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A card commemorating a parish mission held at St. Peter’s Parish in San Francisco from 21 November to 11 December 1921. Conducted by Irish Capuchins Fathers Sylvester Mulligan, Joseph Fenelon, and Gabriel Harrington. Includes the total abstinence pledge and an accompanying indulgenced temperance prayer.

Photograph of Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, with Fr. Pacificus McCafferty OFM Cap., Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., and Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. in Watts, Los Angeles.

A clipping of a photograph of a group of Irish missionary priests bound for the United States on board the German transatlantic liner SS ‘Bremen’ off Cobh in County Cork in October 1920. The group includes the Irish Capuchin friar, Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap.

A ledger detailing the annual ‘Parish Statistics’ and ‘Financial Statement’ for St. Lawrence Church in Watts, California, dated 1 January 1927. Signed by Capuchin Franciscan pastors Father Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Father Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., and Father Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. The document outlines both the spiritual and material state of the parish. Demographically, it records a population of roughly 1,123 Catholics, tracking memberships across local religious sodalities – such as the Holy Name Society and Altar Society – alongside vital 1924 sacramental data, which includes 191 total baptisms, 20 marriages, and 30 deaths. Financially, the report balances an annual cash flow of $11,363.37 against identical expenditures, including substantial allocations for school operational funding. Under its liabilities, the statement of debt details heavy outstanding balances totalling $45,000, split between quarterly interest obligations held with the Farmers and Merchants National Bank ($36,000) and the First National Bank ($9,000).

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, giving a detailed account of the various problems and issues at the funeral of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. in Mission Santa Inés in California. The majority of the letter is taken up with expressions of Father Fenelon’s intense dissatisfaction with how Fr. Albert’s burial was handled. Against his specific instructions for a simple burial, a metallic/steel casket was placed over the coffin. This was requested by a Mr. Murray on behalf of the Irish Society in Los Angeles. Fr. Joseph attempted to countermand this order, but upon arriving at the undertaking parlor, he found the body already sealed in the steel casket, which the undertaker claimed could not be removed without ‘blowing the seal’.

Fr. Joseph had instructed that the grave be dug behind the Sacristy at the Santa Inés Mission. However, he arrived to find the grave already started in a different location, near the old Tower. The justification given was that the original site was part of an old burial ground containing ‘a number of Indians’. He affirms that Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. was master of ceremonies at the funeral service and that Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. sang the Mass. The Watts Choir travelled to provide music and Father Fenelon said a few words at the conclusion of the service.

A file of photographs of Capuchin friars in Watts, Los Angeles, California. The prints show the construction of St. Lawrence of Brindisi School, the church and a residence for the friars in Watts. Includes images of Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Mission Superior, Fr. Berchmans Cantillon OFM Cap., Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap., and Fr. Juan Antonio de San Juan en Persiceto OFM Cap., Minister General of the Capuchin Order. A manuscript annotation on the covering envelope (by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap.) reads ‘Views in Watts, Los Angeles / a new Church has seen been erected in Watts by the late Fr. Thomas Dowling of Kilkenny’. Two of the prints are dated: 12 May 1923 and 19 September 1923.

A note with dates and names tracking the arrival and assignment of Irish Capuchin friars to the United States from 1902 to 1926.

The Early Years (1902–1910):
• 1902–1908: Lists Luke (Fr. Luke Sheehan) in Aden, confirming his early mission work in Arabia before moving to America.
• 1910: Shows the initial arrival in Oregon with Luke and Casimir in Hermiston, and Leonard in Harrisburg.

Growth and Expansion (1911–1915):
• 1911: Records Benignus in Harrisburg and Camillus and Edward in Roseburg. A note indicates Edward returned in 1923.
• 1913: Notes the arrival of Fr. Brendan (O’Callaghan) in November, who would later become a long-term leader in Abbottstown.
• 1915: Mentions the arrival of Adrian, Ferdinand, and Anthony in September.

Post-World War (1919–1926):
• 1919–1920: Shows a new wave of friars, including Raphael, Gabriel, Urban, Stephen, Vincent, and Ambrose.
• 1924: A particularly busy year for arrivals, listing Pacificus, Finbarr, Isidore, Albert, Reginald, and Damian.
• 1926: The final entries on this sheet record Berchmans and Enda arriving in January.

Studio photograph of Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap.

Photograph of (left) Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. with two Spanish friars. A manuscript caption on the reverse reads ‘Gabriel with 2 Spaniards / Watts’.

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, reporting that he and Fr. Gabriel Harrington OFM Cap. are giving a two-week mission in Watts, California, which is well-attended. Bishop Keane and Bishop Cantwell are both mentioned; Cantwell has already departed for the Holy Land and Rome, accompanied by several others including Monsignor McCarthy’. Father Fenelon OFM Cap. expresses some reservations about Fr. Gabriel’s ability to be a permanent pastor, noting he may not have "sufficient ballast" for the role yet.