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Two postcards from Georgina Parkinson to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, comprising

1. Handwritten postcard from Brazil, undated
2. Handwritten postcard from Santa Fe, undated

Derek Rencher was a dancer with The Royal Ballet creating roles in several of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets. He studied design and art history at the Royal College of Art before becoming a dancer and was a skilled artist. The material in this file comprises

1. One hand written colour postcard reporting on the success of Manon in Berlin, undated and postmark illegible
2. A limerick about Iris (Law) and Gwyneth (Matthews), with accompanying sketch
3. Stylised drawing titled Costume Romeo and Juliet Nursie Gerd Larsen, black pen and ink

Anya Sainsbury was a dancer with The Royal Ballet, as Anya Linden, and created roles in several of Kenneth MacMillan's early ballets. She married John Sainsbury and they were great supporters of The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera House as well as friends of Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan. The material in this file comprises

1. One page handwritten note from John Sainsbury to Kenneth and Debbie thanking them for their birthday wishes, dated Nov 8th, no year
2. One page letter handwritten on both sides, from Anya to Kenneth, c/o the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, forwarding Kate (Firestone's) contact details in California where Anya is staying, and sending best wishes for the forthcoming performances of Isadora in New York, undated but envelope postmarked June 1981
3. One page letter handwritten on both sides, from Anya to Kenneth congratulating him on the revival of Rite of Spring, with envelope, 26.10.1987
4. One page handwritten letter from John to Kenneth, sending congratulations for the performance of Rite of Spring, with envelope, 27.10.(1987)
5. Handwritten note to Kenneth from John and Anya (written by John) praising the performance 'of a true work of genius', undated by accompanied by a typed compliments slip dated 13.10.1989. The note refers to the performance of Requiem on 12.10.1989
6. Handwritten pencil draft of a thank you letter to John and Anya for the holiday on Crete that Kenneth, Deborah and Charlotte spent with the Sainsburys in 1991. Unrelated notes on the reverse in blue biro

Lynn Seymour was a dancer with The Royal Ballet and a muse for many of Kenneth MacMillan's earlier ballets. She went with him when he became Director of the Deutsche Opera Ballet in Berlin where she had a relationship with fellow dancer Eike Walcz

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

The material in this file comprises

1. Letter from Lynn Seymour to Kenneth MacMillan apologising for leaving for New York where she has the opportunity to work with Stanley Williams. She looks forward to coming back in full form to work on his 'divine 'ballet'. Undated but presumably written while with MacMillan and the Deutsche Opera Ballet in Berlin
2. Typed letter on Intendanz der Bayerischen Staatsoper headed note paper from Lynn, as Director of the Ballet Company in Munich, to Kenneth, about the possibility of mounting his Anastasia in 1979, 1 Dec 1978
3. One page handwritten letter sending write ups (not included) and reporting their triumph but unclear where and with what company, undated
4. Colour postcard of the interior of the Cuvillies Theatre, Munich from Lynn to Kenneth hoping that he will create something for the ballet company, undated
5. Compliments slip from Dominic Photography with handwritten note from Zoe Dominic to Lynn, explaining that this was the picture that was in the Sunday Times that won the hear of the Art Editor, photo not included, undated

Jeffrey Solomons first met Kenneth MacMillan in 1949/50. They had shared interests in music and film as well as visual arts. Solomons later became an art dealer. The material in this file comprises four cartoons by Solomons

1. Kenneth MacMillan at the Diaghilev exhibition mounted by Richard Buckle in Edinburgh in 1954
2. a concert by John Cage and David Tudor on prepared pianos
3. a ballet dancer and good luck message
4. a ventriloquist's dummy sitting on ventriloquist's knee, a good luck card

Correspondence from actors, artists, composers, dancers and friends on a variety of personal and professional subjects

This file contains correspondence from actors including Claire Bloom and Jill Bennett, dancers including Merle Park and Ray Barra, Kenneth MacMillan's ballet teacher Phyllis Adams, and others. There is a handwritten letter from Michael Boulton and Margaret Hill at the time of Kenneth MacMillan's heart attack in Berlin in 1969, n.d.

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