The Peter Brinson Collection documents the professional life of Peter Brinson (1923-1995), pioneer in the field of community dance; dance administrator; writer; lecturer; Founding Director, Ballet for All 1964-1972; Director, Royal Academy of Dancing 1968-69; Director, UK and British Commonwealth Branch, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 1972-82; Chairman, Inquiry into Dance and Education 1975-1980; Chairman, Dance Board, Council for National Academic Awards 1975-84, Head of Postgraduate Studies, Laban Centre for Movement and Dance,1982. An entry for Peter Brinson can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
From the guide to the Peter Brinson Collection, c1950-1994, (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: Laban Archive)
