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The box contains 127 cards, faxes and letters of condolences from friends, neighbours and colleagues including choreographers, directors of ballet companies and theatres, designers, musicians, photographers, critics and authors.

The box contains 111 cards, faxes and letters of condolences from friends, neighbours and colleagues including choreographers, directors of ballet companies and theatres, designers, musicians, photographers, critics and authors.

Text prepared by Brendon McCarthy for the Kenneth MacMillan Website, typed with some handwritten queries and notes by Deborah MacMillan. There are individual descriptions for each of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets, arranged chronologically, with some omissions. The date, venue, Company, cast and music are given for each work, together with whether a Benesh notation score exists. After the first two works, the designer is also included. The text describes the content and atmosphere of the ballets, together with details of critical reception, some reminiscences from dancers and others involved in the creation of the works.

One postcard of a painting by Lancret, two photographs of unidentified drawings/paintings, one colour illustration of an unidentified painting, one colour polaroid of an unidentified image in a frame, five postcards of scenes in Portugal

Bow tie given to Kenneth MacMillan by Fischer Fine Art Ltd., London. The tie is designed by Katharina Frey, Vienna, and of patterned silk with cotton backing. The tie is in a card presentation box with perspex cover, with a handwritten covering note, signature illegible, on Fischer Fine Art Ltd letter head, but n.d.

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

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

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'

Photocopies of press cuttings from local Retford newspapers with reviews of performances by, and details of successes of Miss Thomas's students, including mentions of Kenneth MacMillan in performances, his move to Sadler's Wells Ballet, his success in the Grade 1 examination of the Royal Academy of Dancing