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.

Letters from Margaret Maurer, Academic and Department Chair at English, Colgate University, NY, with details of inviting McGahern to become an Adjunct Professor, and with general discussions on wider department news.

Two manuscript letters from Margaret McGahern to John (Sean) and Madeline McGahern, stating apologies for receiving post in error for John McGahern, and other letter with arranging of a visit in Leitrim.

File of MS letters from Mary Hutchinson, London, primarily in 1971, to John McGahern, with comments on a visit to Dublin, gift of a book from John, comments on his writing and wider personal conversations.

File includes two manuscript letters from Mary Lavin to John McGahern, from 1985 and from 1989.

Letters from Maurice Scully to Eoghan and Rita, outlining his work with The Beau literary magazine, as well as discussing his and Eoghan's writing. He rents the Lock House at Athy in late 1981, and much of his letters at this time is taken up with describing the area there. Also some typescript copies of his poems.

"Letter from Maurice [ ], ""The Beau"", Gorey, County Wexford, inclosing the latest issue of ""The Beau"", commenting that he is planning an annual booklet to feature the work of an artist, the first one will feature Michael Mulcahy."

File of letters from Michael and Edna Longley to John and Madeline McGahern, includes thanks for support in "the Hewitt affair", separate letter thanks McGahern for pulling out of a summer school over the incident and with detail on the situation (1996), meeting with the McGaherns in Denmark; comments after McGahern visited to Belfast (1979); Letter from Edna to John from her base in Sweden as a Visiting Professor, thanking McGahern for reading at a Festival and adding comments on Seamus Heaney's Nobel Prize win (1996); Letter from Edna to John inviting him to read at Queen's University Belfast (1978).
Card with poem "The Blackthorn" from Edna Longley, with added comments about the breakdown of marriage of John and Janey Banville; Poem from Michael Longley, "The Rainbow" with note sent to John (!999); Poem in dedication to John McGahern, "Hawthorn", by Michael Longley and sent to Madeline McGahern following the funeral of John McGahern. (2006).

File of cards and letters from poet Michael Gorman to John McGahern, discussing both their work, Irish writing and literature, and related matters.

File of MS letters from German translator, critic, and poet, Michael Hamburger, with comments to John McGahern on his books and writing, including The Pornographer, wider comments on both their writing, visits to Ireland, and general personal conversations.