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Letter from J.M. Kerrigan, 1415 N Hudson, Hollywood addressed to Arthur Shields. In this brief letter Kerrigan asks 'Who is Ulick O'Connor. He called on me and we talked on several topics, but where he got the idea of bottles and rubbish being thrown beats me.'

Letter from J.M. Kerrigan, 1415 N Hudson, Hollywood addressed to Arthur Shields, 404 East Padre, Santa Barbara. Short letter enclosing a newspaper editorial from the Sunday Telegraph, on the subject of the Irish Independence struggle and race relations in the United States.

Letter from J.M. Kerrigan addressed to Arthur Shields, Kerrigan writes that he is enclosing a cutting 'Which I'm sure will amuse you.' He also asks 'If you have time I wish you'd send me Ulick O'Connor's address.'

Letter from J.J. O'Leary of 2 Seafield Avenue, Monkstown, Co.Dublin addressed to Arthur Shields at an address at River House, Knockrath, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow. The letter was to introduce Arthur Shields to 'John O'Brien who is a son of very good friends of [J.J. O'Leary]' who was interested in pursuing a career in acting.

Letter J.J. O'Leary 2 Seafield Avenue, Monkstown, Co. Dublin addressed to Arthur Shields, 404 East Padre, Santa Barbara, California. O'Leary writes that the Easter Rising 50th anniversary events passed off excellently and also writes that he has informed 'the department of defence that you are entitled to an Easter Week medal and this will be sent to you in due course.' He also suggests that Shields write to Gabriel Fallon regarding the re-opening of The Abbey.

Letter from J.J. O'Leary addressed to Arthur Shields, 404 E.Padre, Santa Barbara, California. In relation to Christine Shields' speech at the unveiling by then Sean Lemass of the plaque commemorating the Abbey players who took part in the 1916 rising O'Leary write that he ' was most impressed with the manner in which she put over her speech.'

Letter from Christy McCarthy, 287 Errigal Road, Drimnagh, Dublin addressed to Arthur Shields, Cong, Co.Mayo McCarthy was an 'Old IRA' man, he asks Shields' signature for a collection he had been making for his children.

Letter from Christy McCarthy 287, Errigal Road, Drimnagh, Dublin, addressed to Arthur Shields, 1535 North Sierra Bonita, Hollywood 46, California. Christ McCarthy expresses his gratitude to Shields for sending him his signature for a collection of 1916 veterans. He also encloses a stamp for Arthur Shields, he writes 'The story of the stamp is simple - Arthur Griffith used the stamps in the early days of the movement to advertise Sinn Féin - The Stamps were usually fixed either on the flaps of envelopes or else beside the English Postage-stamp - which we, as you remember, were reluctantly compelled to use.'

Letter from Sean Neeson, Mount Verdon Villa, Cork addressed to Arthur Shields. Neeson expresses his delight at hearing 'the unmistakable tones of that once familiar voice. Not indeed that I found Niall Boden particularly inspiring; his too often maladroit utterances would keep on coming between you and me...' This is presumably a reference to an appearance by Shields on radio.

Telegram addressed to Arthur Shields, Radio Eireann Dublin, which reads in its entirety 'Congratulations from one who was with you in Hibernian Bank Easter Week.' Sent from Cork, not clear who from.