File of letters from Neill Joy, Professor of Literature at Colgate University, New York, a colleague of John McGahern's when he taught there. Letters include detail of department/teaching matters at Colgate, McGahern's work there, comments on writing etc.

Letter and postcard from playwright Eugene McCabe to John McGahern.

Letters from writer Belinda McKeon to John McGahern. The letters begin when McKeon was Books Editor of Trinity College Dublin University newspaper and seeking an interview with McGahern; later letters continue contact and interviews with McGahern with McKeon through her journalism work at the Irish Times; letters thanking McGahern for his help of a reference when applying for a place at Columbia University, New York, general discussions on Irish writing and work by each respectively.

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".

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".

File of manuscript letters from Jimmy Swift to John McGahern. Swift was a close personal friend of McGahern from Dublin. The letters discuss their respective literary interests, comments on McGahern's stories and novels, and general personal news and discussions.

File of manuscript letters and postcards from Stephen Page, Chief Executive, Faber and Faber, to John McGahern and Madeline McGahern. Letters discuss meeting with John in Dublin, discussions on publishing plans for McGahern's books by Faber, and related queries on the work. Also a letter from Page to Madeline McGahern, after John had died, and discussing issues raised at the launch of "Love of the World", the collected book of McGahern's non-fiction writings. (2010).

Letters from author Colm Tóibín to John McGahern. Letters thank McGahern for reading Tóibín's draft latest novel (1986); detailed comments having read McGahern's "[Amongst Women]"; (1990) thanking McGahern for reading "Homage to Barcelona" (1990); detailed comments on "That They May Face The Rising Sun" (2002); Detailed comments on "Memoir"; discussions and draft article by Tóibín for comment by McGahern on work edited by Tóibín for "The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels Written in English Since 1950". (1998)

Letters from Caroline Walsh, Books Editor, Irish Times, to John McGahern. Letters send congratulations to McGahern on his appointment to the Arts Council, discuss reviews for the Irish Times by McGahern, comments on his work and health, etc.

Manuscript letters between Tony Whelan and John McGahern, c. 1958 - 1960, including a poem written by McGahern, "Song Over a Child". Letters discuss writing and publication. All letters and poems have been published in The Letters of John McGahern (Faber and Faber, 2021, edited by Frank Shovlin). Includes later email (2009) from Whelan to Madeline McGahern (printed copy sent by post) asking for advice on publication of some items from the letters and poems.