Manuscript letters from Joe Slater, Colgate University, New York, to John McGahern, discussing Department matters and teaching within the department where McGahern worked, news of colleagues, travel and holiday plans, and related conversation.

File of letters from Elizabeth Schnack, translator of McGahern's works, and many other works of Irish writing, into German. The letters discuss arrangements/rights for translation, queries on terms and words in stories and novels by McGahern queried by Schnack, general discussion on the process of translation etc. Also includes a manuscript letter to Schnack from McGahern, undated, but unclear if the letter was ever sent.

File of letters from Denis Sampson, scholar of McGahern's work, to John McGahern, generally discussing McGahern's work, publishing and book plans and options, and related points.

File of manuscript letters and postcards from Stephen Page, Chief Executive, Faber and Faber, to John McGahern and Madeline McGahern. Letters discuss meeting with John in Dublin, discussions on publishing plans for McGahern's books by Faber, and related queries on the work. Also a letter from Page to Madeline McGahern, after John had died, and discussing issues raised at the launch of "Love of the World", the collected book of McGahern's non-fiction writings. (2010).

One letter and one postcard from poet Tom Paulin to John McGahern, sending good wishes and comments on "That They May Face The Rising Sun", and also making arrangements to meet a festival event in Oxford.

Letters from Tristram Powell, B.B.C., discussing McGahern's work and related commentary on writing and B.B.C. work.

Letters and one Christmas card from Pat Rabbitte T.D. to John McGahern, thanking McGahern for a recent invitation and also good wishes on recent events. Also thanks McGahern for copy of "Memoir".

File of MS letters from Alan Ross, Editor of London Magazine, with discussions on inclusion of stories by McGahern in the magazine.

Postcard from Martina Thomson, widow of David Thomson, author and producer, thanking McGahern for coming to visit her husband in recent times.

Letters from author Colm Tóibín to John McGahern. Letters thank McGahern for reading Tóibín's draft latest novel (1986); detailed comments having read McGahern's "[Amongst Women]"; (1990) thanking McGahern for reading "Homage to Barcelona" (1990); detailed comments on "That They May Face The Rising Sun" (2002); Detailed comments on "Memoir"; discussions and draft article by Tóibín for comment by McGahern on work edited by Tóibín for "The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels Written in English Since 1950". (1998)