Series III: Belfast Project (Boston College & IRA Tapes), 2011-2015, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series focuses on Boston College's 2001 "Belfast Project," which was an oral history project focused on the Troubles. The Belfast Project interviewed former Provisional IRA members such as Dolours Price and Anthony McIntyre, both of whom recounted their experiences in the IRA. This series mostly contains materials related to the 2011 controversy surrounding the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and British government subpoenaing the Belfast Project's transcripts in connection with the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972. The series documents the outrage experienced by the Irish American community and supporters of Boston College by the PSNI and British government's actions, as well as the legal ramifications of the subpoena.
This series contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, legal documents, emails, press statements, and memorandum.
Arrangement
The materials in this series have been arranged alphabetically.
