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The visit of Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia, to Mangango. The original caption lists Jethro Muti (United National Independence Party), Fr. Theophilus Murphy OFM Cap., and Kenneth Kanuda in the image.

The visit of Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia, to Mangango.

Hendrik Verwoerd (later Prime Minister of South Africa) with Bishop Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. during his visit to the mission station at Katima Mulilo in the Caprivi Strip, South West Africa (Namibia).

A collection of colour photographic prints of Victoria Falls and the surrounding area (including Livingstone Island and Forest Gorge) compiled by Br. Andrew O’Shea OFM Cap. The file includes some postcard prints. Some of the prints also show Fr. Hugh Murphy OFM Cap., Br. Daniel O’Brien OFM Cap. and Fr. Declan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. The file includes a typescript copy of an ‘Extract from Dr. David Livingstone’s Missionary Travels on the Zambezi’. The album was compiled by Br. Andrew O’Shea in 1982. The prints are captioned and are held in plastic sleeves. The prints have been removed from the ring folder.

The Zambian side of the Victoria Falls.

A two-ton Ford truck in Livingstone. The original caption indicates that this truck was for use in the Sioma Mission.

A traditional hut at a Capuchin mission station in Northern Rhodesia.

A history of the Irish Capuchin mission in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. (1920-2008). The history traces the history of the mission in a chronological format from 1930 to 1981. Particular attention is given to the arrival of missionary friars, the work of clerical and lay mission personnel, relations with local communities, the construction of mission stations, schools and hospitals in Barotseland (later the Western Province of the Republic of Zambia) and to various mission appointments and transfers. Fr. Luke arrived in Northern Rhodesia in 1948 and the text includes many of his personal recollections of the mission. The file also includes a copybook containing text in Irish by Fr. Luke recounting his initial experiences as a missionary from 1948-50.

Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap., Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, and Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap. at the grave of Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap. (d. 12 Sept. 1947) in Livingstone.

Fr. Vianney Holmes OFM Cap. and Zambian friars at the grave of Fr. Hugh Murphy OFM Cap. (d. 9 Mar. 1990) in Livingstone.