Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen. At a lunch with J. McEnroe he was informed that Dr. Kevin Malley was thunderstruck by Your Grace’s letter. In their communications there was no hint of +McQuaid’s opinions. The letter startled the Bishop of Clonfert and Rory Henderson who are in favour of the proposed League.

Copy of typed letter to Hugh P. Allen from +McQuaid, taking each of the points he made and replying to them.

Typed letter to Peter Huxley-Blythe from George V. Allen. As their magazine is about to go to press it is vital that a history of the RRF organisation is received immediately.

Newsletter from the Committee for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Act. Sent from R. Allen, Surrey.

-22 January Correspondence between Fr. Myles V. Ronan, Halston Street and Mgr. Michael Curran regarding historical matters. Includes copy of a report by Captain Hughes on the Library of Canon McGuirk which was donated to the Christian Brothers’ Allen Library, North Richmond Street, Dublin 1957 1 9 items

• 11 July 1942 Letters from Hugh Allen, Grace Park Road, Dublin to + McQuaid informing him of various events, including: reviving the Catholic Mind with the new name Irish Mind; relations with his employer at C.T.S.I.; states he will act out of harmony with the Archbishop; Hugh O’Neill, Coras na Poblachta (an Irish Popular Front) scorning the Bishops’ action regarding the Labour Party and the Workers’ Republic; he would have no objection to O’Neill being appointed as Secretary of The St. Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society if he would withdraw from politics; the Trade Union Bill and Professor O’Rahilly, friend of Dr. Browne; a row in the Labour Party where it looks as though the Communist element will be elbowed out; Russia entering the war and censorship; quarrel between the Bishop of Galway and Professor O’Rahilly; article in The Standard by Gearoid Mac Eoin. One copy reply from +McQuaid included.

-24 May 1944 Allen, Hugh, Grace Park Road, informing + McQuaid on his position with The Standard regarding the Labour Party inquiry on infiltration by Communists.

. Allen, J.G., 2/A University Road, Southampton, Hants.. Seeks the views of the Catholic Hierarchy on the works of Liam O’Flaherty.

Includes; letter from Sister Anne Fox of the Presentation leadership team to Sister Rosario Allen regarding the decision by the leadership team to begin work preserving the congregational archives (29 March 1996); "Report of meeting with heritage resource group" (4 May 1996); open letter to Presentation Sisters from Superior General Sister Elizabeth Starken calling on Sisters to begin work on their archives (17 May 1996).

Includes; thank you cards sent to Sister Rosario Allen from Christian Brothers for hospitality shown.