File includes contracts and correspondence between John McGahern and the B.B.C. regarding radio plays and audio versions of works by McGahern. Includes contract for "Swallows" (22 Oct 1971); Fee for radio play based on "The Power of Darkness" by Tolstoy (15 Dec 1971); Payslip for fee to McGahern for extract of "Wheels" (10 Dec 1970); Letter re. audio version of "The Barracks" (21 Sep 1971); contract for 30-minute original audio radio play entitled "Sinclair" (25 Nov 1970); Contract for use of "Swallows" by the B.B.C. as part of its "Review Short Story Series" (11 Dec 1970); Contract to broadcast a 60-minute unnamed original radio play (18 Jan 1971); Letter from Alannah Hensler, Copyright Dept, B.B.C. regarding fee for 60-minute television play of "The Rockingham Shoot" (25 Feb 1986).

Personal letters from friends, fellow writers, theatre practitioners and members of the public, such as John McGahern, Thomas Kilroy, Gerald Dawe, Madeline McGahern, Eugene McCabe, Leif Seligman, Finnoula Byrne, Katie Donovan, Maireád de Buitleir, Sarah Andrews, Leslie Baldwin, James M. Barry, Sean Branney, Michael D. Higgins, Linda Regan, Markus Legner, Fiona Shaw, Rosalind, Marion Wyatt, Fred Johnston, Steven Griffith, James Harrold, Aifric Hyland, John Lynch, Michael Diskin, Kennys Bookshop, Kerry Waters, Leah Schmidt.

Newspaper clipping from The Irish Times of the 20 February 1968, reporting on a statement made by Proinsias Mac Aonghusa on the importance of freedom of speech. Copy letter written to the Editor of The Irish Times in response, unsigned but sent by the Language Freedom Movement, in which they refer to previous statements made by Mac Aonghusa regarding the LFM, which are at odds with the views expressed in The Irish Times piece.

Folded typescript letter to stockholders from the Office of the Secretary of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company dated from New York, May 13, 1912. Inside is a similar typescript letter from the Office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Robinson writing that "there is no use getting into a fuss about Martin Whelan". Says that as he told him it is set to be produced December 5th but that they have a lot of work to do and have already altered the program but if all went well they would play "Martin Whelan".

Says that Yeats has received the new version of "Gombeenism" but does not think he has read it yet.

Says he encloses a couple of programs from the week before, and that he believed "the play went well" but that he was not there. Says the secondary company is going on tour in a few weeks but will not take Whelan, because with such a big cast it is difficult to get enough people who can travel.

Says he is glad Ray altered the title, and that the play is being performed just as it is written, but a couple of sentences of the opening dialogue between Richard and Myers were cut for length. Says he will make sure Richard speaks the new ending. Says he is sorry to hear of Ray's son's death.
Extra: Written from the Court Theatre, no date given but due to reference of son's death, which was 1 June 1913, so it was written at least a few days after that.

Encloses a letter of Ray's which he opened by mistake because it was put in his pile of letters. Says he thinks "The Gombeen Man" went well the night before, that there was not a large audience but that it was enthusiastic and well received even after the last curtain, and there were three or four curtains. Says the Times and Telegraph gave good notices, and that Yeats thought the play went well, and that Robinson thought the play was well acted. Says he will send programs.
Extra: Written from the Court Theatre

Says various things have put off producing "The Gombeen Man" in Dublin, but that they have it down "for the 11th". Says Yeats has left Dublin but that Ray should send the new version of "The White Feather" to Dublin anyway.
Extra: Back to original Abbey letterhead, written from the Abbey in Dublin.