Letter from Dr. Desmond Carney to John McGahern, inviting him to speak at the All Ireland Lung Conference.

Letters from Aodán Fullan and Donal J. Sheehan, both former classmates of John McGahern, writing to him in 2002 and 2005, sending notes on memories of John, their school days, family, etc.

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 various members of Colgate University, colleagues of John McGahern, where he lectured over many years. Note: Other individual larger files of letters from academic colleagues of McGahern at Colgate University, are located elsewhere within this series of letters. File includes letters from 'Margaret' [ ]; Robert L. Blackmore, John Naughton.

Letter from John F. Deane, Dedalus Press, Dublin, thanking John McGahern for the copy of his book "High Ground"

MS letter from author and publisher, James Doyle, to John McGahern, stating that his review of "Amongst Women" was published in The Age. Adds further comments on the book and McGahern's writing.

Printed and signed Christmas card from Dawe to the McGaherns, including a poem, "Straws in the Wind" by Dawe, illustrated by Padraic Reaney (1988); MS letter from Dawe to John McGahern, sending comments on poems by a friend of McGahern, sent to Dawe for comment.

MS card from broadcaster Joe Duffy to John McGahern, sending comments on McGahern's writing and personal good wishes, September [ ].

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 postcards from writer, Michel Déon to John McGahern. Includes TS letter (30th Apr 1996) thanking McGahern for copies of "Les Creatures de Reve" and adding comments on McGahern's collected stories and on story writing; Letter (26 Feb 1998) sending detailed comments on "The Pornographer"; postcards sending personal good wishes, comments on publishing and on details for arranging a visit; Postcard 28 Sep 2005) thinking McGahern for sending Déon an inscribed copy of his "Memoir".