Warren Durrett Collection

Snow on the ground and a small wooden house in the top right. Snow-covered trees are in the background.

Jack Singer, smiling, holding the hand of Joyce Singer, at a party. Bottles of Old Taylor bourbon and glass decanters are on a table in front of them, furniture visible in the room behind them.

Headshot of Janice O'Dell with soft light and a bright background.

Jean Michaels in a button up coat and long pants, with a flower in her hair, seated next to Warren Durrett, in a jacket, long pants, and tie, with one arm on his knee and the other around Jean. They...

Jean Michaels in a button up coat and long pants, with a flower in her hair, sitting on the wheel well of an automobile, with her hands on a leather purse in her lap. The car is parked at Swope Park...

Jimmy Tucker Orchestra performing on stage in front of a large curtain. Band members (all white men) behind stands in two rows. Back row: flugelhorn, drums, double bass. Front row: baritone saxophone...

Headshot of Jo Ann Tally with flower in her hair. Printed text below left reads: "JO ANN TALLY Featured with BOB STRONG and his Orchestra." Below right is MCA logo.

Full-body portrait of Jo Ann Tally in a dress, arms behind her back, looking off to the right. Printed text below left reads: "JO ANN TALLY Featured with BOB STRONG and his Orchestra." Below right is...

Low-angle snapshot of John Pope, wearing a trench coat, stepping and swinging a baseball bat, with a fence behind him.

Joy Scott in an unbuttoned coat and a long skirt standing with Warren Durrett in a suit on a sidewalk. The are in front of buildings with glass fronts and short awnings, and there is a speaker above...

Headshot of Judy Lane, seated, in a sleeveless dress and long gloves. Text below reads "Judy Lane with Danny Hale Quartet."

Headshot of Julie Turner in a dress, looking towards camera.

Unidentified white woman in a suit with a bag under her arm, Kathryn Brown, another unidentified white woman in a suit, and an unidentified white man standing next to an automobile by the road. Trees...

KMBC's scriptwriter (white man), wearing a short tie, with a cigarette in one hand, standing in front of a doorway. There is a cabinet full of dishes on the wall, and a light and a vase of flowers...

Unidentified white woman standing with a hand on her hip, laughing, wearing a large hat. She is standing in front of some bushes, with a house visible in the background.

Headshot of Laura Webb, printed text below reads "Laura Webb, featured with Warren Durrett and his orchestra."

Laura Webb on stage in a shirt and long skirt, singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett orchestra (all white men). Durrett is at the piano behind her, and the band is performing in...

An unidentified white man (possibly Warren Durrett's father) smiling with his left hand on the top of a wooden swing chair. A small white boy is also sitting on top of it, with his hands on his knees...

A white man [Warren Durrett's father?] in a shirt with a bowling ball and bowling pins, looking at a white woman wearing glasses and a necklace, who is looking off to the left. They are standing...

Upper body photo of an unidentified white man in a hat and an unidentified white woman, both in coats, standing outside. There are bare trees and houses behind them, and the exposure of the photo is...

Unidentified white man in sunglasses with his hands around an unidentified white woman in a striped shirt, both smiling and laughing. Photo is a little blurry, and the road, utility poles, a billboard...

Upper body photo of an unidentified white man smiling and looking at an unidentified white woman, with his arm around her. She is wearing a sweater over a plaid shirt and smiling back at him. A...

Man named Bob in a hat, a sweater, and long pants, with an arm around a woman named Ann, wearing a button up shirt and a long, patterned skirt. They are standing on a rock in front of a lake, with a...

Woman and man with arms around each other's waists, wearing dress suits, standing next to a building. Painted on the building is: "5 Dr. W. Robley."

Man with glasses and a beard wearing a turtleneck and button up sweater facing to the right and conducting in a recording studio.