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Kenneth MacMillan was asked by Quartet Books Ltd to provide an introduction to a new edition of The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky. This file contains correspondence and proof pages from Quartet Books Ltd, and Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten notes and workings, and a final typed version of his introduction

Photocopy of a play script for The Disenchanted A Drama in Three Acts by Budd Schulberg and Harvey Breit, based on the novel by Budd Schulberg, published by Samuel French, Inc, copyright 1959, comprising a title page, page with rights, cast list with details of the first performance in 1958, synopsis and 39 pages of script, unbound

This recording of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer with Joshua Rifkin at the piano was first released by Nonesuch Records as a single in 1974, having been taken from the Nonesuch LP Piano Rags by Scott Joplin. Kenneth MacMillan used both of these pieces in his ballet Elite Syncopations

An article by Mackenzie King - 'Will Britain Keep the Lead?' - features a portrait of P.J.S. Richardson and pays tribute to his pioneering work as Chairman of the Official Board of Ballroom Dancing, and founding of the International Council of Ballroom Dancing.

An article by Mackenzie King - 'Will Britain Keep the Lead?' - features a portrait of P.J.S. Richardson and pays tribute to his pioneering work as Chairman of the Official Board of Ballroom Dancing, and founding of the International Council of Ballroom Dancing.

4 page article - pages taken from Dance and Dancers, May 1982

One typed letter from Christopher Biggins asking Kenneth MacMillan to donated tickets for his 'show' for the 21st Birthday Ball in aid of the Foundation, 27 Jan 1992

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet The Four Seasons for The Royal Ballet which premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 5 Mar 1975. The ballet was subsequently staged by the Paris Opera Ballet at the Theatre de l'Opera de Paris in 1978 with new designs

This file contains correspondence from Ken[sington] Davison and Phyllida Ritter, Organising Secretary of The Friends of Covent Garden, and one draft letter by [Deborah MacMillan]. It comprises:
From Ken Davison:

1. enclosing photographs used in About the House, 17 May 1966
2. 'Madam's Luncheon' at the Dorchester Hotel, London, 22 Jun 1978, with menu and envelope
3. postponement of the Friends Council Meeting, with four pages of notes for the forthcoming meeting, 2 Jun 1980
4. reception in the Crush Bar at the Royal Opera House on 5 May 1981 [the 50th anniversary of The Royal Ballet] with a list of dancers invited to attend. The performance was of The Sleeping Beauty
5. Menu for the Friends of Covent Garden Lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London, in honour of The Royal Ballet in their 50th anniversary year, 4 Jun 1981, in the presence of HRH The Princess Margaret
6. re Lunch and Listen 'Chat Show' on 25 Nov 1983, with Kenneth MacMillan and Christopher Carr
   From [Deborah MacMillan]
7. Handwritten draft letter from [Deborah MacMillan] to Kensington [Davison] about lack of tickets for The Friends Christmas Party
   From Phyllida Ritter:
8. Menu for the Friends of Covent Garden luncheon in honour of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's 60th birthday, 9 Jan 1990, in the Crush Bar of the Royal Opera House
9. handwritten compliments slip attaching a copy of an article written by Clement Crisp about Kenneth MacMillan's work for About the House, 17 Jan 1990