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

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L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.

L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.

Notre Dame's famously bored gargoyle.

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

Buck Clayton playing trumpet on stage with Alain du Bois, guitar, and Georges Furrer, bass in Geneva, Switzerland.

Date Published

1966-02-07

A line of historic cannons somewhere in France.

Statue of Napoleon from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Gargoyles, one about to eat a chicken, atop the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.

Two unidentified French women on a balcony holding a young cat up.

Panoramic view of Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

Pont Valentré (Valentré Bridge) in Cahors, France.

Pont Valentré (Valentré Bridge) in Cahors, France.

Rooftop and gargoyles atop Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Tilted photo of Notre Dame Cathedral, possibly taken from the back of a car.

Notre Dame Cathedral with traffic in front.