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Photocopies of the following articles:

'Spread of the Movement, New Branch Established in Arran' from Fáinne an Lae (20 Aug 1898);

'Aran Gaelic' by Dr James J Duran, Linguistics at Stanford University;

'Archaeologia Britannica, Languages Histories and Customs of the Original Inhabitants of Great Britain from Collections and Observations in Travels through Wales, Cornwall, Bas-Bretagne, Ireland and Scotland' by Edward Lhuyd (1707).

'The Role of German-Speaking Scholars in the Study of Modern Irish' by Arndt Wigger.

Copies of material held in Trinity College Library.

Copied correspondence between John Waddell and Bernard Meehan, the Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin in which Waddell offers to donate photographs taken by J M Synge following a bomb explosion in the dining room of the Parish Priest on Inishmore / Inis Mór. The letter includes an outline of the story, photocopies and 1 photographic print showing the destruction. Also in this file are two letters, transcribed from originals written by the Reverend Alexander Hamilton Synge to Edward [ ] in 1851.

One spiral notebook entitled 'Synge Notes', with Robinson's notes and references relating to Synge's time on the Aran Islands.

File of photocopies and newspaper cuttings from the following sources:

'An Authentic Aran Journal' by Marek van der Kamp (1988);

'An Ghaoth Aniar' le Tomás Ó Máille (1920);

'The Drama of J M Synge' by Mary C King (1985);

'The Rev Alexander Hamilton Synge in the Aran Islands: A Collection of Letters' by Paul F Botheroyd (1983);

'J M Synge's The Aran Islands, Riders to the Sea and Territoriality: The Beginnings of a Cultural Analysis' by Paul F Botheroyd,

'Synge in Glenmalure, Glenmalure in Synge: A Topoanalysis of 'An Autumn Night in the Hills' by Paul F Botheroyd (1986);

Small file of newspaper clippings on Synge's interaction with Aran, from the Irish Times, Anois, Connemara News, Amárach, and The New York Times (1975-1999).

File of invitations, programmes and leaflets relating to Synge Summer School 1991, launch of 'The Book of Aran' 1994, the opening of 'Coiscéim na Trócaire' le Seán Ó Flaithearta 1995, launch of 'The Aran Islands Another World' by Bill Doyle 1999, the opening of Teach Synge 1999, a press release for 'Aran Song' by John Canter (undated).

Material relating to an exhibition of photographs that were taken by J M Synge and are held in Trinity College Library. The exhibition was opened in Cniotáil Inis Meáin by Tim Robinson. The file includes Robinson's talk from the event 'Synge in his own Photographs', a press cutting from the Irish Times about the exhibition, and a disc containing digitised versions of the photographs which are held in Trinity College Library.

Typed copy of a lecture given by Robinson as part of the Joseph S Schick Lecture Series at Indiana State University. 'Place/Person/Book, Synge's "The Aran Islands"'. Two copies of a leaflet advertising the lecture.

Tim's handwritten notes taken from a reading of 'The Innocent Eye' by Arthur Calder Marshall, the notes are on Robert Flaherty.

Newspaper clipping from Amárach 'An "Man of Aran" 50 Bliain ina dhiadh' (16 Apr 1981).

Letter from [George Stoney] at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU) on the distribution of 'How the myth was made' by Stoney and James Browne, encloses synopses and a review. (7 Jan 1986).

Copy letter from Robinson to Liam O'Leary, RTE Film Archives, seeking information on 'Oidhche Seanchais / The Story Teller', a film by Robert Flaherty, (28 Jan 1986). A reply on a postcard, enclosing some information, and promising to follow up. (1 Feb 1986).

Copy letters from Robinson to Kevin Rockett of the Irish Film Institute seeking information on 'Oidhche Seanchais / The Story Teller', (24 Feb 1986) and a reply from Rockett with information on it being debated in the Dáil in 1933, the cast, the involvement of the Department of Education, and public reception to the film. (19 Apr 1986).

Letter to Robinson from Jack Coogan from The Robert and Frances Flaherty Study Center at Claremont enclosing photocopied contact sheets of images taken by Frances Flaherty during the shooting of the film in Aran. (10 Mar 1986). Copy of Robinson's reply. (20 Mar 1986).

File of typed letters to Robinson (19 May 1989 - 7 Aug 1990) from Hugh Barrett, who was a childhood friend of Frances Flaherty. Includes rich recollections of P J Mullen, Lord Moyne, and photocopies of photographs that were taken during the filming in 1932.

Handwritten letter to Robinson from Martin Gwynne, (10 Aug 1996), and copy response (19 Aug 1996). Gwynne encloses a copy of a memoir written by his grandmother Lilah Morrison-Bell called 'Pampooties and Peat-Fires', with copies of photographs that she took during the making of Man of Aran. Some selected photocopies from the Memoir are included here.

Handwritten letter to Robinson from Brian Ó Catháin researching an upcoming article on 'Oidhche Seanchais'. (22 Apr 2003). Encloses photocopy of an article by Nollaig Mac Congáil 'Man of Aran agus Scannán Gaeilge le Robert O'Flaherty'. Typed letter to Robinson from Ó Catháin enclosing his article 'Oidhche Seanchais le Robert J. Flaherty: An Chéad Scannán Gaeilge dá nDearnadh', in which he credits Robinson for his assistance. He requests more information about the parish priest's house in Kilronan for an upcoming lecture. (22 Jan 2007).

Handwritten notes on the Dublin Opinion's review of 'Man of Aran' in 1934.

Small file of press cuttings relating to the film from The Irish Press and The Irish Times (1938-1989).