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Kenneth MacMillan's one-act ballet Requiem was nominated for the Outstanding New Ballet Production for 1980. This file contains one typed memo from Peter Brownlee informing of the change of date for the presentation of the award from Dec 1983 to 22 Jan 1984, one typed letter from John Tooley, General Director of the Royal Opera House, offering congratulations, 25 Jan 1984, two souvenir programmes, one ticket for the Presentation of the Awards and two tickets to A Champagne Buffet Party, 22 Jan 1984, and a silk bag with red cord tie with a typed self-adhesive label.

Kenneth MacMillan's one-act ballet Gloria was nominated for the Outstanding Achievement in Ballet for 1980. This file contains one typed letter from Eddi Kulukundis, 25 Nov 1980, one photocopy of typed parking instructions, two souvenir programmes and two tickets to the Presentation and Dinner, 7 Dec 1980

Kenneth MacMillan's one-act ballet Playground was nominated for the Outstanding Achievement in Ballet for 1979. This file contains one typed letter from Eddi Kulukundis informing Kenneth MacMillan of his nomination and inviting him to the presentation, 9 Nov 1979, one page giving parking arrangements, and two souvenir programmes

Printed copy of the autograph full score by Param Vir for Snatched by the Gods, an opera in one act with a libretto by William Radice based on a poem by Rabindranath Tagore, Devatar Gras, 1990, revised 1997, corrected November 1998. Perusal Score issued and copyright by Novello & Co. Ltd, London 1990

1.Correspondence from Andrzej and Camilla Panufnik about compositions that Andrzej Panufnik thinks might interest Kenneth MacMillan, with photocopies of material relating to Symphony of Spheres.

2. Perfect bound printed copy of the autograph full score for Sinfonia de Sfere by Andrzej Panufnik, published and copyright by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd, London,1976
3. Stapled printed score for Piano Solo Reflections by Andrzej Panufnik, published and copyright by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd, London, 1971

1. One page of typed family tree of the Shreeve Family, MacMillan's mother's family
2. Two photocopied pages from A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, published by Heraldry Today

Typed and printed material recording the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan held at Westminster Abbey, London on 17 Feb 1993, comprising

1. Four press cuttings: from The Times 21 Dec 1992 announcing the date of the service of thanksgiving and details of how to apply for tickets with two names and a phone number handwritten by Deborah MacMillan, from The Times and The Daily Telegraph 18 Feb 1993 Court Circular and Memorial Service, giving details of who attended, from The Observer 21 Feb 1993 with anecdote given by Nicholas Hytner during his address
2. Two tickets for admission to the North Lantern and two parking tickets with instructions for parking and display of the tickets
3. Two copies of the programme for the Service of Thanksgiving
4. One copy each of Pegasus, the poem read by Lynn Seymour with covering note from Deborah MacMillan to Peter Brownlee at The Royal Ballet, typed copy of Ninette de Valois' tribute with annotations by Deborah MacMillan and covering letter from Helen Quinnell, secretary to Dame Ninette, typed copy of Peter Wright's address with minor changes by him in pencil and biro, and typed copy of Nicholas Hytner's address with minor changes by him in black felt pen and annotation by Deborah MacMillan

A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan was held at Westminster Abbey, London on 17 Feb 1993. The files in this series comprise:

1. One file of organisational details
2. One file of requests for tickets
3. One file of material relating to the Service itself

One typed letter from Martin L. Pinsky to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing an audio cassette with music that Kenneth MacMillan might find suitable for choreography, 8 Aug1987. The audio cassette includes music by Gabriel Faure and Claude Debussy, undated
One typed receipt and carbon copy from B.Schott's Sonne, Maine, Germany, for one audio cassette recording of Three Songs by Hans-Jurgen von Bose, 10 Apr 1982, cassette not included

Three page typed letter from Martin D. Pring to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing two audio cassettes of some possible music for a new work for Dance Advance for 1988, 25.9.1987. The music on the two audio cassettes includes pieces by J.S.Bach, Witold Lutoslawski, Leos Janacek and Bela Bartok