A collection of newspaper clippings and articles assembled by the editors of 'The Capuchin Annual'. Some of the clippings relate to the roles played by various Capuchin friars in events associated with the Irish Revolution. Other newspaper and magazine clippings include articles reviewing and critiquing various editions of the 'Annual'.
The sub-series contains a select collection of publications formerly held by the editors of 'The Capuchin Annual' in the Publications Office. It is probable that many books, periodicals and journals were transferred to the Provincial Library in the Capuchin Friary on Church Street. Many others may have been discarded.
The extensive and often lavish use of photographs in 'The Capuchin Annual' set the publication apart from many other periodicals of the time. Photography in the 'Annual' served a very clear purpose – it projected an idealised image of Ireland to its wide readership in a way that was arguably more effective than any prose. In the early years, scenic views such as ‘Evening in Dublin’ or ‘Killiney Bay’ would appear randomly, but in later years photographic features became far more extensive. The 'Annual’s' photographic archive is particularly rich and constitutes a valuable pictorial record of life in Ireland in the twentieth century.
This section includes records relating to the financial and business affairs of the Capuchin Publications Office. The files include orders and receipts, account books and journals, associated with the printing and publishing of the 'Annual'.