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Copy letters of Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap., mainly to authors and contributors regarding articles published in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file also includes some original letters to Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. The correspondents include Veronica MacCarthy, Michael Bowles, Fr. Reginald Walker CSSp., Oliver Snoddy, Fr. Daniel Rebain OFM Cap., Michael Smyth, Jack Lynch, Fr. Nelson Ruppert OFM Cap., Myles O’Farrell, Fr. William Coughlan OFM Cap., Fr. Michael Hurley SJ, Arthur Campbell, Desmond O’Connor, Fr. Daniel J. O’Donovan, Leon Ó Broin (Catholic Truth Society of Ireland), Seamus O’Meara, Liam O’Doherty, Michael O’Farrell, Beda Brophy, Tom Barry, Seán Boylan, Robert Childers Barton, Cathal O’Shannon, Seán Nunan, Winefride Nolan, Liam Nolan, Fr. Martin Coen, Fr. Ambrose MacAulay, Patrick Boland, General Seán MacEoin, Kathleen Napoli MacKenna, Elizabeth May, Arthur Mitchell, Fr. Patrick Boland TOR, Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, Fr. James W. Kelly, Sidney Ehler, Seamus Fitzgerald, Richard King, Mannix Joyce, Charles J. Haughey, R. MacEvatt, Vivion de Valera, Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap., Michael Bowles, Padraic Og Ó Conaire, John Hinde Ltd., and Bord Fáilte Éireann. Some of the letters refer to payments (honorariums) for articles published in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file also includes letters to Fr. Henry from An Cosantóir, Seán O’Connell, and from T. Ryle Dwyer re his article on the Anglo-Irish Treaty published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1971).
• The letters from Kathleen Napoli MacKenna provide additional detail about her role in the struggle for Irish independence.
• A letter from Robert Childers Barton affirms that he is available for an interview with Fr. Henry and to his ‘memories of Father Augustine [Hayden OFM Cap.] and Fr. Albert [Bibby] OFM Cap.’. 26 May 1970.
• The letters from Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. refer to his article on Père Marie-Benoît OFM Cap. (1895-1990) and his role in assisting French Jews in the Second World War published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1971).

An article on the history of Doe Castle on the shores of Sheephaven Bay near Creeslough, County Donegal. The article was compiled by Sheila MacMahon. A note from the author to Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. is extant on the reverse of the last page. The file includes a colour postcard print of a painting of Doe Castle and a short note re the restoration by a local branch of the Legion of Mary of broken or neglected Penal-era Mass Rocks in the area around Doe.

File of photographs of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. (1912-1995) at Ard Mhuire Friary, County Donegal. Some of the prints show friends and relations visiting the friary and adjoining grounds. Most of the prints are annotated with details and dates on the reverse.

Photographic prints of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. (1912-1995) and Fr. Ephrem O’Sullivan OFM Cap. (1904-1958) blessing a Holy Year Cross atop Muckish Mountain (Derryveagh Mountain Range, County Donegal) on the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) in 1951. The file includes a note written by Fr. David giving information on some of the people in one of the photographic prints. See also CA DL/6/10.

Clippings (from the 'Derry Journal') re the installation of a Holy Year Cross atop Muckish Mountain (Derryveagh Mountain Range, County Donegal) on the Feast of the Assumption. Includes a photographic print showing Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. and Fr. Ephrem O’Sullivan OFM Cap. (1904-1958) who blessed the Cross. In 2000, a large metal cross was placed on the summit, replacing the wooden one (erected in 1951) which had been destroyed in a storm. See also CA DL/5/24.

Photographic prints of the ordination of Fr. Cyril Kelleher OFM Cap. at Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. One of the prints is annotated on the reverse: Fr. Nicholas O’Brien OFM Cap. (1912-1980), Bishop William MacNeely, Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap. (1902-1987), Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. and Fr. Cyril.

Clipping of an article by Paddy Walsh titled ‘A Visit to Ard Mhuire’ published in the 'Donegal People’s Press' (28 Dec. 1984). The article traces the history of the Ards estate and refers to the work of the friars at the retreat centre. The article includes a photographic print of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. (1912-1995), Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. (1915-2005) and Br. Gabriel McGillicuddy OFM Cap. (1901-1998).