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

Betty Crow is speaking to someone that is not visible to the right of the photograph. She stands behind Sonny Kenner who is bent slightly and smiling straight ahead. He is leaning over a seated Lionel...

Date Published

2000-01-13

Kent Means looks down as he plays the vibraphone at the Grand Emporium for Speedy Huggins Benefit.

Date Published

1999-02-27

Myra Taylor wearing a fur lined cap and eyeglasses hanging from a necklace around her neck smiles with her hand around the shoulder of a seated Lionel Hampton. Lionel's mouth is open and he's looking...

Date Published

2000-01-13

Digital Collections

Betty Crow, Sonny Kenner, and Lionel Hampton at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

Kent Means performing at the Grand Emporium

Myra Taylor, Ben Kynard and Lionel Hampton at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives