Letter from Aideen O'Connor, The New Olympic Hotel, 230 Eddy Street, San Francisco Hotel addressed to her sister Eileen. She writes 'America has gone daft about "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". I'm not surprised. I saw the picture yesterday and it's glorious. Don't miss it. You've never seen anything like it. "Dopey" one of the Dwarfs has become a national Idol over here.' She also describes a shopping trip to Chinatown in San Francisco only to find 'When I got [the clothes] home I discovered I'd been in a Japanese store! And I swore to Boycott Japanese goods!' She also writes that 'I too am considering marriage (seriously) he is a lawyer in Boston. I'll have to make up my mind before the end of the tour as he is coming to New York to see me. He's a darling and I'd probably have a lovely time - but I'm not in love with him. However my last love affair was so disastrous to all concerned that possibly I can get along without love this time.'
Letter from Aideen O'Connor, Hotel Clark, Los Angeles, California addressed to her sister Eileen in which she describes her social life in Hollywood. She writes Una [O'Connor]'s part was the usual 'Hollywood" shambles Maureen O'Sullivan was there looking beautiful...', 'John Ford invited Boss, Denis and I to his house the Sunday we arrived for dinner. There were a lot of writers and people there - and a cowboy star John Wayne and his wife - who are giving a party for us tonight !'. She goes on to recount how a film columnist had commented upon how alike Aideen O'Connor and Freddie Bartholomew looked and that they should 'play in a picture as brother and sister!' Aideen O'Connor describes meeting Bartholomew at a Una O'Connor's 'he's an awfully sissy looking little looking boy who was just "so sweet" to everyone until I wanted to hit him.'
Letter from Aideen O'Connor, addressed to her sisters Eileen and Maeve. The letter was started 'on a train that brings us back east' and completed in Minneapolis. Aideen O'Connor describes attending a party at John Wayne's house, also visits to R.K.O. studios, 20th Century Fox and Paramount. She also writes 'By the way I didn't tell you about poor Paddy Carolan. He's got T.B. and had to be sent home from San Francisco. Will Shields left Hollywood ...and joined us for the rest of the tour.' Paddy Carolan, billed as P.J. Carolan was a member of the Abbey company who also took part in the 1934 tour of the United States.
Letter addressed to Miss Una O'Connor, 56 Hollybank Avenue, Ranelagh from Lennox Robinson informing her that 'the Judges have awarded you a certificate in the Abbey School of Acting...'
Postcard addressed to Miss Una O'Connor, 56 Hollybank Ave., Ranelagh, Dublin requesting that she 'call to the theatre whenever convenient to see Mr. Arthur Shields'
Letter addressed to Una O'Connor from Alban Knox, of 43 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois; Knox, a professional pianist, writes about a recent recital he took part in and encloses some press notices; he also writes 'They seem to be working you rather hard in the Abbey. They didn't start you scene-shifting yet did they?' Knox also encloses a picture of his son.
Photostats of letters from David G. Clarke addressed to Aideen O'Connor and Arthur Shields 1843 N. Cherokee, Hollywood, California. The letters written from the Pacific Theatre of operation where Clarke was apparently stationed. In letter dated 30 May 1943 Clarke writes 'My life is quite uneventful, except for the letters.' In letter dated 29 March 1944 Clarke writes of his 'outfit's trip to Bougainville for the fighting there. We took care of the boys there and we [were] commended by the general for devotion to duty.'
Postcards addressed to Mrs. A. Shields (Aideen O'Connor), 1535 North Sierra Bonita, Hollywood, California, U.S.A. Includes postcards from Bid Mortished, Arthur Shields (sent from India during the filming of 'The River') and Ralph Hayes.
Letters from Maire Judge, 16 Palmerston Gardens, Dublin, Ireland addressed to Mrs. Arthur Shields, 1535 N Sierra Bonita Avenue, Hollywood, California. Judge who may be related to the Abbey actor M.J. McCormick was apparently a friend of Aideen O'Connor's writes in about recent performances she has attended in Dublin. In letter dated 1949 Judge thanks Shields for sending her magazines from Hollywood. She also writes that she was having lunch with Micheál Mac Liammóir and that he was making a film of Othello with Orson Welles, she goes on '[while] they were rehearsing the film in Paris (it's to be made in Rome) and Micheál spent his time writing free verse in Gaelic about a casino in Monte Carlo - and if that's not cosmopolitanism, I don't know what is!'