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Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, reporting on several administrative and community matters within the mission. Father Fenelon describes visiting ‘the whole ground with Luke’ to discuss plans for a new school and community house in Bend, Oregon. He relates that Fr. Albert’s health is deteriorating. He has undergone a second operation at Santa Barbara hospital, where a significant amount of water was removed from him. While he showed brief improvement, he is now reported as ‘somewhat weaker’ and is not expected to live much longer. He also notes that Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. wishes to remain in Santa Barbara with Fr. Albert but Father Fenelon suggests that would not serve him well and that he should go back to Santa Inés and see Fr. Albert ‘now and again’. Fathers Raphael, Leo, and Brendan are mentioned as requesting to go home for the summer.

Letter from Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, to Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. referring to an application for a third man to help with his missions in America. Father Edwin explains that they can do nothing from Ireland until the end of summer. He mentions that Fr. Raphael Quinn is also looking for a third man. He plans to write to a Fr. Joseph Fenelon to see if he can assist with the matter. He reports that Fr. Laurence Dowling has been unwell for the past couple of months but is now recovering and will go to the Isle of Man for a fortnight of rest. Father Edwin also describes an ‘immense amount of work’ in Ireland, noting they have 50 Missions and Retreats scheduled between March 1st and Easter.

Photograph of a group of four Capuchin Friars in California. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Some familiar faces, 1923’. The group includes Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap. and Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap.

Photograph of Capuchin friars at the Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.

Photograph of Capuchin friars at the Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.

A photographic print of mourners at the funeral of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. at the Santa Inés Mission in California in February 1925. The group includes Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap., Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap., and Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap.

Statement of Masses from the St. Mary of the Angels Capuchin Friary in Ukiah, California, covering the period from November 1922 to April 1925. The report aggregates the work of three distinct mission locations: Ukiah, Willits, and Hopland. The document lists the specific friars responsible for these missions during the period.

Photograph of a group of seven Capuchin Friars in Ukiah, California. Manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘circa 1925 at Ukiah’. The group includes Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap. and Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap.

Photograph of a group of Capuchin friars in Ukiah, Californian probably on the occasion of a visitation by Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. The group includes (seated) Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Fr. Berchmans Cantillon OFM Cap.; (standing) Fr. Celestine Quinlan OFM Cap., Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. The photograph is credited to Detrick’s Studio, 106 W. Church Street, Ukiah, California.