13 - Rochestown College Past Pupils’ Union / Dublin Branch: Correspondence, Circulars, Annual General Meeting Notices and Committee Records

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Rochestown College Past Pupils’ Union / Dublin Branch: Correspondence, Circulars, Annual General Meeting Notices and Committee Records

15 items; manuscript and typescript

A collection of records relating to’the administration, activities and development of the Rochestown College Past Pupils’ Union, particularly its Dublin Branch. The collection includes notices and agendas for Annual General Meetings, reports of honorary officers, committee correspondence, membership and invitation lists, fundraising appeals and circulars concerning social and recreational activities.

Subjects represented include:

Union administration: Annual General Meetings, election of officers, committee appointments, annual reports and organisational matters.

Membership and recruitment: Lists of invited members, efforts to increase participation and correspondence concerning the development of the Dublin Branch.

Fundraising: Appeals and activities associated with the Jubilee Sale, VW Beetle Drives, annual dinners and other fundraising initiatives.

Social activities: Arrangements for dances, Christmas functions, reunions and gatherings of former pupils.

Religious and spiritual connections: References to the appointment of spiritual directors, Capuchin Foreign Missions and the relationship between the Union and the Franciscan community.

College relations: Correspondence concerning the participation of past pupils in college activities, including meetings and events at Rochestown College.

Among the documents are circulars issued by Honorary Secretary Domhnall Ó Cuill and correspondence associated with Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. who served as Spiritual Director

ISAD(G) 2nd edition