Copy letter from +McQuaid to +William Godfrey stating that Fr. Conor Ward of the Dublin Diocese is studying Sociology at Liverpool University. He is aware that the Archbishop wishes all priests to live in a presbytery and explain Fr. Ward is currently residing with relatives. He wishes to make Fr. Ward available within the limits of the time allowed by his primary duty of study.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from A. Ward, Dept. of Justice, mainly dealing with permitted maximum dietary punishment at St. Patrick’s Institution.

Series Correspondence between the Archbishop and Miss Barrett, Richard Ryan and Conor Ward regarding turf issues

Letter from +Godfrey to +McQuaid stating that Fr. Ward is assisting Mgr. Cyril Taylor at Garston and he is also residing there.

Letter from +McQuaid to +Levame regarding the above memorandum of Peader Ward in relation to Communism in Ireland. The Archbishop believes its content is quite accurate and there is nothing new in it. He states that the defeat of Mr. O’Riordan in the recent elections were due to ‘…the very definite but discreet measures taken in all the parishes of the constituency’. He takes issue with some of the statements in relation to most journalists and writers being ‘left wing’. He also states that the Trade Unions in Ireland do not provide a platform for Communism and the members are in fact the people who ‘…form the backbone of our Sodalities and Confraternities’.

Letter to Fr. Mangan from [illegible] regarding letter to the Archbishop from Conn Ward.

Letter to J. Hurson from the Archbishop regarding letter from Conor Ward.

Letter to Conor Ward from the Archbishop regarding infant mortality.

Ward, John, Bott Road, Canley, Coventry. He is a member of the Legion of Mary and is concerned about the spiritual welfare of young Irish men and women. Many of these become slack in their religious duties. Suggests that priests from Ireland be appointed as chaplains to rectify this position.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from F.C. Ward, enclosing the official list of Amendments to the Public Health Bill.