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Typed letter to +McQuaid from Brian Lenihan concerning St. Joseph’s School for the Blind, Drumcondra.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Brian Lenihan explaining the Manager’s position, religious and moral formation, the position of Fr. Ryan, a sociologist who had done similar work in Limerick, Fr. O’Doherty’s reports.

An invitation, and acceptance, to +McQuaid from the Minister for Education and Mrs Lenihan to the Annual Meeting of the World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Brian Lenihan, Minister for Education, outlining the stages involved in the Van Leer Project, and the features of the scheme.

Handwritten draft letter to Brian Lenihan, Minister for Education, from +McQuaid. Regrets that the position of the Manager is not clear; had he known of the project he would have requested the inclusion of a catechist.

Letters between Brian Lenihan, Minister for Justice, + McQuaid and J.A. MacMahon regarding the appointment of Fr. Michael Browne to the Appeal Board for the censorship of films.

Copy of typed letter to Brian Lenihan from +McQuaid congratulating him on becoming Minister for Education.

Copy of typed letter to Brian Lenihan from +McQuaid. Points out that he only heard of the project at the end of July; the school Manager was not a member of the ad hoc committee; a priest alien to Dublin in his parish investigated his people; surprised at the Department’s mode of action seeing that Rev. Dr. O’Doherty, Dr. Saltzman and a trained team had carried out a survey covering most of the factors in the Van Leer Project. No mention of religious or moral formation.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Brian Lenihan assuring him that the project in its management supervision and operation will take all the factors effecting the children and their parents into account.