Shirley Ririe papers, 1946-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ririe, Shirley
Title
Shirley Ririe papers
Dates
1946-2010 (inclusive)
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
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

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.
Folder
4 1
Biographical Information
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
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.
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