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 - 6 of 6 items

Candy Clayton with Buck Clayton seated on a carousel horse while Buck plays trumpet.

Date Published

1957

Buck Clayton holding granddaughter Dawn Rachael Parrott, about 2 years old.

Date Published

1961

1970

Two little girls playing violin in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada.

Date Published

1965

Buck Clayton playing trumpet at a party in front of a white woman with a drink, a white girl, and a white man; an unidentified white male clarinet player is next to Buck.

Date Published

1961

1970

Portrait of Candice and Steven Clayton; Candice holding her brother.

Date Published

1958

An unidentified white woman and girl stand beside a swimming pool in their bathing suits.

Date Published

1961

1970

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck and Candice's Vanguard album cover

Buck holding grandbaby Dawn

Little girls playing violin

Playing at a party

Portrait of Candice and Steven

Woman and girl beside a swimming pool

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