File includes preparatory work and application for a Doctorate of Letters (D. Litt) from the Royal Irish Academy, and submitted by Etienne Rynne. Includes application, lists of publications by Rynne and related materials.

Application with supporting documentation, such as curriculum vitae and personal statement by Etienne Rynne in order to be included in the "International Who's Who".

Application form with supporting documentation and correspondence made by Etienne Rynne for the position of lecturer in archaeology at UCG.

File includes letters of support, letters of reference and related documents relating to the appointment of Etienne Rynne as lecturer in Celtic Archaeology at UCG. Also includes other documents relating to the application and appointment to the post.

File includes departmental and university materials regarding staffing, salaries, teaching loads, student welfare, teaching assessment and related documents. Includes issues of newsletter of Irish Federation of University Teachers.

File includes letters of support, letters of reference and related documents relating to the appointment of Etienne Rynne as Chair and Professor in Celtic Archaeology at UCG. Also includes other documents relating to the application and appointment to the post.

File includes assorted papers and documents relating to field trips and outings by the archaeological society of UCG. Includes lists of sites visited from 1955 and in subsequent years; exam papers submitted of archaeology students, conference details of young/student archaeologists, press cuttings of articles relating to excavations of various sites around Ireland and the U.K. (including Stonehenge); and also assorted research notes by Rynne and others regarding Irish archaeological sites and historical research of same. Includes itinerary of the Young Irish Archaeologists Association third annual conference, 13-16 March 1970.

Files relating to excursions and field trips to various locations and sites made by the UCG archaeological society, many of which were led and organised by Etienne Rynne. Includes maps, schedules, correspondence, and other items related to the trips to sites mainly in Connemara, Co. Clare, the Burren and other areas. Also includes correspondence with French institutes regarding extra-mural studies exchanges.
File 3 relates to tour to the Isle of Man by a UCG group, 1979.

File relates to the honorary degree ceremony at UCG in 1996 which featured an honorary Doctorate of Literature awarded to Professor Charles Thomas, University of Exeter. Also awarded honorary Doctorates included John Hume and Patricia Donlan. File includes correspondence regarding the nomination and selection of candidates for award; correspondence between Rynne and Thomas; black and white image from the ceremony' invitation, and programme from the ceremony.

File includes letters sent to Etienne Rynne from mainly student archaeologists, seeking experience of excavation work or other archaeologist work, from Ireland, France and Germany.