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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Pigmeat Markham at the Apollo

"Pigmeat" Markham performing with an unidentified group of people at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0633.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Johnny Taylor and Eddie Anderson at the Apollo

Johnny Taylor and Eddie Anderson (well known as Rochester with Jack Benny) performing on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0634.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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John Mason in blackface

John "Spider Bruce" Mason performing in blackface at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. One of the last African American comedians to appear in blackface.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0635.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Apollo Theater show

Apollo Theatre photomontage featuring several images of performances at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0636.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Apollo Theater marquee

Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring Billy Eckstine, Jimmie Lunceford's Band and Eddie Wilcox in Harlem, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0637.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Apollo Theater marquee

Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring Arnett Cobb's' band and Sid Catlet's band in Harlem, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0638.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Apollo Theater marquee

Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring the Mills Brothers and the Andy Kirk Band in Harlem, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0639.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Apollo Theater marquee

Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring Sy Oliver's band in Harlem, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0640.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Jazz at the Philharmonic performance

A "Jazz at the Philharmonic" performance with Lester Young, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ella Fitzgerald and Roy Eldridge at the New York Philharmonic.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0641.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Ben Webster and Benny Morton at the Famous Door

Ben Webster speaking with Benny Morton outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0642.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Eddie Barefield at the Famous Door

Eddie Barefield standing under the awning of the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0643.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton outside the Famous Door

Buck Clayton standing with an unidentified man under the awning of the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0644.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck, Ben, and Benny at the Famous Door

Ben Webster speaking with Benny Morton and Buck Clayton under the awning of the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0645.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Ben Webster and Benny Morton at the Famous Door

Ben Webster speaking with Benny Morton outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City with the street, including passing car and pedestrian, behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0646.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Outside the Famous Door

Buck Clayton, Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, Benny Morton and an unidentified man standing outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City; the awning for Club Nocturne can be seen behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0647.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015