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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Buck Clayton on the street with John Chilton and an unidentified man

Buck Clayton (center), wearing a plaid fedora, necklace, turtle neck, and checked suit jacket; standing outside in a city with British trumpeter and researcher, John Chilton (far left), wearing a plaid suit jacket and glasses; and an unidentified man (far right), wearing a vertical striped suit jacket and polka dotted neck tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1178.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton listens to Frank Driggs explain

Buck Clayton listens to Frank Driggs as an unidentified man also listens with tall buildings behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1179.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Frank Driggs and Buck Clayton thinking it through

Frank Driggs looking down as Buck Clayton looks over his left shoulder in front of speakers. Buck where a plaid fedora and a checked suit jacket with a turtle neck.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1180.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Jo Jones, Buck Clayton, Frank Driggs, and a friend in front of the stage

An unidentified white man with his arm around the shoulder of Jo Jones standing next to Buck Clayton, wearing a plaid fedora, a necklace, a sweater and checked suit jacket, standing with his arm around the shoulder of Frank Diggs.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1181.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton and Jo Jones

Buck Clayton, wearing a plaid fedora, a necklace, a sweater and a checked suit jacket, standing with his left arm around the shoulders of Jo Jones in front of a stage with chairs. Other unidentified individuals behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1182.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton and an unidentified man smiling at the photographer at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton and an unidentified man smiling at the photographer likely at the Swing Street Dedication.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1183.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck with an unidentified man at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton smiling at the photographer with an unidentified man looking at him likely at the Swing Street Dedication.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1184.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Rev Gensel speaking with Buck Clayton at the Swing Street Dedication

Reverend John Gensel, outdoors, speaking with Buck Clayton, behind the stage with a group of people sitting on it likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1185.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton smiling at Rev Gensel at the Swing Street Dedication

Reverend John Gensel outdoors with his hand on wall of a building and smiling at Buck Clayton likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1186.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton and Rev Gensel at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton, wearing glasses and leaning against the wall of a building, listening to Reverend John Gensel likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1187.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton with fans at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton, wearing glasses, looking surprised, with smiling unidentified fans likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1188.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton, Kenny Clarke, and John Lewis at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton with his arm around the shoulder of Kenny Clarke beside John Lewis, outdoors, likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York. A group of unidentified people behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1189.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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John Lewis and Buck Clayton at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton with John Lewis outdoors, greeting a fan, likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York, with an unidentified group of people behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1190.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Buck Clayton and Billy Taylor at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton with Billy Taylor likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1191.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015
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Billie Holiday commemorative plaque at the Swing Street Dedication

Buck Clayton holding an plaque commemorating Billie Holiday, with Billy Taylor standing beside him behind the microphone on the stage at the Swing Street Dedication, New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1192.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0015