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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Milt Abel taking a photo

Photo of Milt Abel from the side and slightly behind while taking a photo with the camera held up to his eye. The camera has a flash cube tower attached to it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0109.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Milt Abel taking a photo

Milt Abel taking a photograph of an unknown subject. Unidentified white woman is in front of Abel and to the side looking at what Abel is photographing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0108.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller's birthday cake

Unidentified man holding up Bettye Miller's birthday cake to the camera. Another man is partially seen at the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0111.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Partial view of Bettye Miller's birthday cake

Partial view of Bettye Miller's birthday cake.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0113.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller's birthday cake

Photo of Bettye Miller's birthday cake showing the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0114.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller standing with unidentified man

Bettye Miller posing for a photo at her birthday party with an unidentified man who has an arm around her shoulder. They're standing next to a column with a poster advertising the "Black Soul Festival '76" held at Crown Center. Another man is partially seen at the side of the column and another in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0116.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller with friends

Bettye Miller standing outside the venue her birthday party is being held in with three unidentified African American men and an unidentified white woman. The man second from the left is holding a guitar. Cars and an apartment building can be seen behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0121.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller speaking with two women

Bettye Miller speaking with two unidentified white women during her birthday party. One of the women she's speaking with has her head turned away from the camera. Miller is holding a small scrap of paper in either hand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0118.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller seated at her birthday party

Bettye Miller seated in an armchair with a floral print. She's holding a paper cup with the Coca-Cola logo on it and there's an ashtray on the arm of the chair. She's facing the camera directly.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0117.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller cutting her cake

Bettye Miller bent over cutting her birthday cake. Roses and other flowers are in vases beside the cake table and a few guests can be seen in the distance. Photo taken from the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0115.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller reading a note

Bettye Miller standing while reading a note in her hand. Two unidentified white women are standing beside her and an unidentified man seated on a couch beside her has just handed Miller the note she's reading.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0122.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller laughing with two people

Bettye Miller talking and laughing with an unidentified white woman and white man at her birthday party. Other people can be seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0120.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Milt Abel with unidentified woman and man

Milt Abel posing for a photo with an unidentified white woman and white man at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0119.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and unidentified drummer

Bettye Miller (piano), Milt Abel (double bass), and an unidentified drummer perform for a small audience during Miller's birthday party.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0126.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party

Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party. A cymbal from a drum set is seen at her left and a group of people are seen behind her.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0124.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067