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The material in this file comprises correspondence and agreements relating to recordings of Kenneth MacMillan's work made by the National Video Corporation. It includes

1. An agreement for the recording and distribution of performances of Triad by American Ballet Theatre, 1984
2. An idc from Janet Judd, Press Office for The Royal Ballet, with credits for Romeo and Juliet, 1985
3. A letter and agreement for the recording of the bedroom pas de deuxs from Manon and Romeo and Juliet for use in a programme on Natalia Makarova, 1985
4. Faxes asking to extend the agreement for Manon, 1991
5. Correspondence for the use of Manon and Romeo and Juliet in the programme Variations on an Enigma, 1990
6. Correspondence and agreements for the use of Manon and The Prince of the Pagodas, 1990 and 1991
7. Faxes re the dispute with Mme A Bessant-Massenet over the credits required for the music used for Manon
8. Double page colour sales brochure with details of Manon with colour photo of Anthony Dowell and Jennifer Penney, n.d.

Two typed letters from Robin Gibson, Curator, 20th Century Department:

1. asking if Kenneth MacMillan would be happy for the National Portrait Gallery to commission a portrait of him from Yolanda Sonnabend, 29 May 1987
2. inviting Kenneth MacMillan to the unveiling of the portrait at the Gallery, 26 Jun 1992

Programmes for two film evenings at the National Film Theatre, London, commemorating Kenneth MacMillan. One is a showing of MacMillan's Mayerling, the other of A Lot of Happiness and Elite Syncopations

In 1983 John Drummond wrote to Kenneth MacMillan asking to speak to him as part of the study he was undertaking for the Arts Council of Great Britain into the case for the provision of a purpose built dance house in London, 1 Dec 1983

Signed by the President and members of the Committee of Management

The National Association of Choreography was founded in 1988 and established an award in 1990. The fax from Yuri Grigorovich, President of the Association, invites Kenneth MacMillan to be a member of the jury for the award, 22 Jan 1992. Kenneth MacMillan's reply explains why he is unable to participate, 26 Jan 1992

One letter and one fax from Gary Trinder to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan. The letter is on Hong Kong Ballet headed notepaper and explains his decision to join NAPAC Dance Company in South Africa, 8 Jul 1991. The fax is on Natal Performing Arts Council headed notepaper and describes his experiences and aspirations in South Africa and invites them to visit, 19 Dec 1991

Complete uncut manuscript, held in authors agency manuscript folder. Title amended by hand to "My Dancing Days"

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet My Brother, My Sisters for the Stuttgart Ballet which premiered on 21 May 1978 at the Wurttemberg State Theatre, Stuttgart. The ballet was taken into the repertoire of The Royal Ballet in 1980 receiving its first performance at the Royal Opera House, London on 29 Apr 1980. The material comprises

1. One quotation from The Rack by A.E.Ellis handwritten by Kenneth MacMillan in black felt tip pen on the reverse of an envelope from Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam 30 Jan [?] 1978
2. One typed letter from Sue Freathy on Spokesmen company letter headed paper, to Gillian Freeman about the use of the quotation from The Rack, which Kenneth MacMillan will be translating into German. With a typed copy of the quotation corrected by Derek Lindsay, translator, 18 Apr 1978
3. One photocopy of a page from The Rack which includes the quotation used by Kenneth MacMillan in the programme, with the first six words of the paragraph added in black biro
4. One handwritten letter from Richard Cragun to Kenneth MacMillan thanking him for inviting him to dance in My Brother, My Sisters with The Royal Ballet. Stuttgart 6 Feb 1980, with envelope
5. Four photocopied pages of a proposed programme note by Meiron Bowen on the music used for the ballet. With covering typed Interdepartmental Communication from Janet Judd, Press Officer for The Royal Ballet, and a Royal Opera House compliments slip, IDC dated 31 Mar 1980
6. Five printed page proofs from the programme for My Brother, My Sisters, with a Royal Opera House compliments slip with handwritten note from Janet Judd to Kenneth: for urgent proofing please. Includes Meiron Bowen's note on the music and a biography of Kenneth MacMillan by Mary Clarke
7. Three typed pages titled The Morally Unglued by Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of the charity Kids Company. With Unedited text; just received, for My Brother, My Sisters, on first page in black biro
8. One handwritten letter from A.E.Ellis to Kenneth MacMillan thanking him for the tickets to the ballet and his views on the ballet, 9 Jun 1980 with hand addressed envelope. (With notes in blue biro by Jann Parry on the reverse of the letter and front of the envelope)
9. One typed letter from Richard Bernas, conductor, to Kenneth MacMillan, expressing disappointment at the cancellation of performances of My Brother, My Sisters, and discussing the significance of the music Kenneth MacMillan chose for the ballet, 5 Dec 1989