1 - The Papers of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

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The Papers of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

63 items and 31 files; Manuscript, typescript and photographic prints

A collection of the personal papers of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. relating to his involvement with participants in the national struggle primarily from 1916-22.

The records relating to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. have been arranged in six sub-series: 1) 1916 Rising; 2) Correspondence; 3) Photographs; 4) Newspaper clippings; 5) Memorial Cards; 6) Commemorative and Souvenir Publications. The large amount of Fr. Albert’s correspondence extant in the sub-series has necessitated the creation of a further division into four sub-sub series: Correspondence with Republican Prisoners; Correspondence with Wives and Relations of Republican Prisoners; Correspondence with other Capuchins; Other Correspondence. The records in each sub-series represent a particular area of activity and have been arranged accordingly.

See also a collection of letters to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap. (1880-1968) relating to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. from the period of his exile in America to his death in Santa Inez, California, on 14 Feb. 1925. The copy letters are numbered 1-48 and form part of Fr. Albert’s personal file. (IE CA DB/28).

ISAD(G) 2nd edition