Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid thanking him for the report on the Marriage Bill. 1 item

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid regarding Fr. Corrigan’s lecture on penance. He also mentions finding ‘The National Catholic Reporter’ (of USA) in the Senior Student’s Library, bearing the address of a staff member.

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid stating he has been contacted by the Superior of the Holy Faith Sisters who wish to buy a summer residence in Lettermore, Connemara. He is seeking information on the Order. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid regarding the new University Scheme and the Senate of the National University of Ireland.

Handwritten account of the meeting of 10th December 1952 between the Tanaiste and his Minister for Health on the Government side and the Committee of +McQuaid, + Kinnane, + Browne, + Staunton, and + Lucey, and two typed copies.

Two typed copies of a letter to Dr. Browne from John A. Costello. Regarding Dr. Browne’s letter of the 19th March, the answers to the queries are substantially contained in his letter of the 15th. On 10th October 1950 the Hierarchy wrote, informing him that ‘In their opinion the powers taken by the State in the proposed Mother and Child Health Service are in direct opposition to the rights of the family and of the individual.’ As the Hierarchy speaks of the dangers inherent in the proposals he cannot understand Dr. Browne’s opinion that he had satisfied the bishops. This is borne out by +McQuaid’s letter of 8th March. The withholding of approval for the scheme relates to the resolution of the Hierarchy’s objections.

Copy of typed letter to + D’Alton from +McQuaid. + Browne has completely surprised by publishing the correspondence without anybody’s permission. The Taoiseach has been obliged to follow up. The Irish News Agency, of Mr. McBride’s creation, had the impertinence to ask + Staunton, and then +McQuaid, without informing +McQuaid of the request from + Staunton, to write a statement of 1,000 words for the foreign press ‘presenting the case of the Irish Hierarchy on the Mother and Child issue.’

‘Dr. Browne replaced by Mr. Costello: Minister’s Scheme Killed By Hierarchy Ruling’, and other articles. The Irish Times.

Letters between Brian Lenihan, Minister for Justice, + McQuaid and J.A. MacMahon regarding the appointment of Fr. Michael Browne to the Appeal Board for the censorship of films.

Handwritten letter from Patrick Glynn, St. Joseph’s, Galway. Dr. Browne accepts +McQuaid’s view in the Adoption Act.