Includes; typed and handwritten letters. Letter from Joseph Dixon, Rome, to Mrs Daly, dated 27 October 1854, concerning the ring for the Presentation Sisters; letter from M. Aloysius de G. Fulham, Ursulines, Blackrock, to Rev. Mother dated 2 October 1837, two copies of letters from Mother M. Louis Moylan, 19 October 1833 to 5 November 1835; letters from Sister M. Borgia McCarthy (Charleston), dated 27 February 1836, detailing life on the mission; letters from Sr. M. Charles Moloney; photocopied pages from Annals 1782 to 1825; letter from Sr. M. Peter, Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, to Father Walsh, dated 23 June 1955, mentioning that she is enclosing a list of the first twenty-seven members of the Ursuline community, the list is not enclosed; letter from Sr. M. Scholastica, Ursuline Convent, Cork, to Rev. Mother, dated 20 November 77; letter from Sr. M. Peter, Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, to Dr Guryun, dated 13 October 1954, explaining the history of the schools run by the Ursuline Sisters; photocopied page of cemetery prior to 1825 Nano’s Tomb; typed pages from the Ursuline Annals 1784 detailing the life and death of Nano Nagle; an account of the visit of the Ursuline Sisters to South Presentation Convent on 4 May 1986; postcard from Sr. M. de Sales, Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, Cork, to Mother, dated January 1976, mentioning the copies of the precious letters; note from Sr. Bernard to Sr. Rosario, dated 31 May 1986 concerning the loan of the books; photocopy of an agreement made by Nano Nagle with the Ursulines re property, c. 1780; and letter from Sr. M. Paul, Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, Cork, to Sr. Rosario concerning the grave of Sr. Veronica Bowen.

Includes; file includes Letter of Propaganda to Bishop Moylan 5 September 1789 concerning solemn approbation to Religious Orders. Letter of Propaganda to Bishop Moylan 6 August 1791, Report of Father Bodkin on the Draft of the Proposed Brief; copies of Nano Nagle’s letters from the Ursulines Blackrock (UCB), the letters are numbered from I to 16, letters 1 to 7 were written to Miss Fitzsimons and letters 8 to 16 were written to Miss Mulally; and black and white photographs of handwritten document in Latin.

Includes; Rules and Constitutions of the Presentation Sisters, copy of statement by Bishop of Cork Francis Moylan (15 August 1793), copy of letter stating that the Rules had been approved by the Vatican (signed C[amillio] Cardinal Laurenti) ( 20 December 1927).

letters to Sister Pius O'Farrell concerning the Positio and the Cause of Nano Nagle.

Includes; file includes brown envelope addressed to A. O’ Rahilly, ESQ., M.A. D.SC., D. Litt, Colaiste Ollscoile, Corcaigh with a note written in pencil saying Nano’s letters deciphered by A O’ Rahilly which includes notes on printed paper of Basil O’ Connell, 76, Palmerston Road, Rathmines, Dublin, dated 5 June 1951; part of brown envelope which is addressed to The Assistant Librarian, University College, (The Library Dept E.), Cork, Eire; brown envelope in bad condition, addressed to Alfred O’ Rahilly, Esq., M.A. B.SC., PhD., Registrar’s House, University College consisting of Early Nuns’ Letters dated 1802 – 1835, letter from Sr. M.F. Tobin (18 May 1802), Isabella Mc Loughlin written on the first page, letter from Sr. Bigger to Tobin from Dublin (27 August 1802), notes on Jeremiah Collins (7 November 1829), notes from Ellen Kelleher of the city of Cork (21 December 1814), letter to Charles Chichester on 21 December 1814 regarding payment of money, letter from M.J. Farrell to Mrs Austen on 23 March 1835 regarding the arrangements for the rent. Notes by Justin McCarthy dated 2 July 1810 regarding the use of his property; letter from Presentation Convent, George’s Hill, Dublin on 17 January 1839 regarding veiling and the weather; two articles from a magazine entitled America April 22, 1939 entitled ‘Fair Labor News In Diocesan Papers’ by Norman McKenna and ‘ Some of our writers are instruments of disunity oft-times there are none so dumb as those who speak’ by William J. Smith; article from The Catholic Gazette, November 1935 entitled ‘ What is the Grail?’; article from Catholic Action, Monthly Publication of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, Vol. XXIII, No. 11 November 1941; note from Alfred O’ Rahilly, Blackrock College, County Dublin stating that before leaving Cork it was arranged that Fr. T.J. Walsh would write the book on the life of Nano Nagle; letter to Mr. President from 35 Main Street, Mallow, dated 1 August 1951- signature is not clear; letter from Alfred O’ Rahilly, President’s Office, University College, Cork dated 21 September 1951 to Mother Benignus mentioning the progress of the book on Nano Nagle; letter from Fr. T.J. Walsh, South Presbytery, George’s Quay, Cork dated 18 March 1952 to Dr. O’ Rahilly concerning the Nagle genealogy; letter from Alfred O’ Rahilly to Father Walsh on 19 December 1953 concerning the history of the Nagle family; letter to Rev Mother from Alfred O’ Rahilly asking Rev. Mother to help by communicating with convents abroad; handwritten note with the heading Letter to Pope - Moylan 20 December 1802 stating his desire to promote Nano Nagle’s work ; handwritten pages in Latin with the heading ‘Beatisime Pater’; black and white photograph of Miss Nano Nagle, Foundress of the Ursuline and Presentation Sisters in Cork; and eight black and white photographs of Academy of the Presentation, Turk Street at Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, California, Presentation Convent, Powell Street, San Francisco, Ruins of the Presentation Convent, Powell Street, San Francisco 1906, ruins of the Sacred Heart Presentation Convent, Taylor and Ellis Street, San Francisco, Sanctuary of Chapel Motherhouse- Mount Loretto, Sisters of the Presentation Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.A. Presentation Convent (Mother House), 281 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., Sacred heart Presentation Convent, Taylor and Ellis Street, San Francisco, U.S.A.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for allowing Fr. Stephen Clancy leave the Clergy Retreat to accompany Fr. Moylan, former Vicar General to the Nuncio and from Atlanta, to Shannon Airport. Neither he nor Mgr. Alibrandi were available to accompany Fr. Boylan to Collinstown and hence he is very grateful to the Archbishop. He also discusses the merits of the complaints of Br. John O’Toole which will be sent to the Sacred Congregation for Religious and he has followed the advice and information provided by the Archbishop. He also mentions Professor H. Bruck who has been nominated for membership to the Pontifical Academy of Science. He mentions the new Nuncio who is leaving Cairo on 31 July and who plans on stopping in Rome before coming to Dublin.

Typed letter to Fr. Patrick Dunne, Archbishop’s House, from Sean Moylan, Office of the Parliamentary Secretary, Dept. of Defence, requesting that an announcement be made at all Masses in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire emphasizing the advisability of registering in the event of an evacuation.

Correspondence between Sean Moylan and +McQuaid regarding a scheme for the acceptance of graduates as a temporary avenue of recruitment for the staffing of National Schools.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the information on the solemn consecration of Ireland to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He will forward this information to the Canadian Hierarchy. He states that Mgr. Moylan and himself went in the car of the Nuncio of Vienna to within 29 miles of the Iron Curtain but they did not approach any closer. He describes it as a strenuous trip.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Sean Moylan, Minister for Education, enclosing a document which suggests that St. Enda’s College, Galway, be turned into a Training College for Catholic lay women teachers of National Schools.