Norma Reynolds Dalby Freestone papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2651

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Norma Reynolds Dalby Freestone papers contain biographical information, correspondence, musical education material, notes, budget information, books, and music scores, including original scores by Freestone.

Dates

1910-2006

Creator

Dalby, Norma Reynolds (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical Note

Norma Reynolds Dalby Freestone was born in 1923. She studied music and dance at Brigham Young University (BYU) and then she taught music at Roland Hall School for Girls and Stevens College in Missouri. She then moved to New York where she taught at Cornell Univeristy and Sarah Lawrence College where she retired in May 1989. Norma was an accomplished musician in areas of technique and composition as well as music director and performer. She also developed music courses for several dance workshops for students of all ages and for films, television, and theatre. Her specialty was piano and percussion. She worked with the Virginia Tanner School of Dance, Ririe Woodbury Dance Co., Repertory Dance Theatre, Children's Dance Theatre, University of Utah School of Dance, and the Royal Academy of Dance, London, England, plus many others. Freestone died in Utah on the 4th of May, 2006.

(Biographical information was taken in excerpts from her obituary printed in the Deseret News, May 9, 2006.)

Extent

37.75 Linear Feet (23 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

French

Spanish; Castilian

German

Czech

Norwegian

Additional Description

Abstract

The Norma Reynolds Dalby Freestone papers (1910-2006) contain biographical information, correspondence, musical education material, notes, budget information, books, and music scores, including original scores by Freestone. She was a professor of music and dance at the University of Utah and Sarah Lawrence College, specializing in simultaneous improvisation of dance and music.

Arrangement

This collection is organized in four series: I. Personal and professional documents; II. Music scores by Freestone; III. Music scores by other composers; IV. General oversize material.

Related Materials

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

Separated Materials

Photographs materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Freestone's recorder was seperated, but kept in the Manuscripts Divison of Special Collections. Please contact the Manuscripts Curator to gain access to the recorder.