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Full length copy. The letter confirms Phyllis Bedells' engagement at a salary of £4 per week, starting on Monday 20th May.

Bedells is writing in her capacity as Chair of the RAD Technical Committee to ask if Field would be willing to join the committee. Field accepts the invitation to serve on the committee.

This file contains transcripts of broadcasts by Cormac Rigby for BBC Radio 3. They mostly discuss the music used by Kenneth MacMillan for some of his ballets, with ballets by some other choreographers included. The files were collected by Jann Parry as part of her research for her biography of Kenneth MacMillan

1. Handwritten note from Rita and Jack to Deborah MacMillan, enclosing some of Aunt Bertel's beadwork pieces
2. Handwritten note from DG, Wardrobe Supervisor at Houston Ballet, on headed notepaper, enclosing an article from the Connisseur (sic) magazine about the new rage for the great costume jewellery of the 1930s and 1940s. Mentions Ben Stevenson, Artistic Director of Houston Ballet. Dated Aug 29
3. Handwritten letter from Barbara Ellmann, pleased that Kenneth MacMillan is enjoying her book, The World of Fashion Jewellery. With envelope. 20 Oct 1986
4. Typed letter from Dan Klein, Director, 20th Century Decorative Arts at Christie's. Thanking Kenneth MacMillan for showing him part of his collection. Christie's would love to sell part of the collection and Dan Klein will be in contact again, 26 Oct 1988
5. Handwritten letter from Mark Steinberg, with business card attached for Steinberg & Tolkein, Specialists in Period Costume Jewellery. Enclosing a brooch as a gift. With envelope. Writing paper and envelope are printed with a decorative border that includes a mermaid with stylised surround, 19 Dec 1990
6. Handwritten letter card from William de Lillo, delighted that some pieces by de Lillo and his partner Robert Clarke from Kenneth MacMillan's collection have been included in the exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mentions forthcoming exhibition in New York. With envelope, 25 Dec 1992
7. Invitation to Burs and The Diamond Gallery summer collections 1979, 6 Mar 1979
8. Two business cards for Janine Tomlin and Teri Scott, Antiquarius Antique Market, Chelsea, London
9. Label: Sir Kenneth MacMillan Collection. Printed on card, stained across the name

This file contains correspondence and notes relating to the first performance of Isadora at the Royal Opera House in 1981 and subsequent performances in the UK and in the US. It comprises

1. Two photocopies and two typed memos between Royal Opera House departments confirming performers for Isadora in London and in America, and details of photocalls, 5 Nov 1980-22 Apr 1981
2. Four page handwritten letter from actress Jennifer Sternberg explaining to Kenneth MacMillan why she cannot cover the role of Isadora in London. 21 Aug 1981, with envelope
3. Handwritten card from Mary Morse-Boycott, actress at the Royal Opera House, to Kenneth MacMillan offering herself for a role in Isadora, with envelope,13 Feb [1981]
4. Handwritten letter from Peter Maxwell to Kenneth MacMillan giving details of his movements and whether he can be of use for the Tango, with envelope, 4 Mar 1981
5. Handwritten letter from Madeleine Lytton to Kenneth MacMillan giving her credentials as a teacher and performer of Isadora Duncan's dances and criticising Kenneth MacMillan's ballet. With black and white postcard of her in a Duncan solo, two page typed biography and two pages of excerpts of reviews of her work, 9 Jun [?]1981
6. Handwritten letter from Jonathan Frank to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing the unfinished play by George Bernard Shaw about Isadora Duncan, 'supposedly dictated by Shaw to Rosemary Brown in the after-life'. Four photocopied pages, n.d.
7. Correspondence between Kenneth MacMillan and Nesta MacDonald regarding a visit and possible use of new material in Isadora, 20 Jul 1979 - 20 Mar 1981
8. Typed letter from Wm.F.Cox and Kenneth MacMillan about the possible use of an alternative car in Isadora, with a colour photograph of the car, 27 May 1981
9. Typed letter from John Tooley, General Director of the Royal Opera House, to Kenneth MacMillan in response to John Percival's negative review of Isadora. Also discussing the forthcoming performances in America and proposed cuts to the ballet, 22 May 1982 (possibly 1981)
10. Photocopy of the cast-page from the Royal Opera House programme for Isadora with Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten inscription to Phyllis Adams, his first teacher
11. Handwritten letter from Merle Park to Kenneth MacMillan thanking him for the opportunity of Isadora and for his faith in her. Accompanied by a handwritten note about the watercolour painting by Edward Seago that Merle Park gave Kenneth MacMillan on the occasion of the world premiere of Isadora, 4May 1981
12. Correspondence about copyright clearances for the texts spoken during Isadora, 16 Feb 1981 - 2 Apr 1981
13. Typed copy of an interview with Kenneth MacMillan by Clement Crisp about Isadora, with a typed covering note on The R.A.D. Production Club letter headed paper to Dere Boss from Choo San GohGoh, n.d.
14. Memo from Iris Law to Kenneth MacMillan asking him to call Barry (Kay) in the Pattern Room at the Royal Opera House. Urgent. n.d.
15. Note to Kenneth MacMillan to say that Barry Wordsworth had to go to the BBC, n.d.
16. Handwritten note from Barry Kay to Kenneth Aadams, [Kenneth Aadams was the name Kenneth MacMillan used when he designed some ballets early in his career], 29 Sep 1980
17. Typed letter from Henry Fryer, Publications Editor at the Royal Opera House, enclosing the programme copy from Isadora and asking Kenneth MacMillan if he would like any changes or additions, 29 Mar 1983
18. Handwritten letter from Romayne Grigorova, Ballet Mistress for The Royal Opera, explaining why she had not been at the audition for Isadora, n.d., with envelope (with re Isadora 'extra' in blue biro by Jann Parry on front of envelope)

The material in this folder consists of correspondence from members of the cast and artistic administration at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and with agents and members of the public. There is also some reference material relating to August Strindberg. The material comprises

1. Five handwritten letters, three with envelopes, one handwritten postcard and one typed list from Jill Bennett to Kenneth MacMillan, Mar - Nov 1983 and n.d. One handwritten postcard from Robert Hardy to Jill Bennett which she has forwarded to Kenneth MacMillan, n.d.
2. Three handwritten letters, two with envelopes, from Edward Fox to Kenneth MacMillan, Apr and Jun 1983 and n.d.
3. Two handwritten postcards, two typed letters, one with envelope, from Michael Meyer to Kenneth MacMillan. One letter encloses Michael Meyer's programme note Strindberg and The Dance of Death
4. Copies of correspondence from Saraband Associates and Fraser and Dunlop Ltd, copied to Kenneth MacMillan, re the use of Michael Meyer's adaptation of The Dance of Death, Nov 1982-Mar 1983. Two pages of carbon copy and 10 fax pages, two compliments slips and one typed note
5. One typed letter from Casper Wrede, Resident Artistic Director, to Kenneth MacMillan, 9 Nov 1983
6. One handwritten letter from Michael Elliott, Artistic Director, to Kenneth MacMillan, 6 Nov 1983
7. One handwritten letter from Helen [McMurray] to Kenneth MacMillan, on Granada TV Ltd headed notepaper, 21 Oct 1983
8. One typed letter of praise to Kenneth MacMillan, signature illegible, n.d.
9. One handwritten copy of a letter from Kenneth MacMillan to Miss Alexander confirming that all roles in the play have been filled, 17 Jul 1983
10. One typed letter from Robert Lantz, New York, re recent meeting and possibility of working together in the future, 7.6.1983
11. One typed list of possible actors and their agents, from Saraband Associates, 16.5.1983
12. One handwritten postcard from Adrian Mitchell, postmarked 5.5.1983, and one handwritten postcard from Ted Hardwicke (? signature not clearly legible), with envelope, 11.5.1983
13. One typed letter from Fraser and Dunlop Ltd with two black and white photographs of possible actors for the children in the play, 23.3.1983
14. One copy of a typed letter from the Finance Manager of the Royal Exchange Theatre to Saraband Associates re Kenneth MacMillan's contract, 15.3.1983
15. One image of a danse macabre
16. Photocopy of an article Strindberg and the Danse Macabre by Walter Johnson, from Modern Drama (May 1960), five pages
17. Photocopies of The Turning Point, uncredited and undated, five pages

The files contain postcards, greetings cards and letters on a variety of subjects. Some are from dancers discussing roles, some from friends and colleagues offering congratulations on particular ballets, some offer good wishes and news

The material in this file relates primarily to An Evening of Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan, staged by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1978. It includes a printed booking form, casting details, rehearsal schedules, a telegram from Rolf Lieberman referencing the difficulties that have occurred, agreements and payments, an invitation to the reception after the first night, and two handwritten cards from Violette [Verdy] one with praise for the dancers in Chant [Song of the Earth], 1978-1979
Other material relates to the impossibility of proceeding with Vivandiere, 1976, the possibility of performing Danses concertantes, 1983-1984, a typed letter from the Bureau de Musique Mario Bois about the possibility of administering the rights of choreographers, a handwritten breakdown of characters in Manon with two copies of typed versions from the Royal Opera House Wardrobe Department, 1989, and a handwritten fax from Deborah MacMillan with a list of fees paid by the Paris Opera Ballet, 1979-1985, 6 Aug 1990

This file includes correspondence between Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan and Anne Woolliams, Peggy van Praagh and Robert Helpmann, impresarios Lilian and Victor Hochauser and Sol Hurok and the MacMillans' agent, concerning requests by The Australian Ballet to perform some of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets. There is a photocopy of the manuscript draft of an article by Margaret Dale about Kenneth MacMillan rehearsing two dancers from The Australian in the pas de deux from Concerto to be performed in Manila.