Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Gerow allowing Fr. Harnett to visit the Diocese. He suggests he contact Mgr. O’Connell. He believes the best method of finding a steady stream of vocations is by contacting the seminary presidents. 1 item
Letter from +Gerow to +McQuaid thanking him for the suggestions regarding the seminaries and contacting Mgr. O’Connell. He speaks of his work in the Diocese and his Auxiliary who has helped lighten his workload. 1 item
Handwritten note from + McQuaid stating he is glad that + Spellman is coming to Dublin. 1 item
Letter from Cardinal Spellman to +McQuaid thanking him for the telegram of greetings and good will. 1 item
Letter from +Spellman to +McQuaid stating he is going to Rome for a meeting of the Co-ordinating Committee of the Ecumenical Council. He will therefore not be able to go to Ireland with the pilgrims. He hopes the Archbishop will be able to say Mass for them during the pilgrimage. Annotated by +McQuaid. 1 item
Note from +Spellman to +McQuaid thanking him for his sympathy on the tragic death of the President, John F. Kennedy.
Letter from +Spellman to +McQuaid thanking him for his kindness to Mgr. Wilders and he has referred the request regarding Fr. Carey to Bishop Maguire, Vicar General of the Archdiocese.
Letter from Bishop Maguire to +McQuaid thanking him for his sympathies.
Letter from +Swanstrom to +McQuaid seeking his help in relation to a mother of one of his priests, Fr. Joseph Hannon. Fr. Hannon’s mother is unwell and needs to be placed in a nursing home, preferably St. Monica’s. She is currently being kept in St. Brendan’s which is unsuitable. He hopes the Archbishop will be able to assist in this matter. Copy of letter from Fr. Joseph Hammond, St. Joseph’s Church, Long Island City to +Swanstrom enclosed.
23-29 January Correspondence between Mgr. Heneghan, Chancellor, New 1968 York, and Mgr. G. Sheehy, Chancellor, Dublin, regarding Fr. Andrew Enwesi, Warri-Benin, Nigeria, who has studied in Ireland and wishes to study in the US.