4 - Past Pupils’ Union

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Past Pupils’ Union

30 files and items; Manuscript, typescript, printed, and photographic print

This subseries comprises records of the Rochestown College Past Pupils’ Union and related alumni associations from c.1950 to 1999. The material documents the establishment, administration, membership, social activities, fundraising efforts, religious observances, and historical commemorations of the union and its regional branches.

The records include constitutional and governance documents, newsletters and bulletins, annual secretary’s reports, circular correspondence, event programmes, reunion publications, photographic material, and commemorative souvenirs.

The records also contain information relating to notable alumni, Capuchin clergy, college officials, and members of the wider school community. Particular emphasis is placed on the union’s engagement with the Capuchin Order, support for overseas missions, remembrance activities, and the commemoration of individuals associated with the college’s history, including figures connected with the Easter Rising and the Irish revolutionary period.

The records also provide biographical and genealogical information through membership and attendance lists, documenting former pupils across several generations. The Golden Jubilee publication of 1999 offers a retrospective account of the union’s development and includes reproductions of photographs and historical documents relating to St. Francis College.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition