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One note book with ENGLISH - MACMILLAN handwritten on the spine and THE BALLET A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING on the front cover. The contents include illustrations from magazines and periodicals, with the dancers' names sometimes handwritten on the page but no credits or dates for the cuttings. The cuttings cover British and European ballet companies from the 1900s to the 1930s, including Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Adeline Genee, Phyllis Bedells, the Markova-Dolin Company and the Vic-Wells Ballet

One photograph album of press cuttings including two pages of cuttings for performances of The Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella by Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1951, and then exclusively for ballets by Kenneth MacMillan from Somnambulism to House of Birds. The album includes programmes for the first performances of Somnambulism and Laiderette by the Sadler's Wells Choreographic Group, three telegrams for the first night of The Great Detective and a flyer for the first performance by Ballet Rambert of Laiderette at Sadler's Wells Theatre.

This album contains a one-page typed scenario for Le Baiser de la fee, programmes for Danses concertantes and House of Birds at Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1955, the first night of Noctambules at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1954, American Ballet Theatre in Winter's Eve at the Teatro Nacional de San Carlo, Lisbon, in 1957 and in Journey at the Phoenix Theatre in 1957. There is an invitation to the American premiere of Winter's Eve at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1957, and two flyers for Sadler's Wells Theatre, London and the Gaumont Theatre, Southampton in 1955. Correspondence comprises two letters from Kenneth Clark, one handwritten to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing a copy of a typed letter to the Observer newspaper, complaining about Richard Buckle's review of House of Birds, a typed letter from Norman Tucker, Director of Sadler's Wells Theatre commissioning a new work from MacMillan 2 Sep 1954, an autograph letter from Margot Fonteyn on Panamanian Embassy, London headed notepaper, sending her and Tito's congratulations on House of Birds 17 July, and a typed letter on Royal Opera House headed notepaper, praising his ballet, 'Madame was very pleased with the whole evening', from Jane [?], n.d.

1. Black and white advertisement for jewellery by Marcel Boucher, New York, from an uncredited magazine, n.d.
2. Colour full page advertisement for jewellery by Trifari fashion jewelry (sic), New York, page from an uncredited magazine, n.d.
3. Three page article on Ken Lane, The Master Faker, with colour photograph of Lane and examples of his jewellery, from an uncredited magazine. Incomplete and undated
4. Article from The Sunday Times, 8 Dec 1985, with brief history of costume jewellery and suggestions of where to buy in London
5. Article from The New York Times, 25 May 1986, describing where to buy costume jewellery in London, in particular Merola and Butler & Wilson
6. Cutting from The Stage, 22 Sep 1988, about Kenneth MacMillan's passion for costume jewellery and items from his collection included in a forthcoming exhibition at the Cobra and Bellamy shop, London
7. Article from the Financial Times, 1/2 Dec 1990, describing where to buy costume and real jewellery in London
8. Article about the sale of Diana Vreeland's collection of costume jewellery at Sotheby's, New York. UK newspaper, uncredited and undated
9. Cutting from the Guardian offering a brooch designed by Monty Don, n.d.

The material in this series includes three albums of cuttings, possibly created by Kenneth MacMillan, plus files of loose cuttings collected by Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, some forwarded to them by the authors or by ballet company press officers. The material comprises original cuttings and photocopies and are from daily newspapers, weekend supplements, academic journals and subject periodicals

This file contains press cuttings relating to mental health issues

Kenneth MacMillan was awarded the Prix Italia, a prize for radio and television programmes, for MacMillan's Mayerling, directed by Derek Bailey. This file contains the souvenir publication that give background to the Prix Italia, the members, judges and the programmes nominated, including three pages on MacMillan's Mayerling, a compliments slip and business card. There is a letter from Pat [Lovell], congratulating Kenneth MacMillan, 13 Oct 1978.

The material in this file comprises

1. Three programmes and two booking forms
2. 29 hand written show reports for each performance, completed by Karen Ballard, Stage Manager, with three handwritten covering notes, 18 Apr-19 May 1984
3. One telegram and three postcards wishing good luck, one from Michael [Attenborough], one from Keith [Grey]
4. One poster for the production at the Hampstead Theatre, inscribed 'Darling Sara, Thank you for the play, all my love Kenneth' (filed in Kenneth MacMillan Archive Large Box 55a)

The material in this file consists of correspondence and printed material from departments of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England and comprises:

1. One typed letter from the Friends Organisation re a lecture/presentation, three typed letters from the Marketing and Publicity Director including a photocopy of an image by Franck Starowieski, and one compliments slip, Mar - Aug 1983
2. Six typed pages of production notes, Aug-Sep 1983
3. One letter from the Finance Manager with budget figures, 14 Jun 1983
4. One invitation to the Photo and Press Call, 13 Sep 1983
5. Two photocopies of advertising material for Autumn at the Royal Exchange Theatre, one printed season brochure for September 1983, two printed double page leaflets for The Dance of Death with booking details, one printed programme for The Dance of Death
6. One memo giving details of Production Expenditure and Orders as at 1 Sep 1983