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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

Material relating to Kenneth MacMillan's early school years at Great Yarmouth Grammar School, at Miss Joan G Thomas's School of Dance, ballet examination at the RAD, reminiscences and correspondence from former school friends, and an early play written by Kenneth MacMillan

The correspondence in this file includes requests for autographs and photographs, and a contribution to the Friends of St Georges Society, Great Yarmouth

Kenneth MacMillan was evacuated to Great Yarmouth during World War II. The material in this file consists of material relating to his school years there, including school reports, copies of school magazines and press cuttings, reminiscences from former class mates and photographs

1. Three School Reports from Great Yarmouth Grammar School giving results in various subjects plus details of detentions for unsatisfactory work and unsatisfactory conduct, two for Form 3L, 20 Oct 1942 and 10 Nov 1942, one for Form 4L, 10th Nov
2. Form letter from the Clerk to the Governors of Great Yarmouth Grammar School Foundation confirming a grant of £3.0.0 per annum for Kenneth MacMillan, 12 Sep 1942
3. Photocopied pages from two issues of The Chronicle, the magazine of Great Yarmouth Grammar School. Issue No 24, July 1943 includes Kenneth Macmillan (sic) achievements in Athletic Sports, 1941, Swimming Sports and the School Concert. Issue No 26, July 1945 includes Kenneth Macmillan achievements in the High Jump, winner of the Junior Art and Junior French Reading Prize, and 'a rather unusual achievement is the winning of a Scholarship in Ballet at Sadler's Wells'
4. Two letters from Headmaster of Great Yarmouth High School, Michael Leigh:
   8 Feb 1983 asking if Mr MacMillan will consider returning to Yarmouth in order to officially launch the new drama
   Studio at the School.
   25 Jul 1984 asking if Sir Kenneth will consider being voted President of the St George's Arts Centre in Great
   Yarmouth.
5. Printed form from St George's Arts Centre informing members of an Extraordinary General Meeting. With handwritten note on the form from Valerie Jordan, Membership Secretary, reminding Kenneth MacMillan that he used to be in her father, E.T.Bowles's troup at the Empire Theatre, Great Yarmouth
6. Typed reminiscences from Victor Stowers, former school fellow of Kenneth MacMillan:
   Forty Years On - Evacuation 1940-1944 describing leaving Great Yarmouth Grammar School for
   Nottinghamshire, the arrangements for fostering, continuing school work and returning in 1944. Typed on two
   sides of a single sheet
   Untitled reminiscences of meeting Kenneth MacMillan for the first time, their experiences during evacuation,
   school years and Kenneth MacMillan's dancing. Four typed pages, dated May 1997
7. Handwritten letter from Madge Jelley who knew Kenneth MacMillan and Victor Stowers when they were evacuated to Mr and Mrs Selby, friends of her parents. Enclosing photographs of Victor Stowers, Mr and Mrs Selby and Mrs Jelley's mother, Emily Butler

Deborah MacMillan at the unveiling of two plaques commemorating Kenneth MacMillan's education in Great Yarmouth, one plaque hung in his old school and one in the south wall of St George's Theatre, 30 Oct 1996