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 standing with Eddie Condon, Vic Dickenson, Pee Wee Russell, Bud Freeman and Cliff Leeman on the tarmac outside of their TWA plane.

Date Published

1964-03-01

Buck Clayton standing with Eddie Condon, Vic Dickenson, Pee Wee Russell, Bud Freeman and Cliff Leeman on the tarmac outside of their TWA plane.

Date Published

1964-03-01

Buck Clayton watching Pee Wee Russell play clarinet.

Date Published

1968-05

Buck Clayton playing trumpet on stage with Pee Wee Russell and unidentified white male bass player seen.

Date Published

1951

1960

Pee Wee Russell playing clarinet with Buck Clayton and Vic Dickenson talking nearby with their instruments in hand.

Date Published

1951

1960

Dick Cary, Vic Dickenson, Bud Freeman, Buck Clayton, Pee Wee Russell and Cliff Leeman performing on stage; possibly in Melbourne or Osaka.

Date Published

1964