Includes; letter in French to Rev. Mother, dated 1859; letter from Luke Keating to Rev. Mother and Sir, dated 8 September 1874; letter from P. Paola Molinari, S. J. Rome, dated 4 December 1973, giving details of his arrival; five letters from Sr. Gabriel, Presentation Convent, Clayfield, Enderley Road, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia dated January 1964 to December 1965, to Mother de Sales; expressing concern about the lack of vocations, changes in government regulations concerning schools, changing the religious habit in different countries; the chapters and amalgamations; letter from Sr. Gabriel Hogan, from New Guinea, telling of life on the missions there and adapting the religious habit; letter from Fr. Michael Green in Rome to Rev. Mother, dated 24 October 1964, concerning the direction of the tabernacle and the seating in the chapel; letter from Michael Magner to Rev. Mother, dated 3 October 1963, concerning the sale of the land in Ballygriffin; letter from M. Bernard Ryan, Matlock to Rev. Mother M. de Sales Gleeson, 1966, authorizing her to act as Delegate to accept the vows of Sr. Mary Killian Cusson; letter to Sr. Rosario, dated 20 August 1979, mentions the visit to Ireland and seeing the relics of Nano; letter from Margaret George and Eileen Bendeich, New South Wales, to Mother de Sales and Community, recounting all their connections with the Presentation Sisters for generations; letter to His Excellency, The Most Rev. John Panico, J. U. D. Apostolic Delegate to Australia, concerning the seven groups of Presentation Sisters in Australia seeking a common rule; letter from Sr. M. Patrick Rupert, from California to Rev. Mother Benignus, dated 24 October 1952, mentions making corrections in previous documents; letter from Sr. M. Dorothea, New York, to Sister, dated 31 May 1966; letter from Mother M. Antonine, Sacred Heart Convent, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.A., to Mother de Sales, dated 18 November 1964, giving details of their ministries in schools, a children’s home and small hospitals, and co-operation among different groups of Presentation Sisters; letter from Sr. M. Camillus, Sacred Heart Convent, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, to Mother M. Agnes, dated 12 November 1972, mentions the publications on Nano Nagle; letter from Sister Brigid Kavanagh, Sacred Heart Convent, Fargo, North Dakota, to Mother de Sales, dated 3 January 1979, tells her about her study of Nano Nagle for her research paper and requests help in obtaining access to primary sources as soon as possible; letter from Sr. Brigid Kavanagh, Sacred heart Convent, Fargo, North Dakota, to Sr. Rosario, dated 27 September 1979, thanking her for her help with the research; copy of a letter from Sr. M. Josephine, Powell Lombard Street, California, to – dated, 5 October 1901, expressing concern that some Sisters are not following the intentions of Nano Nagle and telling of the large number of poor children they are helping; letter from M. Dominic Cunningham, St. Michael’s Presentation Convent, Croydon, undated claiming that Nano Nagle taught her great -grandmother and photo of group also included; letter from Sr. Regina Vickers, St. John’s Newfoundland, to Sister Superior, undated, ordering books; letter from M.M. Joseph, The McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, to Mother and Sisters, dated 8 January 1912; three letters from Helen Clayton, Wimbledon Park, London, to Sr. Rosario, dated between July 1979 and September 1979, thanking her for her help and hospitality; letter from Sr. M. Berchmans, St. Mary’s, Presentation Convent, Lismore, Australia, to Rev. Mother, dated 8 September 1951; and letter from Sr. Ann Mary, St. Mary’s, Presentation Convent, Lismore, Australia, to Mother de Sales, dated 30 June 1975, concerning the updating of the Constitutions.

Includes; letters from convents in Ireland responding to a circular requesting information about their foundations from Rev. Mother, South Presentation Convent, Douglas Street, Cork. Letters giving details of the beginnings of the foundations; who helped fund the foundations, the kindness of benefactors, social conditions and circumstances of the local people; the poverty which they encountered, how the material needs of the children were provided for, how the convent and school buildings began, sometimes the Sisters and classrooms were in temporary buildings until suitable buildings were built; at times Sisters moved from existing convents to establish new foundations, sometimes the Sisters remained in the new foundations and at other times these Sisters returned to the convents from which they originally came when a sufficient number of new Sisters were trained as many women from the local areas saw the needs and joined the Congregation; reports of how the Sisters travelled; the connection with the local bishops and clergy is mentioned; Sisters are aware of the need for a publication on the ‘Life of Nano Nagle’; they express interest in the Cause of Nano Nagle and their wishes for her beatification, they are enquiring about the cost of the book and considering how many copies they will be able to afford to purchase; Sisters send best wishes to the Sisters in South Presentation Convent, Cork, Sisters who have visited South Presentation Convent, Cork, express their gratitude for the hospitality which they experienced there, the number of Sisters in the Communities, mention of the lay Sisters and the number of students in schools are given.
Letters came from the following Presentation convents in Ireland; Bagenalstown, County Carlow, 23 February 1926, Ballingarry, County Tipperary, 19 November 1925, Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Cashel, County Tipperary, 14 December 1925, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, 19 November 1925, Castleisland, County Kerry, 20 November 1925, two letters from Carlow dated 20 November 1925 and 20 June 1926, Clonmel, County Tipperary, 23 October 1925, Clondalkin, County Dublin, 25 November 1925, Crosshaven, County Cork, two letters dated 16 November 1925 and December 1925, letter from Dingle, County Kerry, 21 December 1925, a photograph of the convent and the church, typed pages from the Annals from 1829 to 1866, Doneraile, County Cork, 16 November 1925, Drogheda, County Louth, 16 and 21 December 1925, photograph and note from the convent in Dundrum, County Tipperary, 23 November 1924, letter from Dungarvan, County Waterford, 28 November 1925, letter and notes from Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Fermoy, County Cork, 10 November 1925, also gives information on the foundations made in Tasmania and New Troy, New York, George’s Hill, Dublin, 16 November 1925, Galway, 28 January 1926, Kildare, 19 November 1925, notes on Kilcock, County Kildare and the missions which were founded from there, Killarney, County Kerry, 17 November 1925, Kilkenny, 12 January 1926 mentions Durrow and Kilmacow also, Limerick, 7 December 1925, Lismore, County Waterford on 16 November 1925 , mentions Sodalities, Evening Classes and opening of the Secondary School, lunches for pupils, Lixnaw, County Kerry, 19 November 1925, Maynooth, County Kildare, 25 November 1925, Maryboro’ Queen’s County, Midleton, County Cork, 19 November 1925 mentions Archdeacon Hutch and the secondary school, Millstreet, County Cork, , 5 December 1925 includes notes which mention music classes and the welfare of the poor children, Milltown, County Kerry, Mitchelstown, County Cork, 8 December 1925, includes notes on its foundation, music rooms and music lessons are mentioned, Mullingar, County Westmeath, 14 December 1925, Portadown, includes three letters dated 27 September 1925, November 1925 and November 1925 mentions that this convent was a transfer of the Sisters from Granard, mentions evening classes for the girls working in the factories and makes a request for suitable postulants. Rahan Tullamore, County Offaly, Rathmore, County Kerry, 29 November 1925, 22 November 1925, Gerald Griffin Street, North Presentation Convent, 19 November 1925, Tuam, County Galway, December 1925 includes an account of the foundation, Terenure, Dublin, 19 January 1926, Thurles, County Tipperary, 8 January 1926, Tralee, County Kerry, 1 December 1925, Waterford, 18 November 1925 , 8 July 1929 and 2 November 1929 mentions the photograph of the convent but no photograph is included, letter from Wexford including photographs of the convent, and letter from Youghal, County Cork dated 17 November 1925.

Includes; "History of the Presentation Sisters founded by Nano Nagle in 1775 and of Lismore foundation; "Presentation Sisters Bandon, 1829 - 1979"; "Record and Memories of 100 years 1830 - 1930 Presentation Convent Mooncoin"; "Presentation Convent Limerick 1837 - 1937"; "Presentation Convent Castleisland, 150 years of service to the people of Castleisland"; "Centenary Souvenir, Presentation Covent Crosshaven 1876 - 1976"; centenary book of Dungarvan Presentation Convent; "The Marian Year, souvenir 1954 Presentation Convents, Cork".

Includes; list of the seven Presentation Congregations and the dates of their foundations: Tasmania 1866; Windsor (Victoria) 1873, Wagga 1874, Lismore 1886, Geraldton 1891, Longreach 1900, and Mosman Park 1907; list of foundations and dates within each congregation in Australia; letters from Sr. M. Sebastian and Sr. Peter, Presentation Novitiate, O’ Neill College, Nagle Avenue, Elsternwich, Victoria, to Sr. Catherine and Father Walsh [Canon T.J. Walsh], during 1957 and 1958 giving detailed information on the spread of the congregation, the vast distances covered; two copies of a map of Australia showing the location of the convents; report on The Seven Congregations of the Presentation Institute in Australia including the development of its constitutions and the and the union of the seven congregations; letters to Rev. Mother Benignus, Sr. M. Catherine and Fr. Walsh, [Canon T.J. Walsh], during 1956 and 1957 from Sr. M. Bernard and Sr. M. Therese from Presentation Convent, Geraldton, Western Australia, detailing the spread of the congregation and the foundations; report from Presentation Convent, St. Mary’s, Lismore, which includes a list of the Branch Convents, foundation dates and dioceses in which they are located, an account of the schools and other works; letter from Presentation Convent, Longreach, Queensland from Sr. M. Ursula; letters from Sr. M. Sebastian, Presentation Convent, Star of the Sea, Gardenvale, S. 4 Victoria, in 1958, to Sr. M. Catherine including details of General Chapters and Professions; letters from Sr. M. Bernard, Presentation Convent, “Iona” Mosman Park , Western Australia, 29 May 1956 to Rev. Mother and to Father Walsh [ Canon T.J. Walsh], on 10 June 1957 including details of their foundations; letters from Sr. M. Xavier Lyman, Mother General of Wagga Foundation, Presentation Convent, “Mount Erin”, Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, to Father Walsh [Canon T.J. Walsh], including details of the foundations and a diagram of the foundations made from Longreach; and a picture of ‘Mount Erin’.