Warren Durrett Collection

Barbara Garrett and Warren Durrett seated on a short brick ledge in front of a dormitory building entrance. Garrett is wearing a dark shirt with a light collar, a skirt, and socks and sandals, with...

A group of people, left to right: Rene Lawther, Sylvia Singer, Peggy Buret, Warren Durrett, Jo Ann Tally. They are preparing dinner plates, with dishes, flowers, and a tablecloth on the table. A light...

Warren Durrett, standing to the left of his orchestra, in front of a piano with a sign on it reading: "Warren Durrett and Orchestra." An unidentified white female vocalist is seated to the right of...

Warren Durrett standing to the far right in a light suit and tie, in front of his orchestra. To the left, seated in front of the orchestra, are an unidentified white man and white woman. The band...

Warren Durrett standing to the right of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bowtie, in front of a piano with a sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Seated next to him is singer Julie Turner in a dress...

Warren Durrett seated, with a newspaper on one leg, on a couch next to Jo Ann Tally. A chair and a lamp are to the left, there are curtains in front of tall windows behind them, a purse on the couch...

Warren Durrett and Kathryn Brown standing by the road in Wichita, Kansas. An automobile is parked behind them, and there are houses on the other side of the street.

Lois Laur, seated in a wooden chair, forward-facing, with her arms resting on her knees, next to Warren Durrett, seated in a large wooden chair facing to the left, with his arms resting on his knees...

Ruth Anne Gay in a dress with curly hair, seated next to Warren Durrett in a suit and tie, with his arm behind her, at a round restaurant table. There is a patterned tablecloth on the table, as well...

Two unidentified white women and Warren Durrett seated in a boat. A bucket and a tackle box are in the boat, and the second woman is holding up an oar. Past the water behind them, there are three...

Warren Durrett standing with his hand on his hip next to an unidentified white woman smiling at the camera, in front of trees and bushes.

Warren Durrett standing next to unidentified white woman. Woman is wearing glasses and turned towards Durrett, both are smiling. They are standing in front of trees and bushes.

Solo white male clarinetist performing at a microphone on stage in front of the rest of the Warren Durrett orchestra. The rest of the performers (white men) are seated in two rows behind stands, in...

Warren Durrett, turned and looking towards his orchestra, all standing on the pavement in front of a Trans World Airlines plane. Band members (all white men) are in light suits and ties, two holding...

Warren Durrett in a black suit and tie, surrounded by his orchestra members (all white men) in light suits, all standing on the pavement in front of a Trans World Airlines plane. There are two white...

Warren Durrett in a black suit and tie, standing next to his orchestra (white men) in light suits, most with hands folded over, two holding coats, all standing on the pavement in front of a Trans...

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing in front of a backdrop with painted musical instruments on it. Durrett is standing to the left, playing a saxophone, with a woman seated to the right, partially...

Warren Durrett performing on saxophone with his orchestra, standing next to the piano. A back row of band members is standing, including bass, trumpets, and trombones. Seated in front of them are...

Warren Durrett, in a silver suit jacket, seated at the piano with his orchestra, in a large auditorium, with rows of empty seats in the background. The band (all white men) is on a stage with risers...

Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie in a conducting stance, with a white woman singer in a black dress seated in front him. The band members...

Warren Durrett standing in front of a piano to the left of his orchestra in a suit and bowtie, with an unidentified white woman singer in front of the band at a microphone. The band members (white men...

Warren Durrett orchestra (white men) performing in rows behind music stands. Back row: two violins, double bass, four trumpets. Middle row: two violins, drums, four trombones. Front row: two violins...

Warren Durrett standing to the left of his orchestra (one African American man, the rest white men), looking at an unidentified white woman vocalist who is standing at a microphone in front of the...

Warren Durrett playing piano with a Hammond Solovox attachment at LaSalle Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Also playing, to the left of Durrett: Bob Wells (drums), John Brentari (bass), and Jimmy Van Asdell...

Warren Durrett performing at an upright piano with his orchestra. A saxophone is resting above the keyboard, and the hammers and strings of the piano are exposed. A sign reading "Warren Durrett and...