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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Bettye Miller and others at a club

Bettye Miller (third from the left) at a table with four unidentified African American women, an unidentified African American man, and speaking with an unidentified white man who's head is turned away from the camera. There's a large bottle of champagne on ice in the center of the table. One woman is wearing a distinctive hat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller and two others at a club

Bettye Miller (left) and two unidentified women smoking and drinking at a small table at the O.V. Catt. Club
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller with three others at a club

Bettye Miller (left) and three unidentified women seated around a table at a club. All but one looking at the camera. The two women on the right have hats. Miller is holding a cigarette. Other club patrons, including one man standing, are seen behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0091.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller with twelve others around a table

Bettye Miller (standing, center) with twelve unidentified others (African American and white men and women) around a table in a club or restaurant. Miller is standing at the end of the table between two men, her arm around one's shoulders.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller with two men

Bettye Miller sitting between two unidentified men on a curved bench. Plants and flowers are behind them. All looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Men and women at a bar

Unidentified men and women at the Stein & Sirloin bar. A white woman is standing next to a seated white man with a drink in front of him at the left and on the right a seated African American woman is speaking with a man with his back to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel with another woman

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and an unidentified woman (possibly Miller's daughter, BettyeJo) seated at a small table at an unidentified club. All have drinks in front of them. The women are looking at the camera and Abel is looking over to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso

Bettye Miller in her wedding dress with the groom Milt Abel and drummer Terry Basso on either side of her. All are holding small glasses for a toast. Miller and Basso are looking toward the camera while Abel is turned to look at Miller.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and a third man

Bettye Miller seated with Milt Abel at a table. An unidentified man is crouched down between them and looking directly at the camera. Other people can be partially seen moving around behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and two other men

Bettye Abel standing with Milt Abel (left) and an unidentified African American man (right) and an unidentified white man seated in front of them. All looking at the camera and laughing.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Betty Miller and Milt Abel at a check-in table

Milt Abel and Bettye Miller standing in front what seems to be a check-in table for an unidentified event. Two older women are seated behind the table and another table is next to them. An unidentified man is standing in the corner of the room, watching. Miller and Abel are both facing the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller with Milt Abel

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel standing together in a carpeted room between two curtained windows. Miller is wearing a stole with corsage. Abel is looking at Abel who is looking at the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller in a hotel room

Bettye Miller standing next to a large television set in a hotel room. She's wearing a black dress with pearls and facing the camera, smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0101.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller with calla lilies

Bettye Miller standing next to an arrangement of calla lilies. Behind her are two large oxygen tanks and a cylinder with the words "Super Charged" on it. She's standing with her hands behind her back and facing the camera.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067
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Bettye Miller playing piano

Bettye Miller playing piano. A curtain is close behind her and a microphone is set up in front of her. She's turned to the camera and smiling.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0067