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Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen. At a lunch with J. McEnroe he was informed that Dr. Kevin Malley was thunderstruck by Your Grace’s letter. In their communications there was no hint of +McQuaid’s opinions. The letter startled the Bishop of Clonfert and Rory Henderson who are in favour of the proposed League.

Copy of typed letter to Hugh P. Allen from +McQuaid, taking each of the points he made and replying to them.

Newsletter from the Committee for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Act. Sent from R. Allen, Surrey.

-22 January Correspondence between Fr. Myles V. Ronan, Halston Street and Mgr. Michael Curran regarding historical matters. Includes copy of a report by Captain Hughes on the Library of Canon McGuirk which was donated to the Christian Brothers’ Allen Library, North Richmond Street, Dublin 1957 1 9 items

• 11 July 1942 Letters from Hugh Allen, Grace Park Road, Dublin to + McQuaid informing him of various events, including: reviving the Catholic Mind with the new name Irish Mind; relations with his employer at C.T.S.I.; states he will act out of harmony with the Archbishop; Hugh O’Neill, Coras na Poblachta (an Irish Popular Front) scorning the Bishops’ action regarding the Labour Party and the Workers’ Republic; he would have no objection to O’Neill being appointed as Secretary of The St. Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society if he would withdraw from politics; the Trade Union Bill and Professor O’Rahilly, friend of Dr. Browne; a row in the Labour Party where it looks as though the Communist element will be elbowed out; Russia entering the war and censorship; quarrel between the Bishop of Galway and Professor O’Rahilly; article in The Standard by Gearoid Mac Eoin. One copy reply from +McQuaid included.

-24 May 1944 Allen, Hugh, Grace Park Road, informing + McQuaid on his position with The Standard regarding the Labour Party inquiry on infiltration by Communists.

. Allen, J.G., 2/A University Road, Southampton, Hants.. Seeks the views of the Catholic Hierarchy on the works of Liam O’Flaherty.

7-9 June 1961 Letter from Denis McAlindon, St. Columban’s Foreign Mission Society, Navan, providing three names for the position of Rector of the Filipino College, Rome. These candidates were selected after discussion with Fr. Connolly and include Fr. John Marley, Fr. Edward Allen and Fr. Michael Sinnott. The names were submitted to the Nunciature for consideration as it was felt only a priest working in the Philippines could do the best job.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen. He has done the wrong thing and apologises. The reason he wrote was to provide the Archbishop with information.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen, enclosing a copy of his letter to Mr. McEnroe.