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A photograph of (right) Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. arriving at Mission Santa Inés in California. In the centre is Br. Colmcille Cregan OFM Cap. The friar on the right is Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap.

Letter from Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, to Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. affirming that group of English Capuchin friars, led by Fr. Nicholas, is set to arrive in New York on 3 November. By arrangement with the English Provincial and Rome, these friars will be attached to the Irish headquarters at Abbottstown, Pennsylvania. The letter mentions ongoing efforts to document and establish foundations in places like Bend, Hermiston, Roseburg, and Lincoln, while noting a lack of formal documents for the mission in Mendocino.

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.

Letter from Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, California, to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, on preparation for the annual fair. He also mentions that the debt on the church and residence in Burlingame has been reduced to $59,000. He adds ‘I am getting everything in as good order as I can before I finally bid adieu for ever to U.S.A. I am counting the days until I reach the old land wherein to lay my old bones. Frs. Joseph, Adrian and I have arranged to sail from New York on “Georgic” on July 10th’.

Letter from Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, to Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap. regarding a dispute with Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. and forwarding an obedience for Fr. Luke to travel to Indiana for the Eucharistic Congress.

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.

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.

Letter from Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, regarding appointments in the American mission and the necessity that superiors do not take on any supply work that would require religious remaining away from their communities for a prolonged period.

A report chronicling the Irish Capuchins’ struggle to establish a permanent presence on the American East Coast between 1928 and 1930. The Irish friars sought a foundation in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. However, the Pittsburgh Province claimed exclusive rights to the territory, despite the Irish friars having the personal support of Archbishop Curley. They initially looked at properties in Baltimore but found the market ‘too high’. After being ‘frozen out’ of Baltimore and Harrisburg, the friars eventually looked toward Wilmington, Delaware. The history concludes with the acquisition of a property in Silverside, Delaware (later St. Patrick’s Friary), which offered 22 acres of ground for roughly $15,000. This site was strategically chosen because it was outside the immediate contested jurisdiction but still accessible to their mission work.

A photograph of a group of mourners at the grave of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. at Mission Santa Inés in California. The group includes Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap., Br. Colmcille Cregan OFM Cap., and Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap.