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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Portrait of Benny Goodman

Date Published

1982

Benny Goodman playing clarinet, eyes closed; photo taken from in front and slightly below.

Date Published

1971

1980

Buck Clayton, in a white hat, with Phil Schaap, both holding newspapers (New York Post, Buck, and The Daily News, Phil) with headlines announcing the death of Benny Goodman in June of 1986.

Date Published

1986-06

Benny Goodman with Buck Clayton; arms around each other and facing the camera.

Date Published

1981

1990

Benny Goodman performing with Tommy Dorsey, Buck Clayton and Budd Johnson and others at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

Publicity photo of Benny Goodman and a group of musicians, including Buck Clayton, in a recording studio in Hollywood, California.

Date Published

1955

Digital Collections

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman playing clarinet

Buck Clayton and Phil Schaap note Goodman's passing

Buck Clayton with Benny Goodman

With Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey

With Benny Goodman in the studio

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