UUM_Accn2384.xml Inventory of the Joan Woodbury papers, 1936-2010 Woodbury (Joan) papers Finding aid prepared by Lisa DeMille J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-04. Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Joan Woodbury papers Woodbury, Joan J., 1927- ACCN 2384 24.75 linear feet 46 boxes 1936-2010 The Joan Woodbury papers (1936-2010) consist mainly of dance materials generated from Woodbury's years teaching at the University of Utah and her career as co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Included are programs, announcements, news articles, correspondence, biographical papers, notes, reports, minutes, travel information, and other dance-related materials. Collection materials are in English.

Joan Woodbury was born on 21 September 1927 in Cedar City, Utah. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with B.S. degree in dance in 1950 and with a M.S. degree in dance in 1951. She taught dance at that same institution for several years until becoming an instructor at the University of Utah in 1951. Woodbury was an associate professor there during the 1960s and 1970s. She also toured the United States, South Africa, Portugal, and France during the 1970s giving dance workshops. She and Shirley Ririe co-founded the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in 1964, formerly known as Choreodancers. Joan Woodbury has won various awards for her efforts in the arts.

The Joan Woodbury papers (1936-2010) consist mainly of dance materials generated from Woodbury's years teaching at the University of Utah and her career as co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Included are programs, announcements, news articles, correspondence, biographical papers, notes, reports, minutes, travel information, and other dance-related materials. Due to the inter-relationship of Woodbury's activities at the University of Utah and in her private business, as well as her membership in various organizations, the collection has been arranged mainly into a cohesive unit of "Dance Files." Original folder titles by Woodbury have been retained.

Due to the inter-relationship of Woodbury's activities at the University of Utah and in her private business, as well as her membership in various organizations, the collection has been arranged mainly into a cohesive unit of "Dance Files." Original folder titles by Woodbury have been retained.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Donated by Joan Woodbury (boxes 1-36) in 2008.

Donated by Joan Woodbury (boxes 37-46) in 2010.

Processed in 2008 by Lisa DeMille.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2011.

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See also the Joan Woodbury photograph collection (P1531) and the Joan Woodbury dance audio-visual collection (A0763) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

See also the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company records (ACCN 0709) and the Shirley Ririe papers (ACCN 2320) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

 Woodbury, Joan J., 1927---Archives Woodbury, Joan J., 1927---Travel Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company--Records and correspondence University of Utah. School of Dance--Faculty--Archives Dance teachers--Archives Modern dance--Utah--Salt Lake City Dance companies--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives Dance--Study and teaching Dance--Societies, etc. Performing Arts Personal correspondence Biographies Records (Documents) Financial records Instructional and educational works Awards Programs (Publications) Travel writing Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Choreography Calendars Personal Materials Correspondence 1952-2006 1 1-4 Biographical Information 1 5-6 Certificates 1976-1985 1 7 Dance Files

The Dance Files, comprising boxes 2-22, 32-36, 39-46, include materials from Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, the University of Utah's Dance Department, various organizations, and classes taught and taken by Woodbury. Many of the folder titles reflect productions performed by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company or grant requests for classes and productions for the University of Utah Dance Department. Original folder titles have been retained.

 Absurd 1965 2 1 Advisory Committee 1980 2 2 Advisory Council 1967-1968 2 3 Angiers 1978-1979 2 4 Antigone 2 5 Art in Early Childhood 2 6 Artists in Schools Program 1970s 2 7-8 Dance Files, Artists in Schools Program 1970s-1980s 3 Arts in Education 1980s 4 1 Australia 1980-1981 4 2 Avant Garde 1960-1965 4 3 Beginning Composition 4 4 Bobby McFerrin Show 1987-1988 4 5 Budget 1970s-1980s 4 6 Bus Stop 1972-1973 4 7 Calendars and Schedules 1970s-1990s 4 8-9 Chaos Summer Workshop 1990-1991 4 10 Children's Dance Ideas 5 1 China Tour 1983 5 2 Choreography 1970s-1980s 5 3-8 Composition Ideas 1950s-1960s 6 1 Coverings 6 2 Creative Dance for Children 1945 6 3 Creativism 1964 1974 6 4 Creativity 1960s 6 5 Curriculum 1980s-1997 6 6 Dance Department, Chair Changes 1970s-1980s 6 7 Dance Department, Meeting Materials 1980-1984 7 1 Dance Department, Suggestions/Recommendations 1983 7 2 Dance Education 1980s-1990s 7 3 Dance for the Handicapped 7 4 Dance Lecture Demonstrations 1960s-1970s 7 5-6 Dance Lecture Demonstrations 1980s-1990s 8 Dance Workshops 1970s-1994 9 1-2 Dancer Biographies 9 3 Dancers Inc. 1981-1984 9 4-5 Demonstration Scripts 9 6 Departures 1980s 9 7 Diverse Creatures 1981 10 1 Dominoes 10 2 Education Workbooks 1989 1993 10 3 Educational Video II 1980s-1990s 10 4 England 1983 10 5 Essays and Reports 1970s 11 1 Exados 11 2-3 Faculty Research Grants 1978 11 4 Abe Freder 1968 11 5 Film and Dance Choreography 1977 11 6 Film Grant 1971-1973 11 7 Financial Statements 1976-1977 11 8 Financial Statements 1977-1978 12 1 The "Gentle Madness" 1997 12 2 Brewster Ghiselin 1979 12 3 Golden Oldies 12 4 Grade Level Activity Sheets 12 5 Graduate Student Meetings 1983 12 6 Graduate Teaching Methods in Choreography 1990s 12 7-8 Martha Graham 1991 12 9 Grant Workshop 1971-1972 12 10 Grants 1979-1981 12 11 Greek Dance 1950s 13 1 Margaret H'Doubler 1949-1991 13 2 Helen's Dance 13 3 House and Garden Tour 1981 13 4 Hoving Technique 1960 13 5 Ideas/Scripts 13 6 Improvisation 1960s-1991 13 7-8 In Stages 1987 13 9 Juan Film Plan 1977-1978 13 10 Julliard Addition 1991 13 11 Las Vegas 1967 13 12 Lesson Planning 1950s 13 13 L'Invasion Research Grant 1990s 13 14 Lysistrata 14 1 Minnesota Demo 1968 14 2 Mixed Doubles 1982-1983 14 3 Modern Dance Production 1967 14 4 Movement 1950s 14 5 Movement and Letter Learning 1982 14 6 Music 14 7-8 My Dance 1985 15 1 National Dance Association Award 1980 15 2 National Endowment for the Arts 1979 15 3 New Directions 1991 15 4-5 Newsletters 1972-2007 15 6 Nikolais Workshop 1972 15 7 Notebooks 15 8-9 Notes 16 1 Nowhere Bird 16 2 Orchesis 1974 16 3 The Pearl 16 4 Philosophy and Theory 1940s-1960s 16 5 Poetics 16 6 Joe Prince 1980 16 7 Progressions 1966 16 8 Prop Demonstration 17 1 Publication Excerpts 17 2 Psychology Class, Dance for the Cinema 1960s 17 3 Nigel Redden 1982 17 4 Refusal to Dance 1980s-1991 17 5-8 Suzanne Renner 1982 18 1 Repertory Dance Theatre 1960s 18 2 Research Grants 1977-1983 18 3 Retention, Promotion, and Tenure 1976-1980 18 4 Salina Sisters 1989 18 5 Sanpete Course Outlines 18 6 School Materials and Reports 1947-1961 18 7 School of Dance 1980s 18 8 Singapore 2000 19 1 Slovenia 1993 19 2 Snowbird 1979-1983 19 3 Sociopolitical Dance Performance 1991 19 4 Speeches and Essays 19 5 Square Dance Notes 19 6 Stage Craft 19 7 Summer School Workshop 1967 19 8 Summerarts Workshop 1979 19 9 Teaching Physical Skills 1970s 20 1 Technical and Stage Requirements 1970s 20 2 Technique 1950s 20 3 Threads of Dreams 1990s 20 4-5 Three Day Guest 20 6 A Touch of Madness 1997-1998 20 7 Twelve Relationships 21 1 Unaccompanied Achilles 21 2-3 University of Wisconsin, Conference 1985 21 4 Untitled 1972 21 5 Utah Arts Council 1979-1982 21 6 Utah Arts Endowment 1977 21 7 Video Visions 1980s 21 8 Walking Seated 1996 21 9 Wash 1970s 22 1 West Virginia 1980-1981 22 2 Wisconsin Dance Program and Award 1997 22 3 Workshops 1983-1986 22 4 Writing Workshop 1989 22 5 Yoga 1983 22 6 Yugoslavia 1980 22 7 Miscellaneous 22 8 General Materials Programs and Announcements 1980s-2000s 23 Programs and Announcements 1970s-1990s 24 Programs and Announcements 1970s-2000s 25 News Articles 1950s-1970s 26 News Articles 1970s-1980s 27 News Articles 1980s-2000s 28 News Articles 2000s 29 Oversize 1966-1990 30

Includes sheet music, a program, and a pen and ink production announcement.

 Personal Materials Biographical Information 1961-1966 31 1 Correspondence 1959-1997 31 2-3 Berlin Study Abroad 1956-1960 31 4 Calendars 1967-1968 31 5 Notes 31 6 Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance 31 7 News Articles 1937-1970 31 8-9 Dance Files Announcements 1940-1969 32 1 Articles 1937-1979 32 2 Artists-in-Education Workshop 1984-1986 32 3 Asia Tour 1984-1985 32 4-6 China Tour 2002 33 1 Class Evaluations 33 2 Cultural Presentations Program 1963-1965 33 3 Dance Education 1940-1969 33 4 England, Germany Tour 1989 33 5 France 1978 33 6 General Material 1966-1986 33 7 Germany Tour 1990-1991 33 8 Honorary Alumnus Award 1995-1997 34 1 International Dance Course 1981-1983 34 2 International Exchange in the Arts 1994-1995 34 3 Italy 2002 34 4 New York Dance Festival 1977 34 5 Portugal Workshop 1968-1975 34 6-8 Programs 1936-1970 35 1-2 Publications 1939-1984 35 3-5 Singapore Tour 1999-2000 36 1-2 Summer School Workshop 1956-1968 36 3 South Africa Tour 1977 36 4 Southern Utah Tour 1965 36 5 University of California, Conference 1966-1968 36 6-7 Personal Materials Correspondence and Greeting Cards 1969-2009 37 Articles 1974-2006 38 1 Cedar City High School Reunion 1994-1995 38 2 Certificates undated 38 3 Directory of American Fulbright Scholars 1985-1986 38 4 Financial Materials 1987 38 5 Funeral Service Programs 1988-2005 38 6

The programs in this folder are from the funerals of Beth Hintze Beck, J. Stanley Russon, and Robert "Bob" Spencer Olpin.

 Memorabilia undated 38 7 Plaque 2003 38 8 Richard D. Bass Achievement Award 1989 38 9 Southern Utah University, Honorary Degree and Performance 1989-1991 38 10 Who's Who in Entertainment undated 38 11 Dance Files Alwin Nikolais Dance Theatre 2003 39 1 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) 1990-1994 39 2 Choreographers 1988-1994 39 3 Choreographic Notes: Circle Cycle 1991-2010 39 4 Choreographic Notes: L'Invasion 1991-2010 39 5 Choreographic Notes: Shy Hag Show 1998 39 6 Circle Cycle, Evaluation 2002 39 7 Circle Cycle, Slides and Cues 1993-2010 39 8 Contact Information 2001 39 9 Company Directory 2006-2009 39 10 Computer Disc 1999 39 11 Deseret News, Newspaper in Education 1998-1999 39 12 Electronic Dance Transformer 1990 40 1 Gyrotonics undated 40 2 High School Programs 2002 40 3 Loose Change 2005 40 4 Music Clearance 1980-1992 40 5 Music for Fall Show 1992 40 6 Notes undated 40 7 Olympics 1996-2002 40 8-9 Olympic Music Clearance 2000-2001 40 10 Press Kits 1993-2001 41 1 Policies and Job Responsibilities 1994-1995 41 2 Report on the International Dance Course for Professional Choreographers and Composers 1983 41 3 Ririe-Woodbury Remarks 1986-1990 41 4 Anne Riordan 1987-2006 41 5 Season Calendars 1996-2008 41 6-7 Schedule 2000-2001 41 8 Staff Meetings 2001-2009 41 9 Stilson and Stilson Advertising Materials 2001 41 10 Summer Workshop Notes 1995-1999 41 11 Touring Schedule 1997-1999 42 1 Tour, Slovenia 1993-1996 42 2-4 University of Utah, Alwin Nikolais Honorary Degree 1985 42 5 University of Utah, Department of Mordern Dance 1971-1992 42 6 Video Notes 1987 43 1-3 Video Visions 1986-1991 43 4 Visa Renewal, Ai Fuji 2003-2004 43 5 Ririe-Woodbury Brochures and Programs 1981-2006 44 General Materials from Other Organizations 1984-2004 45 Brochures 1986-1992 1 Newsletters 1985-1992 2 Programs 1985-2004 3-4 Snowbird Institute 1990-1992 5 Utah Arts Council 1984-1992 6 News Clippings 46