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Jann Parry's notes including background to Kenneth MacMillan's work in the 1950s relating to dancers, ballets, companies, reminiscences and general descriptions. Many of the notes were taken during telephone conversations. There are typed excerpts from Lionel Bradley's diaries held in the Theatre Collections, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and letters from Michael [Boulton], Julia [Farron] and Donald [MacLeary], Doreen Tempest amongst others

Jann Parry's notes including background to Kenneth MacMillan's work in the 1960s relating to dancers, ballets, companies, reminiscences and general descriptions. Many of the notes were taken during telephone conversations. There are extensive comments from Lynn Seymour, from John Hart and Gilbert Vernon

One original design for the bedroom pas de deux from Manon, 1997, showing the bed, desk and chair, candlestick and drapes. Pencil, watercolour and collage mounted on backing board, with fabric samples glued to the board

One full colour calendar with a colour photograph of Jennifer Penney and Mark Silver in Concerto (large)

Birthday cards and greetings on the occasion of Kenneth MacMillan's 60th birthday, 11 Dec 1989;
invitations and replies to events celebrating Kenneth MacMillan's 60th birthday, from December 1989 to January 1990

Two original costume designs by Ian Spurling for Aquarius in 6.6.78, coloured felt pens, signed and dated by the artist:

1. One drawing of the front and reverse of the female costume for Aquarius, with a water jug, dated 2 May 1978
2. One drawing of two fronts and one reverse of the male costume for Aquarius, dated 3 May 1978

Richard Austin was commissioned to write a biography of Lynn Seymour and this file contains correspondence from Richard Austin to Kenneth MacMillan, pages of his typescript and one handwritten reply from Kenneth MacMillan, 7 Jul 1979 - 1 Apr 1980

Kenneth MacMillan was asked by Artmusique Publishing Company to provide a Foreword to the biography of Vergie Derman by Robert Clarson-Leach. This file contains a typed letter from the publishers, 2 Jun 1986, and copies of Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten draft foreword and covering letter, 13 Jun 1986

Former student at the Royal Ballet School, Robert Penman submitted A Critical Review of the Choreography of Kenneth MacMillan as part of his MA in Dance Studies at The Laban Centre for Movement and Dance. This file contains a copy of the thesis, presented in Nov 1982, and two letters to Kenneth MacMillan about the thesis, one from Ed Victor, Literary Agent, 17 Jun 1983, and one from Robert Penman thanking Kenneth MacMillan for agreeing to read his thesis, 15 Jan 1983. The thesis is illustrated with photocopies of production photographs

Kenneth MacMillan appeared in A Season of Ballet in Henley-on-Thames in 1952 choreographed and produced by John Cranko. MacMillan appears in 21 of the 39 photographs of this season, some of the photographs are signed by him