- Letters and newspaper cutting regarding the formation of the Censorship Reform Society. Members include Jim Fitzpatrick, theatre and television producer, Michael Mac Liammoir, James Plunkett, Hugh Leonard, Edna O’Brien and Bruce Arnold. Dr. Paul McQuaid also asked to join the Society. Theatre 31 March 1967
Newspaper item entitled Dr. McQuaid is patron of Guild.
Note asking +McQuaid to clarify who may attend a Drama Festival in the Irish Language. Annotated by +McQuaid -just Priests and Brothers.
Letter (in Irish) from Donncad O Suilleabhain, Connradh na Gaedhilge, to Dr. Michael O’Connell seeking permission from +McQuaid for the clergy and Brothers to attend the Drama Contests and Plays of the Oireachtas Week.
Letter from Joseph J. Cooney, Phibsborough Road, to Rev. and dear Father asking that he get the elite of the Catholic societies to have the play A View from the Bridge stopped.
Copy letter from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon to Mgr. M. O’Halloran regarding a play ‘A view from a bridge’ which is to be staged at The Olympia.
Letter from Joseph J. Cooney to Rev. and dear Father enclosing a copy of a letter from Public Morality Council Secretary.
Handwritten copy of a letter from Ger Tomlinson, General Secretary, the Public Morality Council, London, to Joseph J. Cooney regarding the plays A View from the Bridge and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Copy of typed letter from the Secretary to Mgr. O’Halloran informing him that in the light of his report no further action will be taken.
10-12 November Letter from Miss MacBride, Luinneac, Co. Donegal to +McQuaid stating she is a member of a Dramatic Group who have two plays at the Abbey Theatre, ‘The End’ and ‘The Stranger’. She asks permission to invite the clergy and the Christian Brothers. Annotated by +McQuaid. 1958