Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Description
This collection focuses on the time that Bettye Miller and Milt Abel spent together as musicians, and as husband and wife. The couple was nationally known in the jazz community and performed together in cities all over the country.
Member of
LaBudde Special Collections
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Portrait of Bettye Miller in front of a piano

Promotional photo of Betty Miller standing in front of a piano.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Portrait of Bettye Miller at the piano

Promotional portrait photo of Bettye Miller seated at the piano and leaning in toward the camera, smiling.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller playing piano

Bettye Miller playing piano and turning around to look over at the camera. An unidentified bassist (likely Milt Abel) is partially seen next to her. Three audience members (two white women and a white man) are seen beyond her.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Bettye Miller, piano, with Milt Abel, bass, performing on stage together. Miller has a microphone set up near her face and she's looking into the camera. There is a tambourine at Abel's feet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Milt Abel playing bass

Milt Abel playing bass in front of a wall of photographs at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is seated to the left of the photograph and the hand of a drummer holding a drumstick can be seen at the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0061.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Milt Abel playing bass

Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. The photo is taken from the behind an audience, of which two members' heads are seen. They have drinks on a table in front of them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Milt Abel playing bass

Milt Abel playing bass in front of a microphone. Photo taken from the side with members of the audience shown (white men and women). The woman at the far left is smoking a cigarette.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Milt Abel playing bass

Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. He appears to be in a living room with floral patterned curtains behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is standing in front of her piano and Abel is holding his bass beside her. Both looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Portrait of Bettye Miller at the piano

Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller seated at a piano with her hand pressing down keys. Looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. Only a photograph of Abel's head is shown beside Miller represented with an illustrated body and photograph head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Promotional photo of Betttye Miller playing piano and Milt Abel behind her playing bass. The image has been tilted to the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Promotional image of Bettye Miller

Promotional image of Bettye Miller wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. The main image is an illustration with a photograph of her head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Portrait of Bettye Miller

Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller in an off-the-shoulder dress. Looking over her shoulder to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Portrait of Bettye Miller

Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller in an off-the-shoulder dress. Turned slightly to the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067