File with typed synopsis of book "Robbers In The Hills" by Carolyn Swift, with typescript of the novel, divided into individual chapters, and written by Carolyn Swift. The book was first published in 1982 by Acorn Books, an imprint of The Children's Press, Dublin.

Typescript of the novel includes some annotations and edits by Carolyn Swift.

File with two typescripts of the children's novel, 'Robbers In The Town' by Carolyn Swift and published in 1983 by Acorn, an imprint of The Children's Press, Dublin.

The typescripts of the book are heavily annotated and edited by Carolyn Swift.

File also includes letters between Swift and Tony [Hickey] with discussion on drafts of the book and some potential edits. (1982).

File with typescript of novel for children, Robbers In The Theatre, written by Carolyn Swift and first published in 1984 by Acorn Books, an imprint of The Children's Press, Dublin.

Typescript includes annotation and edits by Swift. File also includes a storyline synopsis of the book by Swift.

File with two typescript drafts of the novel for children, 'Robbers In a Merc', written by Carolyn Swift and published in 1992 by Poolbeg Press, Dublin.

Typescripts include a carbon copy paper draft, and a final typescript copy, both with annotations and edits by Swift.

Files relating to the drafting and writing of book for children by Carolyn Swift, 'Dance of the Little Swans', published by Poolbeg Press with illustrations by Carol Betera.

File 1 includes carbon copy typescript draft of the book by Swift, with a cover note post-it attached with list of page numbers, possibly errata list; Also final in-house publisher typescript of the book.

File 2 includes carbon copy of typescript of the book by Swift.

File with typescript short stories for children written by Carolyn Swift. Mostly clean copy documents, some with manuscript annotation by Swift. the stories featured or were published in collections of stories edited by others and to which Swift contributed, such as volumes of ghost stories.
The file contains the following short-stories:

The Corpse Will Walk
No Blithe Spirit
The Giant and The Witch
The Prince Whose Hair Turned White
The Burial Place Of The Kings
Learning By Accident
The Big Picture
The Lights of Palestine
The Irish Cinderella
The Turf-Cutter's Find
Maura's Ghost
The Magic Glasses
The Robot Crow
Reg
Sneaky Snake Digs a Hole (For Wanderly Wagon Annual 1979)
O'Brien With the White Bicycle (For Wanderly Wagon Annual 1979)
The Great Hunting Horn (For Wanderly Wagon Annual 1979)
The Magic Wish (For Wanderly Wagon Annual 1979)
The Land Of Upside Down (For Wanderly Wagon Annual 1979)
Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted (For Wanderly Wagon Annual, 1979)

Also typed text of poem by Swift, entitled 'Centipede'.

File with typed stories by Carolyn Swift as part of the Fortycoats book series. File includes handwritten page of notes by Swift, and also letters between Swift and Fran Dempsey, publisher of Kilnadore Books, and also the actor who played the character of Fortycoats. The letters discuss writing and publication of the Fortycoats books and stories, and also royalties paid to Swift (1988 - 1989).

Stories written by Swift for Fortycoats and included in this file as follows:
Fortycoats, the Witch and the Giant
Fortycoats Turns Matchmaker
So Far So Good And The Magic Hat
Slightly And The Round Tower
Slightly's Ghost
The Judgement of Fortycoats
Fortycoats To The Rescue
Slightly And The Girl In the Window
The Giant And The Witch (Note: Possibly an earlier story by Swift?)
Fortycoats and the Bag of Gold
Slightly And The Circus Donkey
Slightly And The Indian Rope Trick
Fortycoats And The Flying Banquet
Slightly And The Vikings
Slightly and The Magic Tune
Fortycoats Flies Solo
Fortycoats Solves The Riddle of The Sphinx
Slightly Meets The Royal Astronomer

File with letters between Carolyn Swift and her various publishers, including O'Brien Press, Poolbeg Press, Jon Roseman Associates (discussing TV adaptation and production of books from the 'Robbers' series by Swift); invitations to book launches; letter to Swift from Blackwell Publishers confirming Swift's contribution to "A Companion to Modern Irish Culture" edited by William McCormack and to which Swift has contributed (1999).

File of documents relating to the Children's Literature Association of Ireland (CLAI). Includes notice on CLAI headed-paper of annual conference and AGM, 1990; CLAI membership renewal information flyer; CLAI information sheet with list of CLAI committee members, list of branches, and current activities; Flyer for CLAI Seminar - 'Bringing The Book to the Child' (12 May 1990); Printed booklet from CLAI conference, 1991, with list of speakers and topics.

Full programme from the Children's Book Festival 1999, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council - Carolyn Swift named as a speaker;
Full programme with flyers from the Children's Book Festival 1998, with letters from the organisers to Carolyn Swift, who was a speaker.

File also includes an information pack and booklet about the 'Friends of the Irish Children's Book Trust', with brochuers about Summer School on Children's Literature 1992 and Children's Book Week.

Booklet from the CLÉ - The Irish Book Publishers Association Code of Practice - Guidelines for Publishers in Their Dealings With Authors

File includes press release for the Bisto Book of the Year Award (Irish Children's Book Trust Award) 1990;
File with posters, flyers, press releases on books for children in Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s.

File 2 includes posters of Poolbeg Press children's book publications, bookmarks, and other ephemera from Irish children's books.