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

Musicians at the 1986 Conneaut Lake Jazz Festival, Pennsylvania. Back row, top left: Bob Haggart, Johnny Varro, Marty Grosz, Ray Sherman, Johnny Mince, George Van Eps, Michael Moore, Buck Clayton, Joe...

Date Published

1986

Sir Charles Thompson, Buck Clayton, Franklin Skeets [that is, Skeete], Jackie Williams and Buddy Tate performing on a carpeted stage.

Date Published

1951

1960

On stage, likely in Khartoum, Sudan, with Jackie Williams, drums, John Phillips, piano and David Burns, bass.

Date Published

1977-05

Digital Collections

1986 Conneaut Lake Jazz Festival performers

Buck Clayton performing with Charles Thompson and others

On stage in Khartoum

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