File of TS letters from Nicholas Grene, Professor of English at Trinity College Dublin, sending comments on McGahern's stage play, The Power of Darkness and its recent productions. Other letters discuss conference talks/readings by McGahern at the Synge Summer School (1998) and at the IASIL Conference (1992).

Letters from Neill Joy, Academic, English Department, Colgate University, USA to John and Madeline McGahern, discussing John's visiting position at Colgate, various department and work matters, literary matters and reading, and also following the death of John McGahern, letters to Madeline McGahern sending items such as photographs and manuscripts of John's work.

LEtters from Nancy Sastri of Colgate University, New York, writing to John McGahern in advance of and during his time as a visiting professor at Colgate. The letters discuss personal news, travel plans, McGahern's writing and general Department news from Colgate.

Letters from Murray Mindlin, editor and publisher, writing from London, 1969 to John McGahern with comments on the publication of McGahern's story, "Encounter", and on wider publication queries. Also a letter from [Andrea], Mindlin's wife, writing to those who knew Murray with details of his recent passing and comments on his life. One letter is on headed paper of "Censorship", which Mindlin edited (Jan 1970).

Letters and email to John McGahern from American writer and critic, Michael Wreszin. The letters begin in 1971 with Wreszin writing to McGahern looking for information for his visit to Ireland. Later letters (some from Queen's University in New York headed paper, with comments on McGahern's books, including "The Leavetaking", "By The Lake" and "Memoir".

File includes press cutting of news coverage of the wedding of Professor [Michael] Tierney and Miss MacNeill, daughter of Eoin MacNeill. Michael Rynne, pictured was Best Man at the wedding. 29 Jun 1923.

Letters from Bro. Terence Hurley, Presentation Brothers Order, Killarney, Co. Kerry, to John McGahern, with comments on "Memoir" and the suggestion to edit the reference to a "religious institution" and a deaf girl mentioned in the book. Also letter from Br. Andrew Hickey, Congregation Leader, Presentation Brothers, Cork, sending good wishes on the Irish PEN award received by McGahern.

File of collected and copy letters sent by Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in response to the recent 9/11 attacks in the U.S. and sent to various UN rapporteurs and also includes return letters from those written to.

Letters from Marie Redden, University Librarian, NUI Galway, to John McGahern, discussing some matters relating to his papers at NUI Galway, and also seeking a signed copy of a book as part of a fund-raising campaign.

File of letters labelled "Literary Editors" and also containing some letters from literary festivals to John McGahern. The letters include a typescript document bearing details of publication agreement (option/purchase costs for The Barracks, The Dark, Nightlines etc.) for works by McGahern and comments on the publication of each book; Signed contract between McGahern and Press De La Renaissance for translation and publication of "The High Ground" (1986); Letters with Russell and Volkening Literary Agents (1970s - 1990s); Robin Robertson at Penguin Books and later at Martin Secker and Warburg; Letters from other various editors at Penguin; David Evanier of the Paris Review (1980); Jonathan Riley at MacMillan Publishers (1996), Maura Kennedy, Director of Cúirt Literary Festival, Galway, with invitation for McGahern to read at the Festival (2005); Johnny Gogan, Bandit Films, James Conway of Opera Theatre Company; suggested text edits on "That They May Face the Rising Sun", (Granta, 2001); The New York Times Book Review (n.d.); Ali Reynolds of Vintage Random House Publishers; File also includes signed printed email by John McGahern to Ali Reynolds (6 Jan 2004); Invitation from Joanna Keane O'Flynn of Listowel Writers Week Festival, inviting McGahern to be the new President of Writer's Week.