File 1 - The Royal Ballet Tour to North America 1972

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RAD/2/MAC/7/27/1

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The Royal Ballet Tour to North America 1972

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  • 1972 (Creation)

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One travel wallet, printed brochures, nine menus and one luggage sticker

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MacMillan, Kenneth
(1929-12-11 - 1992-10-29)

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Royal Opera House, London

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The Royal Ballet

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Royal Academy of Dance

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  1. one card wallet from Pall Mall Travel enclosing tickets for the QEII sailing from Southampton to New York, a postcard and embarkation notice, and an invoice from the Royal Opera House for travel costs
  2. Daily programmes for activities on board, 22 - 26 May 1972
  3. Passenger list for the sailing from New York to Southampton. The list includes Mr Kenneth MacMillan and Miss Deborah Williams
  4. A luggage sticker for Deborah Williams, 8 Jun 1972
  5. Nine menus for meals on board the Paquebot 'France', Transatlantique French Line sailing from New York to Southampton, one for breakfast, one each for lunch on 8 and 12 Jun, and for lunch and dinner on 9, 10 and 11 Jun 1972, including the Captain's Dinner on 11 Jun. Large with coloured illustration on front cover

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      The large scale menus are stored in Kenneth MacMillan Archive Large Box 55c, and were cleaned and conserved, June 2026.

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          Archivist's note

          A copy of the conservation report can be found here: https://royalacademydance-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/ffranchi_rad_org_uk/IQB7y_d95qovT6Ff8NrDXAdGAc97l9v9f5sqqecGV1UZgSc?e=lfKjZR

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