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Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

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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 - 3 of 3 items

Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen on the Canidrome Ballroom Stage

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Portrait of Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen at the Canidrome Ballroom; Shanghai, China. Teddy Buckner, Joe McCutchin, Reginald Jones, Arcima Taylor, Duke Upshaw, Frank Pasley, Buck Clayton...

Date Published

1934

Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen on the Canidrome Ballroom Stage, November 6th, No date; likely 1934

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Portrait of Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen at the Canidrome Ballroom; Shanghai, China. Teddy Buckner, Joe McCutchin, Reginald Jones, Arcima Taylor, Duke Upshaw, Frank Pasley, Buck Clayton...

Date Published

1934-11-06

Photo album page of Derb and the band in Shanghai, China

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Caricature of Teddy Weatherford on newsprint signed by Eveleigh; Tamara Lewis with Caughey Roberts; Tamara Lewis with Sonny Lewis and a sister; The sister, Derb, and Tamara Lewis; members of the band...

Date Published

1934

1937

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Shanghai (China)
Roberts, Caughey

Types (Collection)

photographs (2)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (3)
Gelatin silver prints (3)
Group portraits (3)
Publicity photographs (2)
Caricatures (1)
Clippings (1)

Subjects (Collection)

African American jazz musicians (3)
African American men (3)
Jazz musicians (3)
Big bands (2)
African American women (1)
Entertainers (1)
Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

(-) Shanghai (China) (3)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (3)
Beal, Eddie, 1910-1984 (2)
Buckner, Teddy, 1909-1994 (2)
Johnson, Happy (2)
Myers, Bumps, 1912-1968 (2)
Clayton, Derb (1)
Lewis, Tamara (Entertainer) (1)
Weatherford, Teddy, 1903-1945 (1)
(-) Roberts, Caughey (3)