Photocopied handwritten title page (from P120/3/1/2/8), with 'Itinerary' crossed out, and 'Pilgrimage' written in its place. Typescript draft of 'Pilgrimage II North'. This draft has been photocopied from P120/3/1/2/8, to show loosely attached cut up fragments in their new intended locations.
Manuscript
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Pre-publication copy of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage' with some handwritten notes on page alignment and preliminary information.
Photocopies and press cuttings of reviews of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage' from New Scientist, Irish Geography, the Sunday Times, the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Connacht Tribune, The Irish Review, The Linen Hall Review, The Sunday Press, The Observer.
Letter from Robert Winder, Literary Editor of The Independent to Robinson ahead of the publication of the paperback of 'Pilgrimage'. The letter invites him to write a piece for their 'Second Thoughts' series, in which a writer reflects on the process of his work.
A draft and final version of the piece Robinson submitted for the series.
Corrected typescript text of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs and maps.
Mockup of the final manuscript including photographs and maps. Paper with text has been glued to pages, and there are notes in the margin with details on font and margin sizes.
Mockups of the intended layout of Mementos of Mortality, specifying margin sizes, font, and including draft maps. Lists of estimated costs.
Four mockups of the book jacket, with different tonal arrangements.
Contact sheets, negatives, and prints of Gilbert Stucky's black and white photographs of funerary cairns and centographs for 'Mementos of Mortality'. There are also black and white contact sheet images of a smiling Tim and Máiréad Robinson in Roundstone in their home, next to a Folding Landscapes sign, and with a pet dog.
A folder of photographs in an envelope addressed to an tAth / Fr Tadhg Ó Móráin. Postmark dated 5 Jun 1986.
Typed letter to Robinson from Doreen Caraher-Manning, Honorary Secretary of the Caraher Family History Society. Encloses a copy of an illustration she made of the O'Flaherty centograph when visiting the islands in 1970, includes a story about her experience. (14 Aug 1988).
Handwritten letter to Robinson from Leon Manning of the National Monuments Section of the OPW, thanking him for the invitation to the launch of Mementos of Mortality, makes a suggestion regarding the Fitzpatrick monuments. Enquires about 18th century mainland examples of similar monuments, mentioning Levally near Clarinbridge. (6 Jan 1992).
Correspondence with Lord Killanin, with a letter to Robinson clarifying information from 'Mementos of Mortality' on the FitzPatricks, and a marriage to George Morris. Notes on the division of Cill Ainthin after the Catholic wardenship of Galway, and enquiring about the location of Killarone. A copy of Robinson's reply, with information on the likely repair and conservation of the momuments by a FÁS scheme, to be overseen by the archaeologist Jim Higgins. Brief mention of the Mullaghmore scheme in the Burren. (6-21 Jan 1992).
Photocopied handwritten letter from Robinson to Jim Higgins, enclosing contact prints of the Leachtaí to give an idea of their condition ahead of the FÁS scheme.
Three printed invitations (blank) to the launch of 'Mementos of Mortality' at Kenny's Bookshop.
Material relating to the commissioning and publication of J M Synge's 'The Aran Islands' by Penguin Classics. Tim Robinson wrote an introduction and notes on the piece.