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.
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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".
File of letters from editorial staff at Atlantic Monthly Press, namely Peter Davison, and also from Robert Manning (Editor in Chief) and Peter du Sautoy. Letter to McGahern sending acceptance on publishing of story "The Recruiting Officer" and wishing he could take "Korea" also (10 July 1969); Letter from Davison to McGahern sending admiration for "Night Lines" and wider comments on the book and on wider publishing contract discussions (24 Feb 1970); Letter from Davison enquiring if McGahern's novel is progressing and adds comments on sales figures for "Night Lines" (10 Aug 1971); Letter from Davison with comments on sales figures for "The Leavetaking" (9 May 1975). Letter from Davison to McGahern sending comments regarding rejection of a story submitted which is deemed to "produce an impression of foreign-ness" to American readers. Adds further comments on sales figures for "The Leavetaking". Letter discussion re. the near final draft of novel by McGahern (23 Aug 1971). Letter from de Sautoy sending comments on "Amongst Women" (7 May 1990).
Also copy letter from Natalie Greenberg, Atlantic Monthly Press, Sep 2, 1970, with some follow up queries to McGahern about edits for "Nightlines".
File of MS letters from Marchioness and Ava Dufferin, inviting McGahern to dinner at Clandeboye Festival, Bangor, Co. Down, which will also be attended by Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley. Other letter and a telegram also included.
MS letter from Barbara and George Dudley, New York, to John McGahern, sending word of them looking forward to an upcoming talk and reading by McGahern at a local State University.