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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Gladys "Derb" Henderson and Buck Clayton standing with Reverend Napoleon P. Greggs, in the lot of Paramount Pictures. Duke Ellington is standing behind them with a trumpet up to his mouth and arm...

Date Published

1934-03-05

Buck Clayton watching as jazz students practice during class, including one African American woman singing, in New York City.

Date Published

1981

1990

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Wedding photo of Rev. Greggs, Duke Ellington, Derb, and Buck

Working with a jazz class

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