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Letter from Arthur Shields. Hotel Wyndham, 42 West 58th Street, New York 19 addressed to Laurie Shields, 1535 Nth Sierra Bonita, Hollywood 46, California. Shields who was in New York to work on a television play 'The Velvet Glove' complains that held up on lower 3rd Avenue 'because of some strife between the police and Cubans. Castro we are told has just arrived.' he also writes that he was thinking 'of your double journey to S.B. and wondering how you got on. C. sounded in good form last night. Does she really like the school/ I'd love to have heard about it.'

Letter from Lewis Freedman, NTA Productions, Inc. Coliseum Tower, 10 Columbus Circle, New York 19, N.Y. addressed to Arthur Shields c/o James McHugh Jr. 425 South Beverly Hills Drive, Beverly Hills, California. In this brief letter Freedman writes 'Come back and do another play for us. I loved working with you and I think your performance is one of the strong elements in the show.'

Letter from Sean O'Casey, 49 Overstrand Mansions, Prince of Wales Road, S.W. 11 addressed to Arthur Shields regarding John Ford screen adaptation of 'The Plough and the Stars', writing before the film went into production O'Casey writes 'I of course know about the selection of E Crowe, F.J. (McCormick) and Will and yourself for work on the film.' he says of John Ford '[he] knows a grand deal about the B and Tans...he was over in Ireland then, he is a Galwayman. So don't worry.' He also writes 'Will you give my congratulations to Major Saurin on his recent promotion.'

Letter from Sean O'Casey, Tingrith, Station Road, Totnes, Devon, Totnes addressed to Arthur Shields, Hollywood, California, U.S.A. O'Casey writes that he owns the film rights to 'Juno and The Paycock' and it is available for film production, provided terms can be satisfactorily arranged.

Letter from Shivaun O'Casey, Somewhere in Nevada addressed to Arthur Shields, 404 E Padre St., Santa Barbara, California. In this brief letter Shivaun O'Casey thanks Shields for his hospitality, also attached is a programme for a production of Sean O'Casey's in 'Figuro in the Night' performed at University of California Santa Barbara, in which Shivaun O'Casey appeared.

Photocopy of letter from Bid Mortished addressed to Arthur and Una Shields, she writes 'We took Adam to see 'Juno' at the Abbey, Dolan could put Capt. Boyle across and Johnny(Cyril Cusack) wasn't anything like Boss but Adam was delighted with it each time we have taken him to a play he says 'Gosh this is better than the pictures.' She goes on 'We were astonished at your Christmas dinner it sounded like a dream to us Adam's comment was there sure is no war over there folks.'

Photocopy of a letter from R.J.P. Mortished, I.L.O., 38 Parliament Street, London, S.W.1, England addressed to Mr. Arthur Shields, 1843 North Cherokee Avenue, Hollywood, California. The letter primarily concerns Shields son Adam, Mortished writes 'About a fortnight ago Mehigan turned up at the house with Adam, announced brusquely that he could no longer take responsibility for him as he would not accept discipline, and asked if Bid[Mrs. Mortished] would take him. Bid of course said that she would be delighted. ' The letter goes on to describe how Adam had apparently been playing truant from school, that his behaviour in general is good and that he is ' capable with his hands, and when he is not scribbling drawings he is making model aeroplanes.' Mortished also writes that he had made enquiries about getting Adam a visa so he could join his father in the U.S.

Letter from Bid Mortished, 50 Leeson Park, Dublin addressed to Boss and Una. Bid Mortished decries Barry Fitzgerald's visit to Ireland, the intense media interest in his visit. Also discusses Arthur Shields' son Adam who was living with Bid at the time, she writes 'Adam has gone to lunch with a friend of his a very nice boy called David Bowles who has a grand new motor-cycle terrific attraction for Adam.' Also includes an addition to the letter written by Margaret Mortished (Bid's sister in law or possibly daughter?) she writes 'I don't know you from Adam or to be more exact only through Adam.'

Postcard from Bid Mortished addressed to Arthur Shields, 1535 Nth. Sierra Bonita, Hollywood, California, wishing Arthur Shields many happy returns.

Photocopy of a letter from Bid Mortished, Tigin, Killiney addressed to Arthur Shields, 1535 North Sierra Bonita, Hollywood 46, California expressing condolences on the occasion of Aideen O'Connor's death.