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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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

Buck Clayton with an unidentified white male fan at the New Orleans Jazz Fest.

Date Published

1969

Buck Clayton with a group of fans (white men and women) at the New Orleans Jazz Fest.

Date Published

1969

Banner reading "1ST ANNUAL ASPEN JAZZ FESTIVAL" hanging over buildings with mountains in the background.

Date Published

1965-09

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

1986 Conneaut Lake Jazz Festival performers

Buck Clayton with a fan at the New Orleans Jazz Fest

Buck Clayton with fans at the New Orleans Jazz Fest

Jazz Festival banner

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