This collection comprises the papers and correspondence of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee. The Committee was formed to raise funds to create a memorial to Kevin Barry (20 January 1902–1 November 1920). Barry, a medical student at University College Dublin, was executed for his part in an ambush which resulted in the deaths of three British Army officers. The Committee commissioned Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited to create a stained glass window dedicated to Kevin Barry and the other students and graduates of University College Dublin who lost their lives in the struggle for Irish Independence. The window, designed by Richard King, was erected in Earlsfort Terrace and unveiled on 1 November 1934. In 2010, the window was conserved, restored and relocated in the Charles Institute at Belfield, the current campus of University College Dublin.

Loose sheet featuring rough manuscript accounts, likely pertaining solely to the printing costs associated with circulars and envelopes.

Delivery docket receipt from Curtis and Company Printers of Dublin indicating that 500 circulars relating to the Kevin Barry Memorial have been delivered to Bourke.

Manuscript accounts detailing the cost of letters sent by the committee to subscribers and members along with the cost of circulars sent during the committee’s appeal for funds for the memorial. The rough accounts refer to individual letters sent by the committee and feature a running total for the period 1 January 1933–15 November [1934]

Delivery docket from Curtis and Company Printers confirming the delivery of 200 circular letters for the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund.

Loose sheet features manuscript accounts for the costs associated with posting letters and circulars for the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund.

Receipt from Curtis and Company Printers to Bourke for the payment of £2.5.0 for 200 circulars, printed in English and in Irish, relating to the Kevin Barry Memorial Fund.

Undated manuscript note on headed paper of the Commerce Society, University College Dublin, discussing the commencement of the construction of the window and the proposed design to be submitted to the committee. The note has not been signed by or addressed to a specific individual but is presumably an intra-committee communication.

Brief undated manuscript note, written in Irish, concerning the Kevin Barry stained glass window and providing a very brief description of its background. Written on National University of Ireland headed paper.

Document provides a detailed description of the scenes to be depicted in each of the eight individual panels of the stained glass window, to be designed and executed by Harry Clark Stained Glass Limited, North Frederick Street, Dublin. The descriptions outline the subject matter of each of the panels along with specifications relating to the composition and the symbolism of the scenes.

Letter from Curtis and Company Printers, Temple Lane, Dublin, to Bourke enclosing a statement and receipt for payment for the printing of circulars and envelopes relating to the Kevin Barry Memorial.

Fianna Fáil election address requesting support from the graduates of University College Dublin for their candidates in the forthcoming general election: Conor A. Maguire, Attorney General, and Helena Concannon. The booklet is bilingual, written both in Irish and in English and the front cover of the publication has an extensive list of graduates, some with manuscript crosses or check marks against their names.

Cumann na nGaedheal election address to the electors of the National University of Ireland requesting support for their candidates in the upcoming general election of 1933, Michael Hayes and Patrick McGilligan. The publication features a list of the election committee and several of the names have been marked with a manuscript cross or check mark.