Letters sent to John McGahern in file labelled "B.B.C.", and from various staff members discussing radio/TV adaptations of works by John McGahern. Letters discuss the plans for projects around the story "Swallows", which didn't happen, discussions around the stereo radio play of "Sinclair" and with comments on casting of roles for the play, and also a list of comments/questions about the radio production. Also includes a letter from Peter Redgrave, Falmouth, Cornwall, to McGahern, indicating that he too had an unhappy experience at Colgate University, NY, and sends McGahern a TS of a radio piece about his experiences as a visiting professor at Colgate. Letter from [Dervan] May, headed paper "The Listener and BBC Television Review, London, with McGahern following up on payment for a story. (Mar 1970).
Includes sub-file - (P71/1588A) with letters from John Scotney, Drama Producer, B.B.C. (1971) with correspondence regarding radio drama adaptation of "The Barracks" by John McGahern, and with discussions about the adaptation and its dramatic composition.

Letters from Susanna Capon, Script Assistant, Drama, Radio, of the B.B.C., to John McGahern, discussing works being commissioned, including an original play based on "The Power of Darkness" (23 June 1971 and 9 Dec 1971); with discussions also around the radio adaptation of McGahern's story "Sinclair".

Letter on UCD headed paper from Stanley van der Ziel, then a PhD student at UCD working on McGahern, sending McGahern a review he did of "Memoir" for Irish University Review. A reply by McGahern in included, though labelled "Not for Publication" it is included in "The Letters of John McGahern" (Faber and Faber 2021 edited by Frank Shovlin). In the email reply, McGahern responds at length to the review and with comments on his literary life, his brief relationship with Nuala Ó Faoláin, comments on farming, his writing of Memoir etc.

Photocopy of TS letter from Sean Brosnahan, Treasurer, Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) to Sean (John) McGahern, Leytonstone, London, updating McGahern that, via Fr. P. Carton, Parish priest, Clontarf, that "the Manager [of the school where McGahern taught] does not feel under an obligation to supply us with the reasons for the cancellation of your agreement with him."
This letter relates to McGahern losing his job as a school teacher following the publication of his novel, The Dark in 1965.
Letter, 18 Jan 1966, to Sean (John) McGahern, stating the Manager does not feel under any obligation to supply us with the reasons for the cancellation of your agreement with him."
Letter from Brosnahan to McGahern, (21 Dec 1965) re. no updates as yet in relation to McGahern's query.

File of three letters from Rudiger Imhof to John McGahern, offering to arrange a reading via the Irish Embassy in Germany, at a venue in Wuppertal, by McGahern; also sending comments on McGahern's writing and also about reading John Williams's book, "Stoner", introduced by McGahern.

Letters from Robert Robertson, Editor/Editorial Director to John McGahern. Robertson writers from roles with various publishers over the years including Martin Secker and Warburg, Jonathan Cape, and Random House, discussing publishing rights and offers for McGahern's books.

TS letter from McClean to Michael [ ] enclosing documents regarding a case of internment under the Special Powers Act and suggesting that perhaps Kevin Boyle could look at the case. Attached is a letter from Patrick McClean sent to John Hume, M.P., Derry City, outlining how McClean is teaching in the South Tyrone area and was interned under the Special Powers Act between Dec 1956 and Sep 1960. McClean is seeking help in claiming for loss of wages during the period of internment, full pension rights upon retirement and other such issues. (No date on letter) TS letter from Edmund Compton to John Hume, M.P, stating he has examined the complaint made by McClean but regretting and outlining why he cannot take up the case. (no date on letter)

File of letters from editor, critic, and writer Peter Prescott to John McGahern. Some letters on 'Newsweek' headed-paper where Prescott was senior book critic. The letters discuss literary news of the time in detail, comments on McGahern's books, news of Patrick Gregory and the break as McGahern's U.S. editor, condolences on the passing of McGahern's father, Prescott's own novels, and related discussions on books, reviews, and critics.

Two letters from American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Peter Balakian to John McGahern, 1988. Letters discuss Balakian's visit to the west coast of Ireland and later his comments in detail on reading McGahern's stories. Also references to Armenia and loss of life following Armenian earthquake and wider politics.

Letters from Patrick Gregory to John McGahern, Gregory was a senior editor at Atlantic Monthly and also editor at Gambit Press, and later Alfred A. Knopf publishers. The former and latter were publishers of McGahern's stories and books in the U.S. Knopf published The Dark, for example. The letters discuss in detail the drafting, editing, revising, publication and design of books by McGahern and published in the U.S.; correspondence discuss in detail specific books by McGahern such as "Nightlines"; also discussed is Gregory's reasons for leaving the Atlantic Monthly, and wider discussions around literary publishing, and Irish writing. NOTE: includes handwritten note by McGahern with notes on edits to works including The Dark.