Digital Collections

Collections
About

Breadcrumb

Home
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Image

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 - 4 of 4 items

Barney Moss and Buck Clayton in front of Connolly's Star Dust Room

Image

Barney Moss wearing a camera and holding a flash with Buck Clayton holding his trumpet standing outside of Connolly's Star Dust Room with Buck Clayton on the marquee; Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date Published

1964-06

Buck Clayton in front of Connolly's Star Dust Room

Image

Buck Clayton standing in front of his marquee in front of Connolly's Star Dust Room; Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date Published

1964-06

Buck Clayton with three others in front of the Connolly's Star Dust Room's marquee

Image

Buck Clayton with three band members, one unidentified African American man, the others are possibly Buddy Tate and Sir Charles Thompson, standing in front of the marquee of Connolly's Star Dust Room...

Date Published

1964-06

Connolly's Star Dust Room

Image

Connolly's Star Dust Room with Buck Clayton on the marquee; Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date Published

1964-06

Clear selected
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)

Types (Collection)

photographs (4)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (4)
Gelatin silver prints (4)
Cityscape photographs (2)
Group portraits (2)
Portrait photographs (1)

Subjects (Collection)

Marquees (4)
African American jazz musicians (3)
African American men (3)
Jazz musicians (3)
Trumpet players (3)
Buildings (2)
Nightclubs (2)
Men, White (1)
Photographers (1)
Pianists (1)
Saxophonists (1)
Signs and signboards (1)
Streets (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

(-) Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) (4)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (4)
Moss, Bernie, 1908-1988 (1)
Tate, Buddy (1)
Thompson, Sir Charles, 1918- (1)