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Shirley Ririe papers, 1946-2010
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ririe, Shirley
- Title
- Shirley Ririe papers
- Dates
- 1946-2010 (inclusive)19462010
- Quantity
- 18.25 linear feet, (35 boxes and 1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2320
- Summary
- The Shirley Ririe papers (1946-2010) consist mainly of programs, announcements, and news clippings pertaining to Ririe and the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Also included are correspondence, biographical information, and miscellaneous personal material. Shirley Ririe is a co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, which is based in Salt Lake City.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Shirley Ririe was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 20 February 1929. She attended the University of Utah, then furthered her studies in dance in New York. She married Rhees Ririe in 1951 and soon after accepted a position to teach at Brigham Young University. Shirley later accepted a position at the University of Utah and met Joan Woodbury. They started a small company, called Choreodancers, which later became the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Shirley Ririe papers (1946-2010) consist mainly of programs, announcements, and news clippings pertaining to Ririe and the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Also included are correspondence, biographical information, and miscellaneous personal material. The correspondence is mostly personal in nature, including many greeting cards. The programs and announcements relate mainly to Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, but also pertain to other institutions and dance events. The news clippings are originals to be photocopied at a later date.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donated by Shirley Ririe (boxes 1-18) in 2007.
Donated by Shirley Ririe (boxes 19-34) in 2010.
Processing Note
Processed in 2007 by Lisa DeMille.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2011.
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Separated Materials
See also the Shirley Ririe photograph collection (P1479) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Related Materials
See also the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company records (ACCN 0709) and the Joan Woodbury papers (ACCN 2384) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 1 | Correspondence |
1950-1994 | |
| 2 | Correspondence |
1995-2007 | |
| 3 | Correspondence
This box contains undated correspondence.
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| Folder | |||
| 4 | 1 | Biographical Information |
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| 4 | 2 | Certificates |
1946-2005 |
| 4 | 3 | Day Book |
1988 |
| 4 | 4 | Funeral Service Programs |
1986-2005 |
| 4 | 5 | Notes |
|
| 4 | 6 | Olin Rhees Ririe, Awards and Army Papers |
1952 |
| 4 | 7 | Miscellaneous |
|
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and Other Dance MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Annual Reports |
1981-1993 |
| 5 | 2 | Audit Report |
1992-1993 |
| 5 | 3 | Background and Biographies |
|
| 5 | 4 | Bulletins |
1969-1982 |
| 5 | 5-6 | Newsletters |
1971-2007 |
| 5 | 7 | Miscellaneous |
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| 6 | Programs and Announcements |
1950s-2000s | |
| 7 | Programs and Announcements |
1950s-2000s | |
| 8 | Programs and Announcements |
1950s-2000s | |
| 9 | Programs and Announcements |
1970s-2000s | |
| 10 | Programs and Announcements |
1970s-2000s | |
| 11 | News Clippings |
1950s-1970s | |
| 12 | News Clippings |
1980s | |
| 13 | News Clippings |
1980s | |
| 14 | News Clippings |
1980s-1990s | |
| 15 | News Clippings |
1990s | |
| 16 | News Clippings |
1990s-2000s | |
| 17 | News Clippings
Also includes undated clippings.
|
2000s | |
| 18 | Oversize Materials
This box includes dance programs, a news clipping scrapbook, a calendar, and pictures of cats.
|
1950s-1986 | |
| 19 | Correspondence
This box also includes letters of complaints and correspondence with Charlotte Boye-Christensen.
|
1977-2010 |
Office Files, A-ZReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1 | Advancement Grant Notes |
undated |
| 20 | 2 | Alumni Improvisation |
1994-1999 |
| 20 | 3 | American Canvas |
1996-1997 |
| 20 | 4 | Articles by Others |
1971-2008 |
| 20 | 5 | Arts Education |
1993-2009 |
| 20 | 6 | Arts in Education |
1978-2003 |
| 20 | 7 | Biography, Correspondence |
1955-2002 |
| 20 | 8 | Biography, Tour Dates |
1967-1987 |
| 20 | 9 | Bookings |
1972-1994 |
| 20 | 10 | Brigham Young University Orchesis Reunion |
2004 |
| 20 | 11 | Richard C. Burrows |
2003-2004 |
| 21 | 1 | Choreography |
1988-2007 |
| 21 | 2 | Circle Cycle |
1992-2006 |
| 21 | 3 | City Center Show |
1989-2007 |
| 21 | 4 | Cowboy Poetry |
1996 |
| 22 | 1 | Dance History Video |
2000-2009 |
| 22 | 2 |
Dance West Newsletters |
2003-2004 |
| 22 | 3 | Demonstrations |
1993-2003 |
| 22 | 4-5 | Demonstrations, Lecture Notes |
1981-1999 |
| 22 | 6 | Electronic Dance Transformer |
1985-1996 |
| 22 | 7 | Evaluations |
1993-2007 |
| 23 | 1 | Former Students |
1955-1983 |
| 23 | 2 | Fundraiser Names |
1987-2009 |
| 23 | 3 | George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation |
2000-2004 |
| 23 | 4 | Getty Center for Education in the Arts |
1988-1997 |
| 23 | 5 | Carol Ann Goodson |
1998-2007 |
| 23 | 6 | Darleen Gordon |
2007-2008 |
| 23 | 7 | Grants, Personal |
1977-1999 |
| 24 | Guest Choreographers
This box also includes materials on potential choreographers and press kits.
|
1983-2008 | |
| Folder | |||
| 25 | 1 | Janice Haws |
1994-2001 |
| 25 | 2-4 | Elizabeth R. Hayes materials |
1977-2008 |
| 25 | 5 | Itineraries |
1983-1991 |
| 25 | 6 | Itineraries, Correspondence |
1980-2004 |
| 25 | 7 | Robin E. Johnson |
2000-2006 |
| 25 | 8 | Graham Lustig |
undated |
| 26 | Legislature
This box also contains correspondence.
|
1981-2006 | |
| Folder | |||
| 27 | 1 | National Dance Organizations |
1975-2003 |
| 27 | 2 | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Artists in Schools |
1979-1992 |
| 27 | 3 | Notes |
1983-2003 |
| 27 | 4 | Ogden Teachers / Energy and Motion Workshops |
1997-1998 |
| 27 | 5 | Photographs
The photographs in this folder are photocopies.
|
undated |
| 27 | 6-8 | Professional Outreach Program in Schools (POPS)
These folders also contain correspondence and history of this program.
|
1987-2007 |
| 27 | 9 | Programs and Brochures |
1993-2008 |
| 28 | 1 | Recommendations |
1995-2008 |
| 28 | 2 | Regents' Scholarship |
2006 |
| 28 | 3 | Stephanie Reinhart |
2002 |
| 28 | 4-7 | Residencies |
1975-2003 |
| 28 | 8 | Reunions |
1999-2009 |
| 28 | 9-10 | Reviews
These folders also contain reviews on a dance performance in Germany.
|
1987-2007 |
| 29 | 1-3 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Materials
Folder 3 includes materials on the Compnay's point system.
|
1971-2009 |
| 29 | 4 | Salt Lake County Cultural Facilities Master Plan |
2008 |
| 29 | 5 | Mary Seidman |
2009-2010 |
| 29 | 6-7 | Speeches
These folders contain scripts and speeches given at lectures and demonstrations.
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| 29 | 8 | Standards for Teaching and Learning |
2005-2007 |
| 30 | 1-2 | "Step Lively," Dance-in-the-Schools Program |
1990-2003 |
| 30 | 3 | Summer Workshop Notes |
1982-1987 |
| 31 | Teaching Materials
This box contains teaching materials such as articles, course and workshop materials, guides, and lists.
|
1973-2009 | |
| Folder | |||
| 32 | 1-4 | Touring
These folders also contain personal touring records and materials on China and Southern United States tours.
|
1981-2009 |
| 32 | 5 | TV Glendale |
undated |
| 32 | 6-7 | University of Utah
These folders also contain grant materials.
|
1970-1999 |
| 32 | 8 | Utah Curriculum |
1997-1999 |
| 32 | 9 | Utah Dance Project |
2003-2004 |
| 32 | 10 | Utah School Listings |
2008-2009 |
| 33 | 1 | Vita Information |
undated |
| 33 | 2 | Ted Wasserman |
undated |
| 33 | 3 | Window Washer Notes |
undated |
| 33 | 4 | Dee Winterton |
1981-2008 |
| 33 | 5 | Carl Wolz |
2002 |
| 33 | 6-8 | Workshops
These folders also contain materials on workshops held in Australia and Georgia.
|
1960-2008 |
| 33 | 9 | Writeups |
1967-1994 |
| 33 | 10 | Writings |
1976-2010 |
| 34 | 1-3 | Young Audiences Arts for Learning |
1980-2009 |
| 34 | 4 | Jannas Zalesky |
2002-2003 |
| 34 | 5 | ZAP Materials |
2008 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dance companies--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
- Dance--Study and teaching--Utah
- Modern dance--Utah--Salt Lake City
- Women choreographers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Personal Names
- Ririe, Shirley--Archives
Corporate Names
- Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company--Records and correspondence
- University of Utah. School of Dance--Faculty--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Annual reports
- Biographies
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Dance programs
- Dance reviews
- Instructional and educational works
- Newsletters
- Personal correspondence
- Programs (Publications)
- Speeches
Finding aid prepared by Lisa DeMille
2007 (last modified: 2020)
