Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Cecil J. Barrett. Canon Glynn told him that Dr. Browne accept the view of His Grace.

Letter from David Coyle to +Mc Quaid re attendance of Mr. Mc Kenzie and Mrs Walsh at the World Congress of the Lay Apostolate in Rome as observers to represent the CSSC. He is seeking appointment with His Grace to report on the Congress.

Handwritten letter from Patrick Kavanagh, 19 Raglan Road, to + McQuaid. He refers to the money given by the Archbishop which must have a special grace attached to it: hate; job rejection; asks that the Archbishop write a note to the Sisters who run the Holy Child Hostel regarding accepting his friend, Hilda Moriarty, there; he had a letter from T.S. Eliot, Faber pubishers, regarding the publication of a new book of poems.

Copy of letter from Fr. J.A. MacMahon, secretary, to Mrs. Sheila Osbourne informing her that His Grace regrets that he cannot regard it as advisable to intervene in the manner she suggests in respect of the Ballynocken quarries.

Typed letter to Fr. Crean, HCF, Collins Barracks, from L. Martin, Secretary, Archbishop’s House. His Grace has asked that he or Fr. Fehily meet Nightingale and comment on his application.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Tomas [Machidgai], assistant Secretary, Dept. of Local Government and Public Health (DLG&PH). The Chaplaincy of St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, is vacant and the Minister wishes to know whether His Grace desires to nominate a clergyman to the position.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Xavier Zaleski, Consul for Poland, requesting that His Grace read a reprint of Prof. W. Rose’s abridged edition of Count Cieszkowski’s Our Father in order to avoid inconvenience for the Irish Hierarchy.

Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid stating that he had informed Cardinal Agagianian that His Grace was willing to set up an Irish National Centre of Apostolic Work. He is now wondering if the Centre will be opened.

Typed copy of a report on a discussion on County Council Scholarships at a meeting of the Rathdown Comhaile Ceannter Fianna Fail. Mrs Byrne asked that the scheme be explained. Booth saw the present scheme as ‘religious discrimination’. University College Dublin (UCD) worked the scholarship scheme for Dublin County Council. If a student wanted to go to Maynooth, Galway or Trinity they would have to apply through UCD. De Valera approached by Booth and said it was a matter for the County Council and UCD and would not get involved. He inferred that His Grace, the Archbishop of Dublin, wrote to The Standard.

Typed letter to Fr. Glennon, Secretary to +McQuaid, from Mrs Dunphy, Secretary to the President. Dr. Dalton, Provist of Trinity College, was anxious to pay a courtesy call on His Grace but was not sure how to proceed. Asked her (Mrs Dunphy) for her opinion. He was seeking guidance on certain matters.