File includes material relating to Galway City Museum and museums generally in Ireland. Includes original steam ship ticket from the Glasgow to Galway and the West of Ireland steamer, travelling from Glasgow to Galway, 27 May 1899, with signature on the back by the ticket bearer, with attached letter of provenance from son of the ticket bearer sending the ticket to Rynne (1981); Assorted letters to Rynne from individuals seeking information on items in Galway Museum, such as Claddagh rings, the Museums Association of Ireland; Letter to Rynne from Joan Duffy, Honorary Secretary, Irish Museums Trust, 4 June 1981, outlining the activities of the Trust and an attached questionnaire on museums in Ireland.

Press cutting of front page of Galway Advertiser, 27 June 1972, on the opening of Galway City Museum, with image of Rynne; short article by Rynne entitled "The Galway City Museum - A Case History in Setting up a Museum; memorandum on the proposed County Galway Museums Officer; lists of documents at City Museum and details of an exhibition of material from the UCG Archaeology Department Teaching Collection. 1979.

MS text of address delivered by Etienne Rynne at the Galway City Museum in which it states was recently re-opened. (no date)

A TS article by Rynne outlining brief history of the Galway City Museum and outlining upcoming events, exhibitions and projects, perhaps a draft of other document entitled "Memorandum concerning the Galway City Museum, 1972-1978, and its Future; Notes and updates from Secretary of Irish Museums Association, 1981; Copy of completed UNESCO questionnaire, with detail on Galway Museum entered by Rynne; Pamphlets entitled "The Irish Museums Guide, Dublin, 1983", "An Co/Irish Museums Trust Training Course in Arts Administration, 1983", and other general correspondence regarding museum queries.

Files relating to the Galway Film Fleadh, of which Lelia Doolan was a Co-Founder.

Film includes printed business cards of Lelia Doolan, Galway Film Fleadh; assorted business cards of others received by Doolan in relation to the Film Fleadh; Minutes of Board of Directors of Galway Film Fleadh 10 Feb 1992; Statement of Intent of Film and Television Production Lobby Group; Letters from Lelia Doolan to Noam Chomsky, inviting Chomsky to attend film premiere at the Fleadh, and other letters to Lelia Doolan associated with the Film Fleadh.

File of black and white photographic prints of events and publicity from the Galway Film Fleadh. Photos are undated - from c. early - mid 1990s. Those pictured include Lelia Doolan, Stephen Rea, Rod Stoneman, among others.

File of notes and documents by Lelia Doolan in relation to planning, administration, and programming of the Galway Film Fleadh. File includes manuscript notes and typed planning documents by Doolan relating to the general Galway Film Fleadh, Junior Film Fleadh, funding and budgets, film screening options and rights, a draft programme for the 8th Galway Film Fleadh 1996; Correspondence with the European Commission re. application for support for the Galway Film Fleadh (1995); notes by Doolan re. a proposal for "Seolta" - an Aran Islands Film Festival; Fax copy of document "Fleadh '95 Comes of Age - A Personal View by Denis McArdle", and other related notes by Doolan. Also series of photocopy press cuttings of coverage of the 1996 July Galway Film Fleadh.

Print copies of programmes for the Galway Film Fleadh. Includes programmes for 'the First Galway Fleadh', 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 'Seventh Galway Film Fleadh'. Also includes print copies of 'Fleadh Papers', being pamphlets relating to specific events in the Fleadh. Fleadh Papers Vol. 1 No. 1 "Arthur Penn" from event at the Claddagh Palace during the Fleadh in July 1995, including transcript of interview between Penn and Bob Quinn; Fleadh Papers Vol. IV, being transcript of interview between Lelia Doolan and Gabriel Byrne at the Galway Film Fleadh, July 1999, noted as being 'A Film West Publication'. File also includes print A3 size poster from the 1991 Galway Film Fleadh.
Printed invitation to the opening premiere screening of "Thousand Pieces of Gold" at the Claddagh Palace cinema, 17 Jul 1991 as part of the Galway Film Fleadh.

Files relating to Galway Municipal Theatre Trust. Includes minutes of meetings and agenda of meetings of the group held in 1993 and 1994; correspondence with Galway Youth Theatre, Letters with Equity, copy of Equity annual report for 1993/1994, annotated copy of objectives of Galway Municipal Theatre Trust, letters from Galway Arts Festival and related items.

Minutes of meetings, correspondence, lists of participating groups and documents relating to the operation and work of the Galway Municipal Theatres Trust.

Files relating to the establishment of the Municipal Theatres Trust in Galway and records of its activities towards the development of the Black Box Theatre.
File 1 includes typescript Draft and [Final] copy of Memorandum of Association of the Galway Municipal Theatre Trust Limited. [No Date]; typescript discussion document and preliminary proposals regarding development of the Municipal Theatre and Black Box Theatre in Galway; Project overview document with details of development, drawings, costs, budgets and details prepared by O'Riain and Yates and Associates Architects for Galway Corporation (1993); photocopy of manuscript preliminary discussion points; typescript 'Sketch preliminary Report on the construction of a multi-purpose theatre on Dyke Road', Dec 1993.
File 2 includes minutes and agenda of minutes of meetings of the Galway Municipal Theatres Trust, with detailed accounts of the actions and discussions of the group. Also includes related letters and correspondence between the Trust members, Galway Corporation, and individuals such as Mike Diskin and Michael D. Higgins T.D.
File 3: Includes architect's report and overview document with costs and budgets for plans to develop the Black Box Theatre prepared by Kerrigan Sheanon Newman Architects. Also includes press coverage from Galway-based press and media of the development of Galway Municipal Theatre and of the Black Box Theatre.

Files include editions of "Tourist Trail of Old Galway", the text of which was written by Etienne Rynne, with illustrations by Dick Byrne. Multiple revised editions between 1978 and 1988, various other flyers of tourist activities for Galway; press cuttings of news articles and letters between Etienne Rynne and bodies such as Ireland Tourism West and others who supplied information for the guides etc.