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Printed full score for Geranos by Brian Elias, in 1985. Published and copyright by J & W Chester/Edition Wilhem Hansen London Ltd, 1988, with a composer's note and brief biography, details of scoring and of dedication and first performance

Georgina Parkinson joined The Royal Ballet in 1958 and became close friends with Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan. She joined American Ballet Theatre in 1978 and was the Company's Ballet Mistress from 1980 to 2009 where she was responsible for supervising and rehearsing the staging of many MacMillan ballets. Two of the letters were written while a dancer with The Royal Ballet, the remainder while working with American Ballet Theatre.

The material in this file includes a handwritten letter from Keith Money asking about the possibility of Kenneth MacMillan and the Deutsch Oper Ballet's involvement in a film with Margot Fonteyn, handwritten diary notes on hotel notepaper, a cartoon showing Kenneth MacMillan and others dancing and autographed by Ray [Barra], [Gert Reinholm] and Tatyana [Gsovsky], a telegram from 'Waff Waff' [Gert Reinolm], a typed letter from Becky on New Art Centre headed notepaper, two postcards, a business card for Gert Reinholm and a carbon copy of a cast list for Vivaldi

One handwritten draft letter from Kenneth MacMillan to Penney [?] re the possibility of joining William Morris agency and reasons for not accepting her offer, 27 Sep 1982
One handwritten letter from David Taylor enclosing photograph and typed cv, 'just in case Michael Attenborough wanted to know anything about me', 13 Feb 1984

General articles about ballet and dance including Victoria and David Beckham attending a performance of The Royal Ballet, lack of British dancers in The Royal Ballet, including two large

One ticket folder for the first night of an evening of Kenneth MacMillan ballets at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, 30 Nov 1966, a typed letter from Joan Benesh congratulating Kenneth MacMillan on his appointment and asking about arrangements for a choreologist for the company 15 May 1966, a contract for an apartment in Berlin signed by MacMillan, Lynn Seymour and Ray Barra 28 Jun 1966, a contract with the BBC for recording an interview and excerpt from Concerto 31 Dec 1966, and a cartoon Christmas greeting from Becky with envelope addressed to Barra, MacMillan and Seymour, date stamped 19 Dec 1966, with food shopping list in pencil on front

The Gautier Club was a small private dining club whose members met twice a year to enjoy good food and good talk about a variety of subjects including ballet. The members were: Mary Clarke, Arthur Franks, Ivor Guest, Arnold Haskell, James Monahan, Philip Richardson, Cyril Swinson, G.B.L. Wilson and Michael Wood. A special guest would be invited to join each dinner and included famous names such as Dame Ninette de Valois, Sir Frederick Ashton, Dame Marie Rambert and Sir David Webster.

Kenneth MacMillan created this Gala Pas de Deux for a Gala in Honour of Anton Dolin held at the Royal Opera House on 24 Jun 1984. The handwritten letter from Nadia Nerina, organiser of the Gala, thanks Kenneth MacMillan for creating the pas de deux but wishing he could be there to direct it. With envelope, 1 Feb1984

Kenneth MacMillan created the Gala pas de deux for Natalia Makarova and Donald MacLeary which premiered by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House on 17.7.1974. It was danced to the second movement of Symphony in Three Movements by Igor Stravinsky. The material comprises one page of incomplete Benesh Movement Notation score