Two copies of a document from a small committee of graduates appealing for support for four candidates in the upcoming elections to the Governing Body; Charles J. McAuley, Margaret MacEntee, Séamus O Ceallaigh and Eugene O’Reilly. In one of the copies, several sentences have been underlined which pertain to the foundation of a suitable memorial to Kevin Barry.

Document published by University College Dublin featuring a list of names, qualifications and addresses of the members of the Eighth Governing Body of University College Dublin for the period 1 February 1932–31 January 1935; the document features manuscript annotations.

The newspaper cutting features an article entitled ‘U.C.D. Elections: Unusual Interest in Contest’ relating to the election, by the graduates of University College Dublin, of six members to the Governing Body of the College. The names of the successful candidates have been listed, five of which have been indicated with a manuscript star; Reverend Professor T[imothy] Corcoran, Charles J. MacAuley, Reverend John Burke, Seamus Ó Ceallaigh, Margaret M. Browne and Richard McA. O'Rahilly.

Brief manuscript letter from John V. Bourke, Students’ Representative Council, to the Governing Body of University College Dublin discussing the erection of the Kevin Barry Memorial.

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.

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.