Photocopy of the last will and testament of Kate O’Brien, Minerva Club, 28A Brunswick Square, London, W.C.1, appointing The National Bank Limited, 15 Whitehall, W.W.1 as sole executors of her affairs after her death, and Mary Cecelia O’Neill of 24A Steele’s Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.3 4RE as literary executrix, giving O’Neill sole access to papers, letters and writings after Kate O’Brien’s death. In addition, she bequeaths all possessions including books, furniture and pictures that are in storage with Córas Iompair Éireann (C.I.E.) in Dublin and all other effects of hers to Mary O’Neill. In relation to her estate, she leaves the income from half of the copyrights (novels, dramas, film, radio, sound and television and all translated versions of works) to Mary O’Neill and the other half to her sister Mary O’Brien, 13 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, and on Mary’s death, to become the property of two nephews, John and Donough O’Brien, Lanahrone Avenue, Corbally, Limerick, and divides all royalties fifty-fifty between the legatees. O’Brien states that as literary executrix, O’Neill can allow only the publication or reprinting of such writings as have been prepared for publication and expresses her wish that there shall be no publication at any time of her letters. Signed by Kate O’Brien and witnessed by Yvonne Kapp and Margaret Mynett.
