– 2 May 1964 Correspondence between Fr. James Ardle MacMahon, Bishop Zuccarino & +McQuaid regarding a copy of ‘Columba’. It contains a list of the Committee of Honour and +McQuaid’s name has been inserted without his permission. Annotated by +McQuaid. Diocese of Florence 3 33a/2c. 28 June 1952 Programme for the International Conference on peace and ‘civilta cristiana’ sent by Giorgio La Pira, Mayor of Florence. He has invited + McQuaid to attend, but the archbishop is unable to do so. Diocese of Gaeta

Letter from Florence Ryan, Munster and Leinster Bank, Crumlin to +McQuaid asking if +Crawford can attend their annual sale of work in the Mansion House. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Roma. Refers to the ignorant article in the Sunday Independent by Liam Skinner on the Columban Chapel; the health of the Holy Father; the political situation in which the Christian Democrats are showing up very badly; La Lira, Mayor of Florence, who is the modern day St. Francis regarding his concern for the poor.

Letter from Peggy Dillon, 10 Florence Terrace, Bray, to +McQuaid. She and her sister are in charge of the C.T.S. boxes in Bray. They feel the Clergy have little interest in their work, but would like a ‘word from the pulpit’ once a year. Annotated by +McQuaid.

File relating to ‘Laharna’, Florence Road, Bray, a bungalow donated to the parish for the use of priests by Margaret Murphy.

Handwritten letter to Eamon de Valera from +McQuaid. He begs to inform him that as a result of the verdict of the Florence Court against the Bishop of Prato he has cancelled the celebration of the Anniversary of the Coronation of the Pope as a mark of sympathy with the Pope in his grief at the injustice done to the free exercising of the spiritual jurisdiction of the Church.

Typed note to +McQuaid. Archbishop Damiano of Camden, New Jersey and Fr. Mazzantini of the Scallopian Fathers, Florence, wish to meet him; the Minister for External Affairs invites the Archbishop to dinner in honour of Nuncio Sensi.