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1. Autograph letter from Mrs E MacMillan to Kenneth MacMillan on his return to school. Mentions German bombing of Lowestoft and having to go into bomb shelter.
2. Autograph letter from Mrs W MacMillan to Kenneth MacMillan, with envelope. Looking forward to seeing Kenneth and enclosing money.
3. Autograph envelope for registered letter, from Mrs W MacMillan to Master Kenneth MacMillan, date stamped 1942

The correspondence in this file is written while Eike Walcz is in a relationship with Lynn Seymour. It comprises

1. A handwritten note sending regards, undated
2. Postcard from Eike at the time of Kenneth MacMillan's heart attack in Munich, Germany, 1969, n.d.
3. A typed letter responding to a previous conversation, very critical of the life of a dancer and of Kenneth MacMillan, 29 Feb 1976
4. One page handwritten letter reporting that Lynn (Seymour) had a nervous breakdown and has been in hospital for five weeks. Asking if Kenneth could offer her any work that would give her something positive to focus on when she leaves the hospital, 18 Aug 1980

One letter from George MacMillan to Deborah, undated from Great Yarmouth. Enclosing some family photographs (not with the letter) that he had promised Charlotte two and a half years ago, with apologies. Autograph in biro on one unlined sheet of writing paper.

The letter was written to enclose the particulars of the assembly for His Royal Highness's inspection, and is addressed to York House, Portman Square - the residence of HRH Prince Fredrick, Duke of York

In the letter he is seeking the Duke's patronage for an assembly.

The Deutsche Oper Berlin performed Kenneth MacMillan's one-act ballet Las Hermanas in 1968 using the original designs by Nicholas Georgiadis. The letters in this file, two to Kenneth MacMillan and one to Gert [Reinholm] give details of Nicholas Georgiadis's fees and instructions for the set, props and costumes. The majority of the letter to Gert [Reinholm] appears to be written by someone else with just the closing sentence and signature by Nicholas Georgiadis. Georgiadis concludes one of the letters to MacMillan, 'And by the way try and be less rude on the phone'.

One typed letter 'to Ken' from Ernest W Fulcher, 3 Nov 1944, reminding him about Messy's (sic) birthday.
One undated letter and seven letters dated between 1979 and 1991 from former academic and dance school pupils, with reminiscences including of Kenneth MacMillan appearing as Scrooge in a school version of A Christmas Carol. One handwritten draft reply to Victor, and one photocopy of a handwritten reply 'To Percy'

This file contains correspondence from members of the public in response to both the first night of Mayerling and the London Weekend Television programme about the ballet

This file includes letters from Beryl Grey, Hans Werner Henze, Margaret Hill, Tamara Karsavina, Monica Mason and others. There is a gossipy typed letter from Nigel and Maud Gosling at the time of Kenneth MacMillan's heart attack in Berlin, on The Observer headed notepaper, 23 May 1969