Files relating to the writing, drafting, editing, and production of a play entitled 'Lady G' written by Carolyn Swift, depicting the life of Lady Augusta Gregory, co-founder of the abbe Theatre, Dublin. the play was produced at the Abbey in 1987.

File of letters too Carolyn Swift relating to the production of her play, Lady G, staged at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 1987. Letters included from Jennifer Johnston seeking a copy of the script for a student (1990); letters between Swift and Michael Imison, London, Playwright Agency, discussing rights, productions, royalties, and agreements for productions of Lady G; series of letters between Swift and Christopher FitzSimons, abbey Theatre dublin, discussing terms for production of Lady G, opinion on the script and enclosing box office receipts from the Abbey Peacock Theatre production run, 1987.

File of letters relating to the production of Lady G by Carolyn Swift at the Abbey Theatre Dublin, 1987. Includes letter by Swift to the Sunday Tribune responding to review of the play by Fintan O'Toole (1987); cutting from Irish Times with summary article of Irish literary summer schools, and with letter to the Irish Times by Swift responding about Gregory has been omitted from literary summer schools (Mar 1992); letters from Swift to Vincent Dowling (Ohio, Mar 1986); Michael Scott, Dublin Theatre Festival (Apr 1987); Noel O'Brien, Head of Drama, RTÉ, Dublin (June 1987); letter from Seán [ ] to Swift with compliments on Lady G, and adding the similarities in the lives of Swift and Gregory (1987); Seamus Hosey, RTE (1987); Eileen Kearney, Claremont College USA re. book of plays by Irish women (1992); Swift to Seán Walsh, Head of RTÉ Radio Drama (1986); letter from Swift to Megan Kennedy, great-great-granddaughter of Lady Gregory (1990); letters and flyer from the 3rd International Women Playwrights Conference (July, Adelaide, Australia); invitation to the launch of the second Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering (1996), among other letters about the play and enquiries made by Swift for production.

Typed document entitled 'Rough First Draft for Lady Gregory One-Woman Show for Máire O'Neill', by Carolyn Swift. Script is heavily annotated by Swift and with additional sections stapled onto pages.

Files of fan letters sent to Carolyn Swift from children and young readers who were fans of her books. The letters are handwritten by children, often with drawings and thank you cards sent to Swift. Some letters follow Swift having read at their school, while others are from children who have recently read her books and have written reviews of the books.

Copybook with the manuscript draft of the children's book, 'The Lights of Palestine' by Carolyn Swift.

Notebook kept by Carol Samuel / Carolyn Swift in her early teens, and with notes, phrases, lines of writing taken from books and stories that she has read. Swift writes an index for the notebook, located inside the back cover.

Files including prompt scripts and draft scripts from the production of "The Quare Fellow" by Brendan Behan at the Pike Theatre, Dublin, 1954.

Plays and stage adaptations by Carolyn Swift and writings related to the stage, including songs, lyrics, scripts, drafts, research notes, and related stage writings.
See series 4, File 28, for more writings for television by and co-authored by Carolyn Swift

Files relating to the writing, drafting, and publication of the 'Robbers' book series for children written by Carolyn Swift.
NOTE: Published editions of children's books written by Carolyn Swift, and also other volumes and collections to which she contributed stories, are collected within the Carolyn Swift Library of Special Collections and can be requested by the University Library catalogue.