Typed draft letter from Bourke, Students’ Representative Council, to an unspecified recipient, [possibly I.F. McInerney or I.F. Tierney?] concerning statements made in the Irish Independent newspaper and requesting that the recipient refrain from commenting on the memorial until the committee decided to make further information available.
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Letter from Kevin Mangan, Richmond Avenue, Milltown, to Bourke advising that he may not be able to attend the next meeting of the committee but stating his strong belief in choosing a theme or central idea to guide the selection of designs for the individual panels within the stained glass window.
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Letter from C.B. Simmonds, manager, Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited, to Bourke, The National University, 49 Merrion Square. He will not be attending the unveiling ceremony but other representatives from the company will be present. He is arranging for the window to be draped and will give his attention to the inscription plates as soon as the committee have made a decision.
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Circular letter entitled 'The Kevin Barry Memorial Fund' containing a brief history of the memorial fund and a request for contributions and subscriptions. The letter is written both in English and in Irish and features the names of the members of the committee. The names of ex-committee members have been crossed out with pencil.
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Manuscript letter concerning a final report from the Kevin Barry Committee including the price estimate received for the stained glass window, attempts made to seek official approval from the Governing Body of University College Dublin, possible sites for the window and the history of the project.
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Copy letter sent by John V. Bourke to the Governing Body of University College Dublin regarding the findings of a commission established by the Students’ Representative Council to look into the history of the fund collected for the establishment of a memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry and submitting recommendations to the Governing Body regarding the erection of the memorial. The copy features minor manuscript annotations dated 12 November 1931.
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Manuscript letter from Patrick Donovan, 83 Wellington Road, Dublin, former president of the Students’ Representative Council of University College Dublin, written in response to queries posed by a member of the committee, concerning the purpose of the memorial fund, attempts to erect the memorial in University Church, and possible forms the memorial could take.
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Manuscript letter from Vincent C. Barry, University College, Galway, to the secretary of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee (John V. Bourke), regarding the absence of a report from the committee for the previous year; the opposition of the UCD Governing Body to the erection of a memorial tablet to Kevin Barry; the funds collected by UCD students for the purpose of constructing a memorial; and the form the memorial should take.
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Manuscript letter from Dr T. Corcoran, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin, to John V. Bourke in response to enquiries from Bourke concerning consideration by the UCD Governing Body of proposals for the erection of a memorial dedicated to Kevin Barry. He suggests possible courses of action for Bourke to take in pursuit of approval for the memorial.
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