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The [[Boston College Oral History Project]] is an archive housed in the Burns Library of Boston College in the United States, containing transcripts of interviews with members of the [[Irish Republican Army]] and the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]].<ref>Preface by Thomas E. Hachey and Robert K. O'Neill in Ed Moloney, Voices From The Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland, Faber and Faber, 2010, p.4.</ref>

Initially known as the "Belfast Project", the archive was first suggested by Lord [[Paul Bew]], a former Visiting Scholar at Boston College, in the wake of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.<ref>[http://chronicle.com/items/biz/pdf/ecf_mad_uscourts_gov_doc1_09514330434.pdf Motion of Trustees of Boston College to Quash Subpoenas], United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Filed 7 June 2011, archived at Chronicle.com, p.4.</ref>

Interviews took place between 2001 and approximately 2006.<ref>[http://chronicle.com/items/biz/pdf/ecf_mad_uscourts_gov_doc1_09514330434.pdf Motion of Trustees of Boston College to Quash Subpoenas], United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Filed 7 June 2011, archived at Chronicle.com, p.3.</ref>

[[Robert K. O'Neill]] and [[Thomas E. Hachey]] received subpoenas commanding production on 26 May 2011 of:
::1. The original tape recordings of any and all interviews of Brendan Hughes and Dolours Price.

::2. Any and all written documents, including but not limited to any and all transcripts, relating to any and all tape recordings of any and all interviews of Brendan Hughes and Dolours Price.

::3. Any and all written notes created in connection with any and all interviews of Brendan Hughes and Dolours Price.<ref>[http://chronicle.com/items/biz/pdf/ecf_mad_uscourts_gov_doc1_09514330434.pdf Motion of Trustees of Boston College to Quash Subpoenas], United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Filed 7 June 2011, archived at Chronicle.com, p.2.</ref>

Boston College produced the material related to Brendan Hughes on 26 May 2011. The deadline for the other material was extended by agreement with the United States Attorney's office to 2 June 2011.<ref>[http://chronicle.com/items/biz/pdf/ecf_mad_uscourts_gov_doc1_09514330434.pdf Motion of Trustees of Boston College to Quash Subpoenas], United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Filed 7 June 2011, archived at Chronicle.com, p.3.</ref>

==People== 
*[[Thomas E.  Hachey]]
*[[Robert K. O'Neill]]
*[[Ed Moloney]] - Project Co-ordinator
*[[Anthony McIntyre]]
*[[Wilson McArthur]]

===Interviewees===
===Republicans===
*[[Brendan Hughes]]
*[[Dolours Price]]
*[[Richard O'Rawe]]<ref>Liam Clarke, [http://www.nuzhound.com/articles/arts2012/jan18_BC_undermines_confidentiality__LClarke_Belfast-Telegraph.php Boston College has undermined all researchers and journalists who rely on confidential sources], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 18 January 2012.</ref>
====Loyalists====
*[[David Ervine]]
*[[William "Plum" Smith]]
*[[Winston Rea]]<ref>Brian Rowan, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/loyalist-wants-boston-college-tapes-returned-16098445.html Loyalist wants Boston College tapes returned], ''Belfast Telegraph'', 3 January 2012.</ref>

==External Resources==
===Books===
*Ed Moloney, Voices From The Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland, Faber and Faber, 2010
===Articles===
*[http://bostoncollegesubpoena.wordpress.com/ Boston College Subpoena News]
*[http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/federal-prosecutors-subpoena-irish-oral-histories-housed-at-boston-college/33030 Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Irish Oral Histories Housed at Boston College], Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 May 2011. 
*Jim Dwyer, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/world/europe/13ireland.html Secret Archive of Ulster Troubles Faces Subpoena], New York Times, 13 May 2011.
*Pete Baker, [http://sluggerotoole.com/2011/05/13/boston-college-ni-archive-materials-subpoenaed/ Boston College NI archive materials subpoenaed], Slugger O'Toole, 13 May 2011.
*Lisa Wangsness and Tracy Jan, [http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-14/news/29543418_1_subpoena-interviews-ira BC faces dilemma over Irish archive], Boston Globe, 14 May 2011.  
*Ben Wieder, [http://chronicle.com/article/Boston-College-Fights-Subpoena/127851/ Boston College Fights Subpoena for Confidential Interviews on Irish Violence], Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 June 2011.
*Kevin Cullen, [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0611/1224298735945.html US college requests quashing of oral history subpoenas], 11 June 2011.
*Danny Morrison, [http://www.dannymorrison.com/?p=2029 Foot In The Mouth], DannyMorrison.com. 16 June 2011.
*Anthony McIntyre, [http://thepensivequill.am/2011/06/bangers-babble.html Bangers Babble], The Pensive Quill, 19 June 2011. 
*Chris Page, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13862545 Boston College fights legal bid over IRA interviews], BBC News, 21 June 2011.
*Chris Bray, [http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/140068.html Misfeasance], History News Network, 20 June 2011.
*Scott Jaschik, [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/05/federal_government_questions_confidentiality_of_oral_history Oral history, unprotected], Inside Higher Ed, 5 July 2011.</ref>
*Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre, [http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-23/bostonglobe/29919468_1_northern-ireland-psni-subpoenas Fishing in BC’s archives], Boston Globe, 23 August 2011.
*Niall O'Dowd, [http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/boston-college-played-major-role-in-witch-hunt-against-gerry-adams-----hired-anti-adams-researchers-to-lead-oral-history-project-128291948.html Boston College played major role in witch hunt against Gerry Adams - Hired anti-Adams researchers to lead oral history project], IrishCentral.com, 23 August 2011.
*Anthony McIntyre, [http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Right-of-Reply-Gerry-Adams-was-never-target-of-Boston-College-Oral-History-project-128694418.html Right of Reply: Gerry Adams was never target of Boston College Oral History project], IrishCentral.com, 31 August 2011.
*Kevin Cullen,[http://articles.boston.com/2011-09-02/news/30106591_1_ira-members-oral-history-project-interviews Two involved in BC project on Troubles wade into legal fight], Boston Globe, 2 September 2011.
*John Carroll, [http://campaignoutsider.com/2011/09/04/who-is-bcsubpoenanews/ Who Is @BCSubpoenaNews?], Campaign Outsider, 4 September 2011.
*Ed Moloney, [http://thebrokenelbow.com/2011/09/05/boston-college-subpoenas-new-links/ Boston College Subpoenas – New Links], The Broken Elbow, 5 September 2011. 
*Ted Folkman, [http://lettersblogatory.com/2011/09/06/developments-in-the-boston-college-belfast-project-case/ Developments in the Boston College Belfast Project Case [UPDATED]], Letters Blogatory, 6 September 2011.
*Danny Morrison, [http://www.dannymorrison.com/?p=2071 The Making of a Tout], DannyMorrison.com, 6 September 2011. 
*Anthony McIntrye, [http://thepensivequill.am/2011/09/dear-danny.html Dear Danny], The Pensive Quill, 7 September 2011.

===Legal Documents===
*[http://chronicle.com/items/biz/pdf/ecf_mad_uscourts_gov_doc1_09514330434.pdf Motion of Trustees of Boston College to Quash Subpoenas], United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Filed 7 June 2011, archived at Chronicle.com.
*[http://chronicle.com/items/biz/pdf/ecf_mad_uscourts_gov_doc1_09514330437.pdf Affidavit of Clifford M. Kuhn ], United States District Court, District of Massachussetts, Filed 7 June 2011, archived at Chronicle.com.

==Notes==
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