XLIV/34 St. Anne's, Milltown
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12 February 1940 - 9 December 1949 92 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; reference to troubles at Carysfort Training College (see Mercy-Carysfort file); questions of a home for unmarried mothers and babies at St. Gerard's, Merrion, premises subsequently became Children's Convalescence Home under new name (St. Anthony's); Archbishop indicates that sisters need not wear secular dress when undergoing training at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street. Archbishop approves projects in Glasgow and Gambia, makes suggestions regarding Africa, and recommends Cardinal Prefect de Propaganda Fide; letter from a sister not being admitted to final vows.
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9 March 1950 - 30 December 1954 91 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; Archbishop replies to Congregation regarding the dismissal of an unsuitable novice; provision of facilities for inoperable/incurable children; a new foundation in Los Angeles; correspondence regarding Quinquennial report to Congregation of Religious Orders (1947 to 1951); House on Merrion Road becomes available for babies whose mothers are in hospital.
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5 January 1955 - 9 January 1956 69 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; problems with Talbot Lodge (transferred to Linden file); project originating in Australia to amalgamate with Irish congregation which declines.
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9 January 1956 - 28 November 1957 93 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; project of a hostel for teenage girls coming from industrial schools, Rome meeting of Superiors General; correspondence regarding Dublin Corporation project of new road through property. Correspondence re new secondary school
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1 January 1958 - 3 December 1959 96 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; centenary of Mary Aikenhead; a conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious Orders to be set up; project of establishing school for the blind in Nigeria; new secondary school of Milltown and adjoining unit for mentally handicapped children.
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8 January 1960 - 25 June 1962 99 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; M. General declines to undertake training of new congregation in Southwark (Sister Garson) of Poor Servants (Dublin), see letter 25/1/1960; new novitiates to be established in England and California; news from African foundations, Rhodesia and Nigeria; congregation to divide into provinces.
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28 September 1962 - 22 December 1963 26 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; second Vatican council has begun-incidental references henceforth; enquiry from a Canadian academic seeking information about his Aikenhead forebears; Quinquennial report to the Congregation of Religious Orders-acknowledgement and comments transmitted by Archbishop.
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24 February 1964 - 25 October 1965 67 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; reports from foundations in Africa; Archbishop's displeasure at some activities of a Sister in the field of organizing charitable works, Sister is reprimanded; Archbishop advises in face of renewed Australian pressure for federation; Archbishop agrees to bless foundation stone of St. Vincent's new hospital at Elm Park, other references to progress on this hospital.
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18 January - 18 November 1966 48 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; stations of the cross designed by Glenstal Abbey unacceptable; conference of Major Superiors in Rome; African reports - Archbishop suggests Mercy, Athy could cooperate in teaching apostolate there; Athy decline; Rev. Professor E.J. Doherty's questionnaire as part of Vocations Research; Australia resumes pressure for federation, Archbishop stiffens Milltown resistance.
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16 January 1967 - 31 December 1971 57 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; ditto regarding substantial legacy (Little Sisters of the poor also benefit); M. General continues to foil Australian moves toward federation; a secondary school for Cappagh; tensions of post-council church impinge in various ways; Archbishop suggests another Hospice for the Dying on the North side of Dublin.
