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

Civil Rights

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

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Ben Webster joking around with Eddie Barefield and an unidentified African American man holding a beer and cigarette outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York; the awning for Club Nocturne...

Date Published

1938

Buck Clayton, trumpet with: Benny Morton, Jack Butler, Mezz Mezzrow, Max Kaminsky, Eddie Barefield, Cliff Jackson with microphone and the man seated on the far left is Milt Buckner.

Date Published

1946

Eddie Barefield walking down a street.

Eddie Barefield on stage holding his clarinet with Mae Barnes and a partial view of a pianist to Barefield's right while on the Art Ford Show.

Date Published

1951

1960

Buck Clayton standing with Eddie Barefield, Benny Morton and two unidentified musicians in front of an awning reading Johnny's Tavern.

Date Published

1938

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Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, and another man on 52nd Street

Buck Clayton Benny Morton and others

Eddie Barefield on the street

Eddie Barefield with his clarinet

In front of Johnny's Tavern

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