Letter from Stephen A. McCarthy, director of Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York. Informs McGrath that their collection of Joyce material is in the process of sorting, arranging and cataloguing and therefore unavailable to users. Also notes that Cornell does not own the literary copyright to the material.
McGrath, Edward Patrick (1929-1994), journalist and consultantLetter from Sylvia Tankel, Editor, Short Story International, 6 Sheffield Road, Great Neck, New York, enclosing two agreement forms (now not present) for unspecified short stories accepted for publication and urging Nestor to reread his work to reduce the need for editorial assistance. Nestor’s draft reply has been written by hand on the bottom of the page.
Nestor, Thomas G. (1936-2023), writerLetter to Walsh from T. M. Nolan, Summerville Avenue, Passage Road, Waterford, providing a ‘recipe’ for hair lotion and making plans for lunch at Walsh’s house.
Walsh, Maurice (1879-1964), writerPhotocopy of a letter from Tamara Nijinsky, Vaslav & Romola Nijinsky Foundation, Inc., 4925 North 43rd Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85018, USA congratulating Rubato Ballet on receiving the Nijinsky Medal.
Quilligan, Fiona (b. 1958), dancer and choreographerPhotocopy of a letter from Tamara Nijinsky, mainly relating to the correct manner in which permission to use any material concerning Vaslav Nijinsky should be acknowledged.
Quilligan, Fiona (b. 1958), dancer and choreographerLetter from Terence de Vere White, Mc Cann, White & Fitzgerald, Solicitors, 72 St. Stephen’s Green, South, Dublin, to Kate O’Brien, Minerva Club, 28a Brunswick Square, London W.C.1, regarding her financial affairs, ‘It was awfully good of you to send me your cheque so promptly. I was miserable about it because I might have anticipated and provided for it. The Bank let us deduct the scale fee of the sale and that fully discharges all your liabilities. Anything done in the past was done for love. I hear very good reports about you from various friends and am hoping that with this burden off your shoulders you will have one of your great successes’.
O'Brien, Kate (1897-1974), writerLetter from Terence MacSwiney, Lincoln Prison to [Madge] Daly, giving a brief account of prison life and expressing shock that Kathleen Clarke has not been sent home on medical grounds.
Daly Family of Limerick CityLetter from the Cathedral Ringers, seeking payment of their fee for services rendered.
Rice, Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonLetter from the Dublin Quaker Peace Committee (DQPC) to [the Minister for Energy] seeking a public enquiry into the introduction of nuclear power to Ireland. Attached to the letter are a press release dated 24 March 1978 from the DQPC and a related joint representation from 13 organisations seeking an early meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs to submit proposal for Irish action at the UN Special Session on Disarmament; press release dated 4 June 1978 announcing the lodgement by DQPC of a formal objection with Wexford Council to the ESB’s planning application for a nuclear power station; and a letter dated 1 June 1978 from Wexford County Council acknowledging receipt of the objection. All items are photocopies.
Dalby, Simon, Professor EmeritusLetter from Brendan Cleary, The Echo Room, 115 Hartington Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, relating to the publication of the poem 'The Worker Ghosts'. Also printed advertisements for the journal.
Lysaght, Seán (b. 1957), poet