A large collection of metal printing blocks (stereotypes) prepared for illustrative purposes and publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. It is likely that some of the blocks were purchased from an engraving and printing company whilst many others were specifically commissioned for 'The Capuchin Annual'.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) showing representations and illustrations of men. The original filing cabinet containing these blocks was labelled ‘men’. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered. Some of the images appear to show men in humorous situations, at work (particularly in a rural setting) or at religious devotions. Specific stereotypes include Illustrations of the War of Independence. Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden backing.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of illustrations of landscapes, buildings and transport such as boats, automobiles and trains. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered and dated (1940-1) by John English & Co., printers. It is likely that some of the blocks were purchased from an engraving and printing company whilst others were specifically commissioned for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes: • A small block depicting the O’Connell Monument, Dublin. • Block depicting an illustration of a Dublin tenement by Seán MacManus. • Illustrations by Peter F. Anson (1889-1975). • A painting of County Donegal by Frank McKelvey RHA (1895-1974). Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden backing.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of advertisements printed in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes blocks of illustrated advertisements for: • The National Bank Limited • John Power & Son Distillers • Munster & Leinster Bank • Bank of Ireland • British Petroleum • Caltex (Texaco) • Shell Oil • Automobile manufacturers (FIAT, Ford and Volkswagen) • Gold Flake Tobacco • Mi-Wadi Orange Squash • Jacob’s Biscuits • Cadbury’s Ltd. • The Gaelic Athletic Association • Hibernian Insurance • Waterford Crystal • Clery’s Department Store • Trans World Airlines (TWA) • Pan-Am Airlines • Kosangas • Erin Soup • Carroll’s’ Tobacco • John Player & Sons • Kennedy & Son’s Iron and Steelworks • The Hoover Company • Irish Life Insurance • Bush Audio-Equipment • Kennedy Brushes • An Bord Iascaigh Mhara The file also includes metal printing blocks for 'The Father Mathew Record / and Franciscan Mission Advocate' (later 'Eirigh'), and the Capuchin Foreign Missions.
A letter from Helena Concannon (1878-1952), Salthill, County Galway, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Concannon thanks Fr. Senan for the payment for her article on Lady Georgiana Fullerton.
Copy letter from T.J. Kiernan (1897-1967), Irish Minister to the Holy See, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Kiernan refers to the deprivations and the scarcity of food stuffs in Rome. He adds 'Altogether for seventeen months there has been no real leadership. We lock ourselves in at 7pm because there is so much highway robbery under arms. The city administration collapsed'.
Letters from Michael Knightly (1888-1965), the government’s Chief Press Censor, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Knightly’s letter refers to the prohibition on the publication of images of coastal locations (such as Cobh, Mizen Head, and Portstewart Strand) and to restrictions on information received from foreign ‘wireless’ (telegraph or radio) sources.
A letter from James Mason (1909-1984), the English-born Hollywood actor, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The letter refers to Mason’s tribute to the late Abbey Theatre actor F.J. McCormick (d. 24 April 1947), which appeared in the 1948 edition of ‘The Capuchin Annual’. Mason got acquainted with McCormick when they both appeared in the 1947 film ‘Odd Man Out’ in which the former played a mortally wounded republican bank robber on the run in Belfast. Mason requests that his fee for his McCormick tribute be donated to an ‘animal charity’ in Dublin.
This section includes the extant correspondence of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. and Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap., editors of 'The Capuchin Annual'. The principal correspondents were contributors to the publication (many were prominent literary and public figures). The files also include letters from Capuchin friars, advertisers, sales representatives, printers, and other individuals involved in the production of the 'Annual'.