• Correspondence relating to the position of Librarian following the resignation of Fr. Burke Savage. Dr. M.B. Crowe is the favourite candidate. Includes letters following the appointment of Dr. Crowe as well as a report on the Library, written by Dr. Crowe and Maureen O’Byrne, Dublin City & County Librarian. Earlier general memo on Circulating Libraries in Ireland also enclosed. 1 March 1971

Copy letter from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon to Fr. Crean regarding the proposals from the last committee meeting. He states Fr. Roland Burke-Savage was to ask Patrick Masterson to write an article on censorship for ‘Studies’ and suggests one of the committee approach him about this.

Copy letter from Judge Charlie Conroy to Fr. Roland Burke Savage regarding a query put before him on certain books. Annotation by +McQuaid.

• Correspondence between +McQuaid and Fr. Roland Burke Savage, S.J. regarding censorship. He mentions Judge Conroy and Tommy Coyne and the tightening of the censorship laws. 14 December 1959

Farrell, Alfred, Savage Club, Carlton House Terrace, London. He plans to present the morality play, Everyman, in church halls and schools throughout Ireland. Seeks the Archbishop’s patronage.

-23 December 1971 Galvin, John, Loughlinstown House, Co. Dublin. Correspondence with the Archbishop relating to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pilgrimage to Rome, portrait done for St. Vincent’s, Fr. Burke Savage and the Catholic Library, and informing him that Mother General, Sisters of Charity, has relieved him of his responsibilities regarding St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Department of Health. Copy of John Galvin’s letter to Mother General.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. Fr. Ronald Burke-Savage, S.J., agreed to ask Dr. Masterson to write the article on censorship, which would be published when completed. The Committee agreed to ask Anthony Brown, Jerome Connolly and Thomas Rosingrave to prepare a summary of basic Catholic Social Principles to meet the needs and problems of the modern world.

Correspondence regarding the publications by the Jesuits including pastoral letters of the Archbishop; Studies; Irish Messenger and Timire; The Month (London) with interesting letter by the Archbishop. Also Chagrin of Fr. Burke Savage, S.J., and Archbishop’s response. Fr. C. McGarry, S.J. Provincial refuses to entertain Archbishop’s request to exclude from Studies an article by the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education. Sodalities

Copy of a typed letter to Fr. Burke-Savage from + McQuaid. It would be most useful if each issue of Studies could carry a clear, factual and pungent article on Communism. Intellect has to be trained.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Roland Burke Savage, 35, Lower Leeson Street. His intention was to devote the greater part of the issue to University Education.