File of correspondence with contemporaries surrounding the publication of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage'.

Handwritten letter and carbon copy of same from Robinson to Conor [ ]. Notes in his letter that he is enclosing some extracts and seeks his expertise on ensuring what he has written about geological matters is correct. (5 Sep 1984).

Correspondence between Robinson and Angela Partridge from Roinn an Nua-Ghaeilge (Department of Modern Irish) at UCD. Letter in Irish from Partridge asking Robinson to consider giving a lecture on placelore and placenames with the title 'An fhiannaíocht agus tír na hÉireann' (Tales of the Fianna and the country of Ireland). (6 Sep 1984). Mentions she is looking forward to the Connemara map. Copy letter from Robinson in English (16 Jan 1985), thanking her for correcting his Irish spellings, and enquiring about translating some specific passages from Ó Direáin and Ó Cadhain. Carbon copy letter from Robinson asking about the passages before publication. (18 Nov 1985).

Letter from Etienne Rynne to Robinson (18 Feb 1985) enclosing extracts of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage' with some minor comments, and seeking more information on 'Haverty's account of the banquet... the intra-mural walkway at Dún Aenguesa... and the Somerville and Ross reference'. Carbon copy of Robinson's response (5 Mar 1984 indicates one letter is incorrectly dated), in which he answers the queries.

Two postcards from Michael and Eithne Viney to Robinson (6 Aug-20 Aug 1985), complimenting him on his writing in 'Stones of Aran'. A typed piece 'Fear na Mapaí' written by Viney was filed with this correspondence, but is undated. It is an article Viney wrote about Robinson's work.

Carbon copy letter from Robinson to Elizabeth Healy of Bórd Fáilte (6 Nov 1985) enclosing amendments to text, and information on prices for the maps. Letter from Healy to Robinson (22 Nov 1985) mentioning enclosed proofs (not included).

Letter to Robinson from Catherine Byron referring to her article on the Aran Islands in the Linen Hall review, and enclosing two poems of hers 'Pattern Day' and 'The Death of Saint Gregory the Great'. (19 Sep 1987). Carbon copy of Robinson's response, thanking her for the poetry, and mentioning fractals, a train of thought they previously discussed.

Handwritten talk for 'Sense of Ireland Festival' at Riverside Studios, 19 May 1988.

Typescript copy of 'Timescape with Signpost', the Preface to 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage', with handwritten notes. Unclear who the reviewer is.

File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and various Irish and UK publishers pitching 'Stones of Aran'. Includes carbon copies of Robinson's letter, draft layout and biographical note, and the letters received in response.

Correspondence between Anthony Farrell of Lilliput Press and Robinson begins (19 Feb 1984) with Farrell expressing his enthusiasm for publishing the manuscript. Carbon copies of some, but not all of Robinson's letters are included in the subsequent correspondence. Subjects discussed include the design and distribution facilities available to the publisher, possible funding sources, a draft legal contract, a newspaper clipping about contractual rights of writers. Robinson's handwritten notes for the launch of Leo Daly's novel 'The Rock Garden' (21 Sep 1984), another book on Aran being published by Lilliput. The correspondence encloses Press Releases announcing the book, includes references and corrections from Robinson, discusses the artwork for the book (proofs included), and a handwritten guest list for the book launch. Some third party correspondence is also within this file, including a CV from a photographer, a review of the book sent to Farrell signed Charlie [ ]. The correspondence continues until 22 Aug 1986.

Third party correspondence from Hans Enters to Anthony Farrell making an offer for the Dutch rights to 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage', with an introduction to be written by Cees Nooteboom. (11 Jan 2000). Correspondence between Robinson and Nooteboom, including a piece by Nooteboom entitled 'The Stones of Aran' (Jan 2000-23 Aug 2001).

Photocopies and press cuttings of reviews of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage' from New Scientist, Irish Geography, the Sunday Times, the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Connacht Tribune, The Irish Review, The Linen Hall Review, The Sunday Press, The Observer.

Letter from Robert Winder, Literary Editor of The Independent to Robinson ahead of the publication of the paperback of 'Pilgrimage'. The letter invites him to write a piece for their 'Second Thoughts' series, in which a writer reflects on the process of his work.

A draft and final version of the piece Robinson submitted for the series.

Manuscript material on the creation and publication of 'Mementoes of Mortality: The Cenotaphs and Funerary Cairns of Árainn, Inishmore, County Galway', Tim Robinson, with photographs by Gilbert Stucky.

Early typescript draft of Part 1, Discussion, of 'Mementos of Mortality', with spelling and grammar errors corrected in ink.

Two pages of handwritten notes, with a peano line drawn on the back.

Early typescript draft of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs. Spellings errors and grammar corrected in ink. A handwritten note on the cover indicates it was intended to be sent to a proofreader. "Please return to us later on. TR".

Early typescript draft of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs. Handwritten comments on the manuscript by Etienne Rynne.

Corrected draft of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs. Spellings errors and grammar corrected in ink. Some pieces of text have been cut and pasted in to the manuscript, adding new wording. Three copies of a hand-drawn Location Map are included.

Corrected typescript text of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs and maps.