Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

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

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

1 - 6 of 6 items

Buck Clayton holding a trumpet.

Date Published

1945

1955

Buck Clayton in a pinstripe suit, retriever and bird necktie, and striped shirt, playing trumpet.

Signed portrait of Duke Garrette playing trumpet.

Date Published

1941

1950

Signed portrait of Harry James playing trumpet.

Date Published

1937-11-22

Portrait of Jabbo Smith holding a trumpet and smiling, looking upward toward the left.

Date Published

1981

1990

Performance poster: "Le vrai Buck Clayton: Buck Clayton with Humphrey Lyttelton and his Band".

Date Published

1964-11