Jay McShann Collection

The Jay McShann Collection was gifted to the LaBudde Special Collections Department by the McShann Family in July 2009. Inclusive dates are 1916-2006. This collection contains a lot of information relating to McShann's renewed popularity and recognition, starting in the 1970s when the blues music saw a resurgence.

Items in Collection: 756

Topics

Advertising & Media

Black History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

1 - 4 of 4 items

Actor Conrad Janis speaking during an event for USAir at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel; an unidentified white man is on the left and an unidentified African American man is the second from the...

Date Published

1983-01

Gloria McShann and unidentified African American woman seated at a dining table at an unidentified event; blue bag and a camera are on the table; both women looking at the camera and smiling.

Date Published

1991

2000

Gloria McShann and unidentified African American woman outside a hotel and both with cameras; McShann is wearing a nautical hat and facing the camera and the other woman is looking over to the right...

Date Published

1991

2000

Terry Hughes, an unidentified white woman in a plaid shirt, and Jay McShann posing for a photo together outside in Anchorage, Alaska with a red building and fencing behind them; Hughes is holding a...

Date Published

1991

Digital Collections

Jay McShann Collection

Actor Conrad Janis speaking

Gloria McShann and unidentified woman at a table

Gloria McShann with unidentified woman outside

Jay McShann, Terry Hughes and unidentified woman outside in Alaska

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