. Cover story is entitled "Priests, Politicians and Pluralism."

File of unlabelled colour and black and white images, taken during some unnamed Druid productions; Druid sets and model-boxes and some non-Druid productions, such as an image of a dancer from a Rambert Dance Company production, London.

File includes correspondence between Etienne Rynne and groups such as the Office of Public Works (National Monuments Branch); The International Commission for Maritime History (Irish Committee), 1992, along with their notes/minutes from preliminary meeting in Dublin, 22 Mar 1981 and notes from proceedings of meeting of committee 28-29 Nov 1981; Views published by the National Museum concerning Underwater Cultural Heritage; Press coverage and typescript report on the Spanish Armada Quatercentenary, 1988, regarding the exploration and recovering of the wrecks of the Spanish Armada off the west coast of Ireland.

Printed programme from Field Day Theatre Company production of "Uncle Vanya" in a version by Frank McGuinness, after Chekov. Includes a poem by McGuinness entitled "Learning in Russian", article "Chekov and the Irish" by Thomas Kilroy; article entitled "Chekov in Ireland by Robert Tracy; cast information and images and information on Field Day Theatre Company.

Printed programme from Gate Theatre, Dublin, production of "Uncle Vanya" by Anton Chekhov and in a version by Brian Friel, directed by Ben Barnes. Includes article on Chekhov and on Brian Friel; article entitled "Chekhov and the Arts of Gardening" by Donald Rayfield; article entitled "Enter Certain Players" by Simon Callow. Also includes images and biographies of cast members.

Printed programme from Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg production of 'Uncle Vanya' at the Warwick Arts Centre, written by Anton Chekhov and directed by Lev Dodin. Includes director's note, images from the production, article entitled 'Dodin and the Maly Tune in to Chekhov' by Maria Shevtsova and also biographies of cast members.

Printed programme from Gate Theatre, Dublin production of 'Uncle Vanya' written by Anton Chekhov and in a version by Brian Friel and directed by Robin le Lefère. Includes article on the life of Chekhov and also on Friel. Article entitled "Exits and Entrances, Arrivals and Departures" on the writing of Friel by Anthony Roche; a timeline of 50 years of highlights of Gate Theatre Productions during the Dublin Theatre Festival and an article on the play 'Uncle Vanya' written by Rosamund Bartlett. Also includes images and biographies of cast and creative team members.