Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Description
The Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Clayton's wife, Patricia. The collection, which spans from 1928 to Clayton's death in 1991, contains material related to the jazz composer/arranger/trumpeter's personal and professional life.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Young Count Basie

Portrait of a young Count Basie in a suit and tie; facing a little to the left.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Don Byas outside

Don Byas, in a suit and tie, outside wearing sunglasses with his jacket over his arm and holding a pipe; roofs can be seen behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0903.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Wild Bill Davis at the organ

Wild Bill Davis in a suit and bow tie, playing organ; looking toward the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0904.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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John Hammond cut out

Cardboard cut out of a full length photograph of John Hammond wearing a long coat and carrying newspapers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0905.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Billie Holiday and Mary Osborne on Art Ford's Jazz Party

Billie Holiday with Mary Osborne, playing guitar, performing on the Art Ford's Jazz Party against a dark background; Newark, New Jersey.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0906.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Helen Humes in the studio

Helen Humes singing into a microphone with a music stand in front of her.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0907.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Taft Jordan playing trumpet

Taft Jordan, standing and playing trumpet with a mute, also seen are Otto Hardwick, alto saxophone, and Harry Carney, baritone saxophone, behind Taft.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0908.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Postcard with Matti Oiling playing drums

Postcard sent to Buck Clayton by Matti Oiling from Finland featuring Oiling playing Remo Drums and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0909.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Postcard featuring disc jockey Georgie Woods

Unsent postcard featuring Georgie Woods holding a record album and with a microphone bearing the legend WHAT (Philadelphia radio station) at the top of it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0910.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Lester Young in a flat hat

Lester Young in a flat black hat similar to a pork-pie hat; looking downwards.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0911.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Panama Francis

Portrait of Panama Francis wearing jacket and turtleneck with medallion on a chain; turned left and facing straight ahead at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0912.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Tommy Benford playing drums

Tommy Benford on drums in a practice room or studio; facing to the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0913.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Claude Bolling playing piano

Claude Bolling on piano, right hand raised in the air; facing to the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0914.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Norris Turney

Norris Turney against a white wall facing to the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0915.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Harry "Sweets" Edison

Portrait of Harry Sweets Edison wearing a checkered jacket and white turtle neck; facing left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0916.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015