A file relating to William Henry Bliss. Includes letters from William Bliss to Dr Charles Russell and copies of Dr. Russell's letters to William Bliss. Includes 4 letters from William Bliss to Fr Matthew Russell SJ concerning the publication of the correspondence in the Irish Monthly (22 March 1880 - 24 September 1893, 4 items).

A file of letters from Saint John Henry Newman to Dr Charles William Russell (President of Maynooth).

• Includes many letters discussing religion and theological issues. Remarks 'I do not look so despairingly at our church as you do. While I think...she is a branch of the Church Catholic I also have lately had my hopes increased as to the prospect of her improvement in doctrinal exactness...' Discusses his tracts and remarks 'I...felt surprised to find persons influenced by them. I had intended them mainly as a protest. I have never courted or anticipated success - yet success came...' (26 April 1841, 4pp).
• Includes a letter referring to the Dublin Review. Remarks that he has friends '...willing to spend money on the Dublin (Review).' Praises the editorship of the Review. Asks Dr Russell's opinion on the desire of English Catholics to have a Quarterly publication. (23 October 1850, 3pp).
• Includes a letter referring again to the Dublin Review. Remarks that he never thought there was any rivalry between it and the Rambler (28 October 1850, 3pp).
• Includes a letter referring to his resignation as rector of the Catholic University (4 December 1858, 2pp).
• Includes letter referring to a proposed mission of Oxford. Remarks 'Permission was granted for the oratory to go to Oxford, but, by a secret instruction which was not to be shown to me, if I proposed to reside there, I was to be stopped.' Continues 'The version propaganda gives is that it fears my presence at Oxford will attract young Catholics there.' (24 April 1867, 4pp).
• Includes a letter thanking Dr Russell for his invitation to Newman to lay the foundation stone for the church at Maynooth. Expresses his congratulations at the prospect and refers to the length of time Maynooth has had to wait for the church (27 September 1875, 3pp).
• Includes a letter referring to Dr Russell's accident and the cutting short of his career as President of Maynooth as a result (19 September 1879, 3pp).

Letter from James Blake Kavanagh to Dr Charles Russell concerning article[s] on Russian literature/linguistics published in the Dublin Review. Discusses at length the topic in question and mentions another scholar - Senskoffsky. Refers to a Russian periodical.

Letter from Fr John Francis Hogan, President, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, County Kildare to Fr John F.X. O'Brien SJ concerning permission for students to subscribe to 'The Irish Monthly' and 'Studies'. Remarks 'In view of the stringent regulations there laid down they could not see their way to accede to your request.'

A file of letters from Dr Charles William Russell (note: two of the letters may in fact be from Charles Russell, Lord Russell of Killowen and brother of Fr Matthew Russell SJ) to his nephew Fr Matthew Russell SJ. Includes a letter discussing the title of 'The Irish Monthly' (founded by Fr Matthew Russell) (n.d., 4pp).