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.

File of MS letters from Hervé Jaouen, French writer and translator, to John McGahern, with detailed comments on many of McGahern's books and wider literary comments on translation, writing etc.

File of manuscript letters from teacher and friend, Tom Jordan, to John and Madeline McGahern, with personal discussions, comments on Irish society, news and current events, visits to the McGaherns, comments on McGahern's writing, and wider general discussions. Letters are grouped and arranged by decade from the 1960s to the 2000s, with some letters with no date.

MS letter from English writer Julia Jones, thanking John McGahern for his delivery of [his book] and is looking forward to reading it. Also discusses her own current writing projects.

Letter from British writer Hilary Mantel to Madeline McGahern, with comments and discussion regarding a book jacket blurb/text for a new or reissue of a paperback edition of a book by John McGahern. Mantel outlines what comments she could add about John's writing, and wider comments regarding his influence - "I learned a good deal from John's fiction ...".

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.

File of letters and card from poet Paul Muldoon to John McGahern. Includes letter inviting McGahern to Princeton University as part of the Fund for Irish Studies speaker series events (15 Feb 2001); Letter sending warm comments on McGahern's new novel (Jan 2002); Letter on BBC headed paper sending comments on "Getting Through" - "An astoundingly beautiful book"; Also a sign card dedicated to John and Madeline McGahern, with woodcut image of a sandalled person walking through grass, with a printed excerpt from Horace: Book III ODE XVIII. (2001).

File of letters and 1 postcard from writer Brian Moore, California, to John McGahern, sending a 'fan mail' of comments and praise on McGahern's writing, from "High Ground" to "Amongst Women", and also supplying a 'blurb' text to a publisher, praising the work.

Letter and postcard to John McGahern, adding comments on McGahern's application to Aosdána (1997), the other sending feedback and comments of consolation following Madden judging a book prize that McGahern didn't win.

Letter and postcard from playwright Tom Murphy to John McGahern with comments on having seen his play, "The Power of Darkness " at the Abbey Theatre, describing it as wonderful and disagreeing with the negative Irish Times review of the play.