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Letters from Albert Power, Geraldine Street, [Dublin] to Madge Daly relating to the sculpture which he is designing for the Limerick 1916 Memorial Committee. Also a related letter from Josephine Mary Plunkett, 40 Elgin Road, Dublin.

Mainly short letters to Walsh from Brandt and Brandt, signed either by Frieda Lubelle or Mary Shevlin, detailing the payment of royalties by Frederick A. Stokes Company and others. Some contain information on expenses (such as typing) and taxes deducted and some have statements of expenses attached.

Letters of appreciation from private individuals, congratulating Condell on Senator Kennedy’s visit and praising her dignity and eloquence. Also Condell’s copy replies.

Letters to Walsh from Ronald H. Lyon, Talbot Press Limited, 89 Talbot Street, Dublin mainly concerning the publication of an edition of Sons of the Swordmaker and negotiations with Chambers for the purchase of copyright. Letter dated 8 February 1939 includes a comment that sales of 1510 copies in Ireland compares favourably with sales of 5586 in Britain. Letter dated 29 March 1940 contains a proposal that Sons of the Swordmaker be included in a ‘Library of Irish Fiction’ which Talbot is discussing with Phoenix Publishing Company. Letter dated 22 July 1941 mentions that Talbot Press have an excess of copies of the novel in stock and had recently offered some to Chambers to compensate for material lost ‘by enemy action’ but they refused. If Chambers decide to reprint it, Talbot could not agree to its sale in Ireland as they have about 700 copies of their own remaining.

Letter to Kate O’Brien, 177 The Street, Boughton, Faversham, Kent, from Gerard O’Flaherty, Irish University Press, 81 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, referring to enclosed letter from Bruce Hunter, director of David Higham Associates Limited, which notes that The Land of Spices is not available for Irish University Press to include in their paperback series.

Letters from Stiophan O’Madigan, Officer Commanding Republican Prisoners, Limerick Jail, to the Mayor of Limerick; and from Michael Brennan, Field General Headquarters, South Western Command, Limerick to Miss E. Murphy, St Margaret’s, Limerick concerning the conditions under which the Republican prisoners are being housed in Limerick Jail and the pilfering of items from their parcels by the Free State Garrison.

Eight letters from Joseph Ronsley, Chairman of McGill University, Department of English, McGill University, P.O. Box 6070, Montreal, Canada, to Kate O’Brien, care of Lorna Reynolds, Parke Cottage, Eyre Court, Galway, and also at 177 The Street, Boughton, Faversham, Kent, referring to Canadian Association for Irish Studies seminar, and details about lecture and travel arrangements. The first letter encloses a letter from Lorna Reynolds, Parke Cottage, Eyrecourt, Galway.

Letters from John Ryan, Registered Plumber and Sanitary Engineer, O’Connell Street, Clonmel and James Reilly, Solicitor, 81 O’Connell Street, Clonmel, relating to the administration of the estate of Robert Rollo and the assignation of a yard formerly in Rollo’s position to John Ryan.

Compliment slip from Gerard O’Flaherty of Irish University Press, 81 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, to Kate O’Brien enclosing a letter from Bruce Hunter, director of David Higham Associates Limited, to Gerard Flaherty, which refers to paperback rights and royalties, noting that there may be ‘special circumstances’ in the case of Irish University Press.