Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

The Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Clayton's wife, Patricia. The collection, which spans from 1928 to Clayton’s death in 1991, contains material related to the jazz composer/arranger/trumpeter’s personal and professional life.

Items in Collection: 1,747

Topics

Asian American History & Representation

Black History & Representation

Civil Rights

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

1 - 5 of 5 items

Harry Edison, Buck Clayton, Jo Jones, Nancy Miller Elliot and Freddie Green seated together in Geneva, Switzerland.

Date Published

1979-09

Buck Clayton speaking with, likely, Harry "Sweets" Edison.

Date Published

1971

1980

Count Basie standing on the sidewalk with Harry "Sweets" Edison and Buck Clayton, laughing; Nice, France.

Date Published

1976

Buck Clayton seated outside of a restaurant, possibly in France, Quebec or Switzerland, with Nat Pierce, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Jean-Pierre Vignola; everyone looking forward at the camera.

Date Published

1981

1990

Harry "Sweets" Edison standing with Buck Clayton and Jean-Pierre Vignola; London, England.

Date Published

1981

1990

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton and friends

Buck Clayton and, likely, Harry "Sweets" Edison

Buck Clayton, Harry Sweets Edison, and Count Basie relaxing on the streets of Nice, France

Buck Clayton, Nat Pierce, Harry Edison, and Jean-Pierre Vignola

Harry Edison, Jean-Pierre Vignola, and Buck Clayton in England

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