Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Joseph A. Rice, Brooklyn, New York, making a suggestion to bring about a peaceful solution.

Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate. Archbishop prefers diocesan priest to Jesuit as Spiritual Director of revived Sodality at O’Connell Schools. Archbishop warmly approves introduction of Legion of Mary in schools (O’Connell’s and Seville Place) as it ‘will fill a lacuna in Legion educated young men…’ New foundations approved at Dolphin’s Barn and Sutton. Centenary celebrations of death of Edmund Rice.

Includes; "A tree is planted" (1976); "A companion to A Tree is Planted" (1977); "The Roman correspondence treating of the early years of the Institute of Edmund Rice 1803 - 1844" (1978).

Includes; programme of events for official opening of "Rice College" in Ennis, County Clare.

Includes entries under the headings; "Edmund: 150th Anniversary", "Progress Report on the Cause of Edmund Rice".

Includes; open letter from Brother Xavier Leonard on the virtues on emulating Edmund Rice, biography of Edmund Rice.

Includes; details of "Eucharistic Celebration" for Edmund Rice, "Message from Congregational Leaders", Mass programme.

Includes; transcript of talk given on Edmund Rice by J.E. Carroll at Seminar in Waterford.

Includes; biographies and prayers of Edmund Rice.

Includes; poems written about Edmund Rice.