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An image showing funeral procession of Terence MacSwiney on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork on 31 October 1920. Several Capuchin friars are identifiable in the procession including Fr. Cyril O’Sullivan OFM Cap., Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., and Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap.

Reporting from the Catholic Rectory in Fort Bragg, California, outlining parish statistics requested by the Provincial Minister. Compiled by Fr. Finbarr O’Callaghan OFM Cap, the document notes that the Fort Bragg parish includes 208 families, counting nominal Catholic households across both Fort Bragg and Mendocino. It details the scheduling of Sunday Masses under two different scenarios – when staffed by two priests versus when staffed by only one – and lists active parish sodalities, including the Third Order of St. Francis, the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Name Sodality, and the Children of Mary. A note by Fr. Edwin Fitzbiggon OFM Cap. highlights that the parish is served by two priests and carries no financial debt.

Financial statement, signed by Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, providing a summary of the funds generated by the Irish Capuchin missions in America and how they were spent between December 1921 and September 1922. A significant portion (£138. 10s.) was spent on ‘Tickets’ for friars traveling between Ireland and the U.S. This included Frs. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., and Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap.

A note on the financial and demographic status of St. Lawrence of Brindisi Church in Watts, Los Angeles, California, for the year 1932. The parish faces a substantial debt of $37,600.00 amid a shifting racial demographic, as white parishioners are moving away and the incoming Black Catholic population is described as too small and economically disadvantaged to assume the debt. Consequently, the document warns that the financial burden will fall on the Bishop of the Diocese or the Capuchin Order unless external funding is secured, though it notes that school attendance remains steady and the spiritual state of the parish is satisfactory. The statement was prepared by Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. A note by Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap. affirms that there is three Capuchin priests assigned to this church.

Information supplied by Irish Capuchin friars residing in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, during his visitation. The document includes a comprehensive log of religious masses said by specific Capuchin priests at Paradise Parish in Abbottstown between August 1919 and June 1921, dedicated to the intentions of the Most Reverend Father General. Includes chronological tallies and specific location notes for individual clergy members – including Fathers Brendan, Benignus, Malachy, Ferdinand, Raphael, Leo, Gabriel, Ambrose, and Vincent – culminating in a ‘Grand Total’ of 103 masses. It also features a structured ledger cross-referencing individual priests against specific intentions, such as ‘Jubilees’, ‘House & Pious’, deceased family members (e.g., ‘Fr. John’s Mother’), and general intercessions like ‘Def. Gen. Eugenio’ and ‘Pro Fid. Def’. Handwritten annotations throughout provide contextual updates on the priests’ movements, indicating whether they arrived late, left for other locations like Lincoln in Nebraska or if a particular mass went unrecorded.

A photograph of a group of Capuchin friars at a Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street Friary, Dublin. The group includes Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., Fr. Paul Neary OFM Cap., Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap., Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., and Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Fr. Malachy Hynes OFM Cap., Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap., Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap., and Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap.

A copy of a humorous poem written by Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. reflecting on an excursion to Cuba undertaken by Irish Capuchin missionaries working in the United States.

A report providing a structural, financial, and demographic overview of the Catholic Ukiah Mission and surrounding out-stations. The document outlines the territorial boundaries and pastoral history of the mission under the administration of the Capuchin friars, listing its active churches and dependencies across regional stations like Hopland, Willits, and Covelo. Additionally, it details the mission’s financial standing – accounting for itemized receipts, expenditures, and bank balances – and compiles the exact census data and sacramental figures (baptisms, marriages, and conversions).