Warren Durrett Collection

Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man in a bowtie, Patty Tucker, another unidentified white man, and an unidentified white woman in a recording studio, singing in front of a music stand, with two...

Patty Tucker, two unidentified white men, Marilyn Maye, and another unidentified white man in a recording studio. The first four are staring at a music stand with a microphone in front of it, while a...

Three unidentified white men standing behind and Patty Tucker (standing on a short box) and Marilyn Maye in a studio. They are behind a microphone and a music stand, likely recording vocals for a...

Members of the Warren Durrett Orchestra, two white men and a white woman, deplaning a Trans World Airlines plane at night. There is a short ramp on wheels parked in front of the door, and three...

Right-facing profile of an older man in a striped shirt, in a recording studio. To the right is a man with a beard wearing a sweater. They are in a recording studio, and the background is out of focus...

31st Regiment Band in uniform, standing in four rows, on the steps of a large brick building with columns, holding their instruments. Back row: sousaphone; five trombones; another sousaphone. Second...

Stone monument in a field with an American flag on a pole coming out from the top. There is a plaque on the monument, proclaiming it as the "Geographic Center of the United States." Tree branches are...

Man in a decoratively patterned shirt and a sweater seated behind a music stand in a recording studio. There is another musician back to the left with arms folded, and a third musician farther back...

Cruise ship with "Catalina" on the side, and five unidentified white people on a middle deck who appear to be holding instruments. There is another deck above them, and a smokestack toward the stern.

Young boy sitting and smiling towards the camera, with one leg up, and an older gentleman crouched down at his side, hands on the boy's shoe, helping him either put it on or take it off. Another boy...

Older white woman in a polka dot shirt and a long, plain skirt, seated in a chair on a front porch in front of a brick house. There is a door to the left and a window to the right.

Partygoers at Sylvia Singer's house, people seated in chairs and on a couch, around a table with bottles and glasses. A door, windows with curtains, and a lamp are behind them. KMBC scriptwriter in...

A number of passengers (all white) on the deck of a ship. In the bottom left of the image, there is a woman turned toward the right, and a man turned to the right behind her. Just to the right are two...

Unidentified white woman at a microphone in a recording studio, staring toward the camera, with a sheet of paper in her hand. In the background, Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, and an unidentified white...

Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and two unidentified white men in a recording studio. The three women are looking at music on a music stand, and one of the men, in a suit and tie, is...

Pauline Chamberlain in a patterned dress next to Warren Durrett in a short sleeve button up shirt and long pants, who is leaning back with one leg up on a rock on the beach shore. Lake Erie is seen...

Headshot of an unidentified white man in a military uniform, with hair combed over.

Portrait of unidentified white male trombone player in suit and tie, wearing glasses, holding instrument.

Portrait of Warren Durrett in suit and tie with glasses in his hands.

Portrait of Warren Durrett looking off to the right, leaning with his elbow resting.

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Julie Turner with text below: "Julie Turner, vocalist." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett with name below. Text between them reads "Distinctive Dinner or...

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Marilyn Maye with text below: "Marilyn Mayes [sic] - vocals." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett , holding a pipe, with name below. Text above them reads...

Promotional postcard. Photo from waist up of Warren Durrett and two unidentified white men in black jackets and patterned ties, and Laura Webb wearing a light-colored coat. Text below reads "The Four...

Priscilla Ann Feagans standing in a patterned dress, arms at her sides, next to Warren Durrett, smiling, with on hand holding onto Priscilla's left arm. They are standing on a dirt path in the middle...

Standing from left to right: Ray Stinson in overalls and a tie; Millie Mason in a light jacket and pants with a flower in her hair; Lois Laur with a flower in her hair; and Warren Durrett in a tie...