Letters from Frances McCullough, Editor, Harper and Row Publishers Inc., New York, with comments on reviews, distribution, author book jacket quotes, and other comments on the reception of McGahern's novel, "The Pornographer".

Manuscript letters from writer Francis Stuart to John McGahern, discussing personal updates, recent travels and reading of McGahern.

Manuscript letters and postcards from Frank McElvoy to John McGahern, with comments on McGahern's novel "Amongst Women" (1990) and letter letters stating that McElvoy has received 100 copies of the American edition of Memoir, titled "All Will Be Well".

Handwritten note to M M O'Shaughnessy from Frank T Shea, Architect at the Office of New City Hall Commissioners introducing Mr J Heaney. Two handwritten fragment notes to O'Shaughnessy from Shea, on behalf of Fr McGinty who requires a survey.

MS letters from George Mackay Brown, writing to John McGahern after reading "Getting Through", his book of short stories - "I think of you as the best writer of short stories in English today". A following letter thanks McGahern for sending Mackay Brown a copy of his latest book of stories and adds he hopes that McGahern will read in Orkney, Scotland, sometime.

Printed and signed Christmas card from Dawe to the McGaherns, including a poem, "Straws in the Wind" by Dawe, illustrated by Padraic Reaney (1988); MS letter from Dawe to John McGahern, sending comments on poems by a friend of McGahern, sent to Dawe for comment.

One letter and three postcards from Hermione Lee to John and Madeline McGahern. Postcards are all to John and thank John for his letter and for his essay on the Islandman, also comments on going to see a Field Day play in Ferry about Roger Casement. Letter to Madeline is in sympathy after the passing of John, and offers condolences and pays tribute to John McGahern.

File of MS letters from Hervé Jaouen, French writer and translator, to John McGahern, with detailed comments on many of McGahern's books and wider literary comments on translation, writing etc.

File of MS letters from editor Ian Hamilton, with discussions with John McGahern regarding stories for inclusion in The New Review, Bloomsbury and reviews for the Times Literary Supplement.

File of letters from a range of Irish and international writers and authors to John McGahern. Thse are largely single letters from writers, and all generally discussing McGahern's writing. Letters present from the following:
Tomás MacAnna (Abbey Theatre Dublin) discussing the Abbey reading of the script of McGahern's play "The Power of Darkness" (n.d., c. 1980s); Peter Fallon, Gallery Press, 1 Nov 1977); Nuala Ó Faoláin (1996); Liam Lynch (1987); Catriona Clutterbuck (1999); John Bruton; George O'Brien (1993); Gordon Lish, Esquire Magazine (n.d.); Stephen J. Joyce (1996); Penelope Lively (2005); Christy Moore (1991); Belgian Ambassador; Claire Keegan; [Horace] Gregory (1970); Patricia Burke Brogan (2004); Jennifer Johnston; Anthony Farrell, Lilliput Press (1999); Olivia O'Leary (1999); Gratton Freyer; Mary Goldrick O'Neill (daughter of Michael McLaverty, 2003); Cathal Goan; [ ] Poitier; Maura Cregan (2005); Chris Murray, University College Dublin (2003), and Niall Mac Monagle (2002-2003).