Ballet school correspondence and other papers

Scope and Content

Correspondence and other papers relating to the management and finances of Sadler’s Wells Ballet School. This includes letters relating to salaries. Other papers include a report to the Arts Council 1953 regarding the history and financing of the School, details of fees paid by students and salaries paid to staff, and a page of information about the school and its fees. Much of the correspondence is with Ailne ‘Babs’ Philips (a senior teacher/manager at the school), other correspondents include Ninette de Valois and Ursula Morton.

Not all items in the file are dated.

The file contains correspondence received and sent by George Chamberlain, Miss Cameron, and Annette Prevost.