Evie Quarles Collection

This collection consists of 866 images captured by Kansas City-based blues and jazz photographer, Evie Quarles. Quarles provided annotations for the photographs, identifying people, place, date, and event, rendering the collection highly discoverable to researchers.

Items in Collection: 866

Topics

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

Myra Taylor sits and performs with a bass player and an unidentified couple behind her at Knuckleheads Lounge on the occasion of her 89th birthday.

Date Published

2006-02-24

Myra Taylor sits in a wheelchair as Tim Whitmer sits behind her, Kim Park stands behind Tim Whitmer with his hands on Tim's shoulders, Carl Bender stands behind Kim Park and James Albright, James...

Date Published

2005-06-08

Pearl Thuston Brown plays the piano wearing a fur hat with Tyrone Clark playing bass behind her. An unidentified man sits behind them at the Mutual Musicians Foundation building for the Jay McShann...

Date Published

2006-12-14

UMKC University Libraries Digital Collections

Myra Taylor performs at Knuckleheads

Myra Taylor, Tim Whitmer, Kim Park, Carl Bender, James Albright and Jürgen Welge at Unity Temple on the Plaza

Pearl Thuston Brown plays at Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives