Jay McShann Collection

Description
The Jay McShann Collection was gifted to the LaBudde Special Collections Department by the McShann Family in July 2009, and contains items spanning 1916-2006. This collection contains a images from across McShann's career as a jazz pianist and band leader, as well as selected family photos.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Jay McShann posing for a photo with a fan

Jay McShann posing for a photo with a tall unidentified white man in glasses and beige stripped shirt; both facing the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame building

Photograph of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Greenwood Cultural Center building in Tulsa, Oklahoma; signage consists of a banner.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann sharing a laugh

Jay McShann sharing a laugh with an unidentified white man who is clasping McShann's hand in both of his; both facing each other.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann, Mayor Berkley and unidentified man

Jay McShann seated next to another unidentified African American man during an event for USAir with Mayor Richard Berkley (at podium) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri; the front desk can be seen behind them and an arrangement of yellow flowers is in front.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann and friend laughing

Jay McShann posing for a photo with his arm around an unidentified white man who is laughing and looking to the right of the photo; taken outside of a drugstore in Toronto, Ontario;McShann is looking forward and dressed all in white; the laughing man has blue shorts and t-shirt with the Jazz & Blues Centre logo on it.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann with his birthday cake

Jay McShann with a knife about to cut the cake at a party for his 69th birthday in New York; Alice Betty Rustin, has an arm around his shoulder; Claude Williams, and an unidentified African American man can also be seen around the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann having a few beers with Alice Betty Rustin

Jay McShann in a paisley shirt holding Alice Betty Rustin's hand with beer bottles and glasses on the table in front of them; Rustin is wearing a straw hat; both looking at the camera and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann and Fred Logan at a party

Jay McShann (seated) at a party with Fred Logan standing next to him; an unidentified white woman can be partially seen along with balloons and curtains.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann swimming with Alice Betty Rustin

Jay McShann at the end of a slide into a swimming pool with Alice Betty Rustin, a fan from Toronto, standing next to him laughing; McShann and Rustin are at a pool in Commack, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann, Buddy Tate, and others

Jay McShann (left) with Buddy Tate (third from the left) and a group of seven other unidentified men and women posing for a photo outside an unidentified wood building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Unidentified man in Austria

Unidentified man with a moustache and shoulder length hair seen from the side (facing the left of the photo); photographed during McShann's trip to Germany and Austria.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann seated at a piano and holding a cigarette

Jay McShann seated at a piano while holding a cigarette at The Jazz Place in Lawrence, Kansas; he's turned around sideways in his seat to look over at the camera; an unidentified man is standing with his back to the camera beside the piano.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Mayor Richard Berkley speaking

Actor Conrad Janis, unidentified white man, Mayor Richard Berkley (at podium), unidentified African American man (obscured), and Jay McShann (obscured) at an event for USAir at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri; yellow flowers are also seen.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Actor Conrad Janis speaking

Actor Conrad Janis speaking during an event for USAir at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel; an unidentified white man is on the left and an unidentified African American man is the second from the right; far right is Jay McShann; yellow flowers, a banner reading "Fly the USA on USAir" and a photographer can also be seen.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann in a golf cart

Jay McShann being driven in a golf cart by an unidentified white man during an unidentified outdoor event; the golf cart is covered and McShann is wearing a white shirt and hat with black jacket and the driver is dressed in an olive green uniform with hat and name tag; both smiling and facing the camera; attendees can be seen in the background.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152