UUM_Accn2320.xml Inventory of the Shirley Ririe papers Ririe (Shirley) papers Finding aid prepared by Lisa DeMille. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2007 (last modified: 2020)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-07-09. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Shirley Ririe papers Ririe, Shirley ACCN 2320 18.25 linear feet 35 boxes and 1 oversize box 1946-2010 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. English .

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.

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.

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

Donated by Shirley Ririe (boxes 1-18) in 2007.

Donated by Shirley Ririe (boxes 19-34) in 2010.

Processed in 2007 by Lisa DeMille.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2011.

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See also the Shirley Ririe photograph collection (P1479) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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.

 Ririe, Shirley--Archives Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company--Records and correspondence University of Utah. School of Dance--Faculty--Archives Dance companies--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives Dance--Study and teaching--Utah Women choreographers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives Modern dance--Utah--Salt Lake City Performing Arts Personal correspondence Annual reports Newsletters Programs (Publications) Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Biographies Speeches Instructional and educational works Dance programs Dance reviews Personal Materials Correspondence 1950-1994 1 Correspondence 1995-2007 2 Correspondence 3

This box contains undated correspondence.

 Biographical Information 4 1 Certificates 1946-2005 4 2 Day Book 1988 4 3 Funeral Service Programs 1986-2005 4 4 Notes 4 5 Olin Rhees Ririe, Awards and Army Papers 1952 4 6 Miscellaneous 4 7 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and Other Dance Materials Annual Reports 1981-1993 5 1 Audit Report 1992-1993 5 2 Background and Biographies 5 3 Bulletins 1969-1982 5 4 Newsletters 1971-2007 5 5-6 Miscellaneous 5 7 Programs and Announcements 1950s-2000s 6 Programs and Announcements 1950s-2000s 7 Programs and Announcements 1950s-2000s 8 Programs and Announcements 1970s-2000s 9 Programs and Announcements 1970s-2000s 10 News Clippings 1950s-1970s 11 News Clippings 1980s 12 News Clippings 1980s 13 News Clippings 1980s-1990s 14 News Clippings 1990s 15 News Clippings 1990s-2000s 16 News Clippings 2000s 17

Also includes undated clippings.

 Oversize Materials 1950s-1986 18

This box includes dance programs, a news clipping scrapbook, a calendar, and pictures of cats.

 Correspondence 1977-2010 19

This box also includes letters of complaints and correspondence with Charlotte Boye-Christensen.

 Office Files, A-Z Advancement Grant Notes undated 20 1 Alumni Improvisation 1994-1999 20 2 American Canvas 1996-1997 20 3 Articles by Others 1971-2008 20 4 Arts Education 1993-2009 20 5 Arts in Education 1978-2003 20 6 Biography, Correspondence 1955-2002 20 7 Biography, Tour Dates 1967-1987 20 8 Bookings 1972-1994 20 9 Brigham Young University Orchesis Reunion 2004 20 10 Richard C. Burrows 2003-2004 20 11 Choreography 1988-2007 21 1 Circle Cycle 1992-2006 21 2 City Center Show 1989-2007 21 3 Cowboy Poetry 1996 21 4 Dance History Video 2000-2009 22 1 Dance West Newsletters 2003-2004 22 2 Demonstrations 1993-2003 22 3 Demonstrations, Lecture Notes 1981-1999 22 4-5 Electronic Dance Transformer 1985-1996 22 6 Evaluations 1993-2007 22 7 Former Students 1955-1983 23 1 Fundraiser Names 1987-2009 23 2 George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation 2000-2004 23 3 Getty Center for Education in the Arts 1988-1997 23 4 Carol Ann Goodson 1998-2007 23 5 Darleen Gordon 2007-2008 23 6 Grants, Personal 1977-1999 23 7 Guest Choreographers 1983-2008 24

This box also includes materials on potential choreographers and press kits.

 Janice Haws 1994-2001 25 1 Elizabeth R. Hayes materials 1977-2008 25 2-4 Itineraries 1983-1991 25 5 Itineraries, Correspondence 1980-2004 25 6 Robin E. Johnson 2000-2006 25 7 Graham Lustig undated 25 8 Legislature 1981-2006 26

This box also contains correspondence.

 National Dance Organizations 1975-2003 27 1 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Artists in Schools 1979-1992 27 2 Notes 1983-2003 27 3 Ogden Teachers / Energy and Motion Workshops 1997-1998 27 4 Photographs undated 27 5

The photographs in this folder are photocopies.

 Professional Outreach Program in Schools (POPS) 1987-2007 27 6-8

These folders also contain correspondence and history of this program.

 Programs and Brochures 1993-2008 27 9 Recommendations 1995-2008 28 1 Regents' Scholarship 2006 28 2 Stephanie Reinhart 2002 28 3 Residencies 1975-2003 28 4-7 Reunions 1999-2009 28 8 Reviews 1987-2007 28 9-10

These folders also contain reviews on a dance performance in Germany.

 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Materials 1971-2009 29 1-3

Folder 3 includes materials on the Compnay's point system.

 Salt Lake County Cultural Facilities Master Plan 2008 29 4 Mary Seidman 2009-2010 29 5 Speeches 29 6-7

These folders contain scripts and speeches given at lectures and demonstrations.

 Standards for Teaching and Learning 2005-2007 29 8 "Step Lively," Dance-in-the-Schools Program 1990-2003 30 1-2 Summer Workshop Notes 1982-1987 30 3 Teaching Materials 1973-2009 31

This box contains teaching materials such as articles, course and workshop materials, guides, and lists.

 Touring 1981-2009 32 1-4

These folders also contain personal touring records and materials on China and Southern United States tours.

 TV Glendale undated 32 5 University of Utah 1970-1999 32 6-7

These folders also contain grant materials.

 Utah Curriculum 1997-1999 32 8 Utah Dance Project 2003-2004 32 9 Utah School Listings 2008-2009 32 10 Vita Information undated 33 1 Ted Wasserman undated 33 2 Window Washer Notes undated 33 3 Dee Winterton 1981-2008 33 4 Carl Wolz 2002 33 5 Workshops 1960-2008 33 6-8

These folders also contain materials on workshops held in Australia and Georgia.

 Writeups 1967-1994 33 9 Writings 1976-2010 33 10 Young Audiences Arts for Learning 1980-2009 34 1-3 Jannas Zalesky 2002-2003 34 4 ZAP Materials 2008 34 5