File 1 - Copy Letter Book

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IE CA CP/3/1/3/1

Title

Copy Letter Book

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  • c.1950 (Creation)
  • 1901-1950 (Accumulation)

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543 pp; 32.5 cm x 22 cm; Bound volume, manuscript

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(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)

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A volume containing copy correspondence of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Most of the letters are manuscript copies of Fr. Senan’s outgoing letters but the volume also includes some copies of letters received by the friar. A partial alphabetical and page index of correspondents is included at the start of volume. The spine is gilt-titled ‘Minute Book’. Contains personal letters and correspondence relating to the Capuchin Publications Office. Includes correspondence with Peter F. Anson, Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap., Séamus Ó Braonáin, Aodh de Blacam, Michael A. Bowles, Frank E. Benner, Captain Charles Brennan, Séamus Campbell (James J. Campbell), Maire Comerford, C.P. Curran, Eugene Collins, Fr. Christopher Crowley OFM Cap., Alice Curtayne, Joseph Connolly (Melford, Westfield Road, Dublin), Fr. Terence Connolly SJ, Archbishop John D’Alton, Bishop John Dignan, Fr. James Enright (Castleisland, County Kerry), Kevin R. Egan, Seán Feehan (Mercier Press), John English & Co. (printers), Patrick Gallagher, Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap., Carl Hardebeck, Fr. Hugh Morley OFM Cap., Doran Hurley, Sister M. Gertrude (Missionary Sisters of St. Columban, Cahiracon, Ennis, County Clare), Fr. Jerome Hawes TOSF (Mount Alvernia Hermitage, Cat Island, Bahamas), Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Seán Keating, Fr. Edward J. Kissane (President, Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth), Delia Murphy, T.J. Kiernan, Richard J. King, D.L. Kelleher, Benedict Kiely, Charles E. Kelly, Frieda Le Pla, Sir Shane Leslie, Dr. George Little, Patrick John Little, Fr. Frank Moynihan, Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., An tAthair Micheál Ó Sé OFM Cap. (Fr. Michael O’Shea OFM Cap.), Fr. Christopher Mangan (Archbishop’s House, Dublin), Francis McCullagh, Herbert Mackey, Bishop William MacNeely, John McCormack, Lily McCormack, Maud Gonne MacBride, Cardinal Joseph MacRory, Major General Hugo MacNeill, Seumas MacManus, Br. Brendan Neary (Salesian Missionary College, Ballinakill, County Laois), Fr. James T. Nolan, Joseph O’Connor (Seosamh Ó Conchubhair), May O’Connell (Melbourne, Australia), Seán T. O’Kelly (President of Ireland), Art O’Brien, Vincent O’Brien, Archbishop Redmond Prendiville, Jarlath A. O’Connell, Fr. Thomas O’Donnell CM (Rector, All Hallows College, Dublin), Fr. Paschal Robinson OFM (Papal Nuncio to Ireland), Canon Patrick Rogers, Colin Johnston Robb, Máirín Cregan (‘Mrs James Ryan’), Fr. Xavier Reardon OFM Cap. (Cathedral, Simla, India), William Frederick Paul Stockley, Germaine Stockley, Iseult Gonne (‘Mrs Francis Stuart’), Oscar Traynor, Éamon de Valera, Val Vousden (Bill MacNevin), Mrs F.L. Vickerman, Joseph Patrick Walshe (Irish Ambassador to the Holy See), Victor Waddington, Mervyn Wall, Archbishop Joseph Walsh, Joseph B. Whelehan, Eleanor Barnes (Lady Yarrow), and Jack B. Yeats.

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  • English
  • French
  • Irish

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The volume includes copy correspondence (c.1901-1946) of Fr. Stephen Glendon OP and Fr. Henry S. Glendon OP with Michael Healy, Evie Hone, Edward Martyn, and others (pp 59-77). The copy correspondence is in the hand of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap.

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Biographical Entries and Notes for Correspondents

Aodh de Blacam: https://www.dib.ie/biography/de-blacam-aodh-hugh-saunders-blackham-aodh-sandrach-de-blacam-a2455
Michael A. Bowles: https://www.dib.ie/biography/bowles-michael-andrew-a0820
Maud Gonne MacBride: https://www.dib.ie/biography/macbride-edith-maud-gonne-a5110
Séamus Ó Braonáin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_%C3%93_Braon%C3%A1in
Marie Comerford: https://www.dib.ie/biography/comerford-maire-mary-eva-a1899
C.P. Curran: https://www.dib.ie/biography/curran-constantine-peter-con-a2317
Alice Rynne (née Curtayne): https://www.dib.ie/biography/curtayne-alice-a2328
Joseph Connolly: https://www.dib.ie/biography/connolly-joseph-a1955
Archbishop John D’Alton: https://www.dib.ie/biography/dalton-john-francis-a2358
Fr. Terence L. Connolly SJ: https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19610414.2.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
Bishop John Dignan: https://www.dib.ie/biography/dignan-john-a2583
Seán Feehan: https://www.dib.ie/biography/feehan-john-sean-a3029
Patrick Gallagher: https://www.dib.ie/biography/gallagher-patrick-a3404
Carl Hardebeck: https://www.dib.ie/biography/hardebeck-carl-gilbert-a3795
Doran Hurley: https://bethlehembooks.com/person/doran-hurley/
Fr. Jerome Hawes TOSF: https://citydesert.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/jerome-hawes-priest-hermit-architect/
Seán Keating: https://www.dib.ie/biography/keating-sean-a4420
Fr. Edward J. Kissane: https://www.dib.ie/biography/kissane-edward-joseph-a4595
Delia Murphy: https://www.dib.ie/biography/murphy-delia-a6071
T.J. Kiernan: https://www.dib.ie/biography/kiernan-thomas-joseph-tommy-t-j-a4539
Richard King: https://www.dib.ie/biography/king-richard-a4567
Benedict Kiely: https://www.dib.ie/biography/kiely-benedict-ben-a9533
Charles E. Kelly: https://www.dib.ie/biography/kelly-charles-edward-a4440
Frieda Le Pla: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-rnid/2017/05/05/i-took-to-going-off-for-long-tramps-by-myself-over-the-fields-and-the-beech-clad-hills-frieda-le-pla-deaf-blind-author/
Sir Shane Leslie: https://www.dib.ie/biography/leslie-john-randolph-shane-a4805
Patrick John Little: https://www.dib.ie/biography/little-patrick-john-p-j-a4851
Francis McCullagh: https://www.dib.ie/biography/mccullagh-francis-a5634
John McCormack: https://www.dib.ie/biography/mccormack-john-francis-a5617
Cardinal Joseph MacRory: https://www.dib.ie/biography/macrory-joseph-a5291
Seumas MacManus: https://www.dib.ie/biography/macmanus-seumas-a5736
Seán T. O’Kelly: https://www.dib.ie/biography/okelly-sean-thomas-o-ceallaigh-sean-tomas-a6840
Art O'Brien: https://www.dib.ie/biography/obrien-arthur-patrick-donovan-a6508
Vincent O'Brien: https://www.dib.ie/biography/obrien-vincent-a6501
Archbishop Redmond Prendiville: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmond_Prendiville
Fr. Paschal Robinson OFM: https://www.dib.ie/biography/robinson-paschal-a7729
Colin Johnston Robb: https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/4555/ROBB-COLINJOHNSTON
Máirín Cregan: https://www.dib.ie/biography/cregan-mairin-a9572
William Frederick Paul Stockley: https://www.dib.ie/biography/stockley-william-frederick-paul-a8321
Oscar Traynor: https://www.dib.ie/biography/traynor-oscar-a8626
Éamon de Valera: https://www.dib.ie/biography/de-valera-eamon-dev-a2472
Val Vousden (Bill MacNevin): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Vousden
Joseph Walshe: https://www.dib.ie/biography/walshe-joseph-patrick-a8908
Victor Waddington: https://www.dib.ie/biography/waddington-victor-a10128
Mervyn Wall: https://www.dib.ie/biography/wall-mervyn-eugene-welply-a8856
Joseph Whelehan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Whelehan
Eleanor Barnes (Lady Yarrow): https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19530316&id=STA1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HKYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=5225,1577481
Jack B. Yeats: https://www.dib.ie/biography/yeats-jack-butler-a9157
Michael Healy: https://www.dib.ie/biography/healy-michael-joseph-a3901
Evie Hone: https://www.dib.ie/biography/hone-eva-sydney-evie-a4081
Edward Martyn: https://www.dib.ie/biography/martyn-edward-a5492

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