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Annual Report of the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration for 1977, (Belfast, 1978), 59pp.

File marked ‘Misc. – Personal’, containing papers and correspondence relating to social issues. ‘Services for Travelling People in Northern Ireland’ (1978); ‘Social Structure and Social Change’; Tony Lynes, ‘The Politics of Need’ (1977); James Cornford, Director of the Nuffield Foundation to Dr. Hayes informing him of their financial support for the Ulster People’s College Association (31 Mar 1981); proposal for research cluster ‘Direct Rule in Northern Ireland 1972-1980’; valuations on properties in Downpatrick; notes from a workshop on comparative study of social services (4 May 1979); letter from Hywel [Griffith]. Home Office, London commenting on their recent attempts to ‘solve the Ulster Problem’, gives his own personal news and hopes that the summer is going well in Downpatrick (10 July 1980); letter from Peter Melchett, London giving his news, saying that he is on the House of Lords Select Committee on Unemployment and that he was keen to push evidence from Northern Ireland, and discussing possible witnesses (4 Jan 1980).

File entitled “Is there a concurring majority about Northern Ireland”, a draft paper by Richard Rose, Ian McAllister and Peter Mair of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy, University of Strathclyde. Also details comments by Bill Smith to Dr. Hayes on the draft study, including detailed comments and a more general one commenting that it doesn’t reflect the current situation so much.

Second photocopy of the Massachusetts experience from Coates et al., Diversity in a Youth Correctional System (Cambridge Mass., 1978), pp 175-199.

Second copy, Northern Ireland: The Black Paper: The Story of the Police.

Copy of memorandum from Maurice Hayes, Department of the Civil Service, to Sir Ewart Bell on foot of a discussion and the meeting between the Secretary of State and the SDLP, outlining possible concessions to ‘minority’ concerns, covering the areas of identity, Bill of Rights, Border Polls, North-South Institutions, police complaints and reciprocity.

A Comparative Description of the Economic Structure and Situation, North and South – Summary Commentary (Dec 1983), issued by the New Ireland Forum, 4pp.

Conference handbook for ‘The Future of Education in Northern Ireland’ organised by the Department of Education. 28pp.

Material relating to a one day conference, ‘Contact and the Reconciliation of the Conflict’, organised by the Northern Ireland Regional Office of the British Psychological Society at Stranmillis College, Maurice is unable to attend but notes that a representative from the Department will be in attendance.

Material associated with a Conference at UU, Coleraine entitled ‘Caring for the Confused Elderly’. It includes a paper by Maurice Hayes. It includes two copies of his address to the conference, correspondence and some research material for his detailed paper.