Letters from Margaret and Barbara E Burke, Ivy Lawn, Douglas Rd., Cork, enclosing their consent for the deed of release being drawn up by Messrs. Conway and Quin releasing Dermot from all liability, and complaining of the added legal expense.

File of manuscript and typescript letters from Madeline McGahern to her husband, John McGahern. Letters are written mostly from Paris, France, and in Leitrim, Ireland, to John at locations including Hamilton, New York. They include personal family news, updates, and comments from recent family events and gatherings, comments on those who may have read John's books and given feedback, news of visits such as to Anne and Brian Friel, farming news, business updates from agents and re. books, travel plans to be with John and related personal discussions.

File of MS letters, postcards, and printed emails from Lindsay Duguid, Times Literary Supplement, (TLS) to John McGahern. Letter (19 Apr 1999) includes update on enclosed proof of McGahern's story "Easter", set to appear in the TLS, describing the story as the best story the TLS has published; Postcard (23 Jul 2001) sending thanks that McGahern will write on Alice Munro for TLS; Postcard (28 OCt 2002 asking of McGahern would review "The Brain Fever Bird" by Allan Sealy; Postcard stating they will send a copy of The Letters of John B. Yeats to a "clever sensitive reviewer" - the book was introduced by McGahern; Postcard seeking a story for publication by McGahern (n.d.); Postcard sending congrats on the winning of the Lannan Award by McGahern (6 Nov 2003); Printed emails (Oct - Nov 2001) with comments and thanks on the Munro review by McGahern.

File of letters and one postcard from Professor Liliane Louvel, Université De Poitiers, France, discussing her work, McGahern's books, French and Irish writing.

Two postcards from Liam Keaveney to John McGahern, sending good wishes.

Letters from Leslie Brooks to John and Madeline McGahern, inviting John to be an honourary member of the Senior Common Room of St. Cuthberts Society, University of Durham.

File of letters from film-maker Kieran Hickey, B.A.C. Films Ltd., discussing plans for a film adaptation of McGahern's novel, The Pornographer. Includes copy of contract made about the film adaptation of the novel. File also includes letters from Prof. Louis de Paor, Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway (12 Jan 2005) film-maker Pat Collins (n.d.) and Patrick Duffner (2002) with discussions around a documentary.

Letters from Kevin Barry, Professor of English, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG and formerly University College Galway/UCG). Letters include sending comments following broadcast of documentary about McGahern on Irish television and inviting the McGaherns to visit Barry at his home in Galway; letter from [ Aoife] , wife of Barry, to John McGahern and also offering comments on the documentary on McGahern, also a letter from Barry to McGahern with plans of upcoming visit by McGahern to the Cúirt Festival of Literature in Galway.

Letters from Kathleen Court and Jonathan Coleman, who worked at various publishers including Viking Press, Knopf, and Penguin, and on the publishing of books by John McGahern. Letters on Knopf headed paper from Coleman (c. 1970s) discusses a love interest with a married woman; other letter adding to his comments in hoping McGahern will return to publish at Knopf (1975); letter (21 Apr 1975) sending admiration to McGahern on "The Leavetaking" and on McGahern's work generally.
Includes a 2 page manuscript letter from John McGahern to Kathleen, written on University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne headed paper, 14 Oct 1975 discussing his planned move back to Ireland and to be settled in one place. His brother-in-law had died recently also. "Its eleven years of having no place now." McGahern discusses stories such as the book "The Leavetaking" but also his writing of a novel. Mentions "the textual provos were out" and sends details on the outline plot and characters of "The Pornographer".
Later letters in the 1990s from Kathleen Court to McGahern are on Viking Penguin (1992) and Penguin (2006) headed paper. The former discussing McGahern's move to Knopf publishers and adding ongoing publication by Viking Penguin of "The Dark", "The Pornographer", "High Ground" and "Collected Stories" as well as a new print run of "Amongst Women". The latter sending new copies of "The Pornographer" to McGahern and looking forward to the publication of "All Will Be Well."

Letters from Kai Erikson, Editor, the Yale Review, to John McGahern, with details on publishing a story by McGahern in the periodical. "Oldfashioned" was published.