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

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Asian American History & Representation

Black History & Representation

Civil Rights

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton and Red Richards performing

Buck Clayton seated at a table with, from left to right, Red Richards, Russell "Big Chief" Moore, an unidentified girl, Buster Bailey, Kansas Fields

Mezz Mezzrow playing clarinet

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