Letters from Anthony Thwaite, Editor, Encounter, London, with discussions with McGahern on publishing of short stories, including "All Sorts of Impossible Things", "Parachutes", and general discussion around the magazine, and on McGahern's writing.

TS letter from Henry Tonra, Athlone, Co. Roscommon to John McGahern, sending information for McGahern's research on Rockingham Castle.
Letter from Winifred Turner (3 Jan 1991) writing to McGahern with personal memories of Rockingham, where Turner moved to Boyle in 1910, as her father was Band Master of the Connacht Rangers and stationed at the barracks at Rockingham. Further memories of her childhood in the area are recounted.

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 A reply by McGahern in included, though labelled "Not for Publication" it is included in "The Letters of John McGahern" (Faber and Faber 2021 edited by Frank Shovlin).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.

Letters from David Wright to John McGahern, asking if an extract form "The End or Beginning of Love" could be reproduced in an anthology of works published from 'X' Magazine (1986). Later letter seeks a written piece from McGahern about Patrick Swift, for a forthcoming exhibition on Swift (1991).

Letters and email to John McGahern from American writer and critic, Michael Wreszin. The letters begin in 1971 with Wreszin writing to McGahern looking for information for his visit to Ireland. Later letters (some from Queen's University in New York headed paper, with comments on McGahern's books, including "The Leavetaking", "By The Lake" and "Memoir".

Letters from Robert Woof to John McGahern, along with copy of The Messenger newsletter of the Wordsworth Trust.

Typed postcard from American author, John Updike to John McGahern, in response to McGahern and following Updike having written a review of The Pornographer. Updike offers comments and praise on the book and on McGahern's writing.

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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).

Letters and contracts regarding the publication of works by John McGahern with Faber and Faber. Includes royalty statements for The Barracks (31 Dec 1966); Contract made between John McGahern and Faber and Faber, dated 28th March 1968. The contract states the Work referenced is for an as yet unpublished novel. A clause also refers to a contract made for "The Dark" on 20 June 1964.

Contract made between John McGahern and Faber and Faber for a novel provisionally entitled "novel" and with terms of agreement for delivery of the novel outlined on the document. (6 Dec 1978)
Letter to the Permissions Dept, Faber and Faber, (2 Oct 1981) from Giles Gordon, seeking permission to republish McGahern's story "Lavin" for a new anthology of Modern English Short Stories 1940-1980.
Royalty statements from Faber for sales of The Barracks (30Sep 1983).
Invoices to McGahern from Faber and Faber for editions of "Wasteland" sent to named academics. (1971).
Letter from Faber and Faber to McGahern outlining terms verbally agreed for contract dated 28 Mar 1970, with a list of edits to the terms of contract.