Material relating to WPA [Women's Political Association] in 1980s including minutes, agendas, circulars, draft constitution, flyers, general guidelines for canvassing and other material relating to general elections including stickers ""More Votes for Your Woman" 27/02/1980-19/07/1988.

Correspondence, newsletters, journals, flyers, cuttings and other material relating to the WPA [Women's Political Association] including January newsletter 1990; circular regarding first meeting of 1990, March 1990; material relating to WPA meeting 09/05/1990 celebrating Schuman Day including invite to Mary Robinson (MR) to address meeting from Frances Gardiner, 28/04/1990, notes, drafts and summary of MR's address "Local Democracy in the Context of European Unity" along with several cuttings possibly used for research (04-26/04/1990), copy of address given by Christoffer Bertelsen, Counsellor, Royal Danish Embassy at same event, with cover letter from him to MR and reply from Ann Lane on her behalf, 08-14/06/1990; poster for WPA talk "Woman Priests - the Future Church?" with guest speakers Rev Elizabeth Franz (Lutheran priest) and Carol Walsh (Methodist minister), 27/06/1990; 2 copies of WPA Annual Journal 1990 with official press photograph of President MR on cover; Annual Journal, Dublin Branch 1991; WPA newsletter January 1992; poster for Public Meeting "Do We Need A Women's Political Party?", 22/01/1992; letter from Peg [?] to Bride Rosney, which referenced the 1992 journal for which MR made Presidential contribution, 09/11/1992.

Report published by Article 19 entitled "Women's Voices and African Theatre: Case Studies from Kenya, Mali, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe

Printed programme from premiere of Brian Friel's 'Wonderful Tennessee' at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Includes chronology of Friel productions and cast and crew information.

Printed programme from "Wonderful Tennessee" written by Brian Friel and directed by Giles Croft, staged at the Nottingham Playhouse, England. Includes chronology of Brian Friel, article entitled "The Holy Wells" from 'Irish Cures, Mystic Charms and Superstitions" by Lady Wilde and also a note by Brian Friel on music in the play. Also includes biographies and headshot images of cast and creative crew members.

Material relating to the production of Wonderful Tennessee, written by Brian Friel and produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, directed by Patrick Mason and designed by Joe Vaněk. Includes production photographs of cast members on set and in costume, including Donal McCann and Ingrid Craigie. Also photographs of the set model-box designed by Vaněk. Also printed play programme from the Abbey Theatre production of the play; printed invitation to opening night celebration following the Broadway opening of Wonderful Tennessee (24 Oct 1993); printed season flyer from Almeida Theatre, London, with productions of Friel's Wonderful Tennessee and Synge's The Playboy of the Western World. (Oct - Dec 1994)

File includes TS report compiled by Rynne upon visiting the site at Ower Bog, Moycullen, Co. Galway where two wooden spades (slanees) were found in the bog. Drawings included as well as correspondence regarding the transfer and deposit of the items to the National Museum.

File includes research relating to compilation of word-lists, local words, place names, phrases etc. Includes offprint of article by Etienne Rynne, "A Word List from the Neighbourhood of Kilkerley, Co. Louth. (Journal of Co. Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol. XIX, No. 4, 1980. File includes assorted local history articles, mainly from Munster and Louth, on local words and phrases. Also letters to Rynne from local individuals passing on information regarding certain local words and their use. Offprint of article published by Etienne Rynne: "A Word-List from the Neighbourhood of Kilkerley, Co. Louth", Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society". Vol. XIX, No. 4, 1980.

Print-outs of colour images of stage design work by Joe Vaněk and submitted to the PQ (Prague Quadrennial), works include The Goat by Edward Albee; Performances and A Month in The Country by Brian Friel and What Happened Bridgie Cleary?

Research material consisting of reports, surveys, articles and other documents relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the Working Group on Child Abuse. It includes material gathered on child abuse in schools, by Tadgh Ó Ruairc, with cover letter to MR, 21/02/1983, copy of letter from Patrick Lennon, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (05/07/1982) and copy of legal opinion sent to him by John MacMenamin, B.L.; information pack on incest published by Scottish Women's Aid Incest Group n.d.; thesis "Incest- Project submitted for Diploma in Social Studies by Paula Scully" 198[?]; "Bernardo's Response to the Child Care Bill 1988”; photocopy of Summary of Recommendations of the Working Group with notation, 1988; copy of the ISPCC [Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children] National Children's Campaign document with cover letter to MR from Cian Ó Tighearnaigh, Chief Executive Officer, which references the redrafting of the Child Care & Protection Bill, 1985 coming before Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament], 14/01/1988.

[Archivist’s note: Some material is of a sensitive nature.]