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Found in 146 Collections and/or Records:

Michael Johnston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0023
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of recordings by Kansas City area musician and songwriter, Michael Johnston. Included are audiotapes of original songs and radio spots from 1970s to 1980s.

Dates: 1972 - 1989
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Michael Johnston Collection

Michelle Boulé Bad Music Hour Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0408
Scope and Contents

Contains recordings of the radio program "Bad Music Hour," hosted by Michelle Boulé on KCUR-FM, 1992-1996.

Dates: 1992-1995
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Michelle Boulé Bad Music Hour Collection

Mike Adams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0415
Scope and Contents

The audiovisual materials in this collection consists of many live recordings of renown jazz musicians playing in the Kansas City area and surrounding region, including Jay McShann, Pat Metheney, Clark Terry, Zoot Simms, Woody Herman, Barney Kessel, and Ella Fitzgerald, among other legends. The collection also consists of jazz festival recordings, including the Mid-America Jazz Festival, Wichita Jazz Festival, Jazz Olympics, and the Kansas City Women's Jazz Festival.

Dates: 1962 - 2004
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Mike Adams Collection

Music Library Association Midwest Chapter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0288
Scope and Contents The Music Library Association-Midwest Chapter Collection was gifted by the organization to LaBudde Special Collections in early 2016 with additional materials gifts in 2018. Thecollection includes organizational materials such as officer and board member files, committee papers, and meeting materials; correspondence from various members on MLA business; issues of MLA’snewsletter The Notebook; miscellaneous resources, guides and publicity; anda small amount of photographs from two MLA...
Dates: 1940 - 2013
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Music Library Association Midwest Chapter Collection

Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0095
Scope and Contents Original Project Images: Photo Thumbnails (Wall Photos and Individual Prints #1-181) (PDF) Original Project Images: Photo Descriptions (Wall and #1-181) (PDF) ...
Dates: 1920s - 2000s
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection

Norman Saks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0255
Scope and Contents The Norman Saks Collection was donated by Saks to LaBudde Special Collections in the summer of 2014. The expansive nature of this collection is a reflection of Mr. Saks’ dedication to all aspects of Jazz music. A series of personal documents feature Saks ’correspondences as well as research materialsspecifically related to jazz artists, including: newspaper clippings, interviews, and artist contracts. Includedwith this series is a copy of The Charlie Parker Discography, completed by Saks,...
Dates: 1904 - 2013
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Norman Saks Collection

O. T. Honey National Guard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0063
Scope and Contents

The content is from 1940-1952 and includes presidential addresses by Harry S Truman and F.D.R. as well as recordings of the 140th Infantry Band conducted by Lt. O.T. Honey. The paper materials of this collection are housed at the Missouri State Archives as the O.T. Honey National Guard Collection (MS172).

Dates: 1941 - 1952
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / O. T. Honey National Guard Collection

Olin James Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0100
Scope and Contents

The collection consist of audio recordings of classical music, swing music, home recordings, and Army calls.

Dates: 1939 - 1958
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Olin James Collection

Parody Hall Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0190
Scope and Contents The Parody Hall Collection was a gift of David Sanger in February 2011. Contained in the collection is a wide assortment of promotional materials for events and concerts at Parody Hall, including flyers, posters and photographs of bands and other musical artists. A financial ledger chronicling the profits of Parody Hall concerts from 1982-1985 offers an interesting glimpse into the daily business of a performance venue. Posters and calendars, ranging from 1981-1988, paint a representative...
Dates: 1980 - 1988
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Parody Hall Collection

Paul Creston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0003
Scope and Contents The Paul Creston Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City by his wife, Louise Creston, in 1987. Organized into 18 series that occupy nearly 100 boxes, the manuscript collection is housed in LaBudde Special Collections and consists of published and unpublished scores; music and non-music related writings, including correspondence, diaries, and notebooks; reviews and concert programs; awards and honors; scrapbooks, photographs and other miscellaneous items. The earliest...
Dates: 1943 - 1986
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Paul Creston Collection

Paul Elias Taylor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0049
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of oral history recordings of Kansas City blues musicians conducted by Paul Elias Taylor in 1999.

Dates: 1999
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Paul Elias Taylor Collection

Paul Jenkins Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0092
Scope and Contents

The collection contains lacquer disc recordings of Jenkins family recordings, events in Kansas City, radio broadcast recordings, advertisements for radio broadcast, and copies of classical and popular music.

Dates: 1931 - 1969
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Paul Jenkins Collection

Paul Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0130
Scope and Contents

Contains recordings of of jazz performances, including Kerry Strayer, Kim Park, and Kansas City 7.

Dates: 1946 - 2008
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Paul Smith Collection

Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0065
Scope and Contents Photos in UMKC Digital Special CollectionsThe collection consists of 65 black-and-white photographs related to the entertainment complex formerly at Linwood and Main in Kansas City, Missouri. Included are architectural renderings of the proposed development; interior and exterior shots; bandleaders and musicians, most notably Pla-Mor band director Chic Scoggin and his orchestra; as well as other...
Dates: 1920s - 1930s
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection

Priscilla Bowman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0211
Scope and Contents The Priscilla Bowman Collection was gifted to LaBudde Special Collections in May 2012 by her daughter, Marcia Bowman Hunt. Additional material was gifted in October 2012. The collection, broken down into four series, consists of material related to the Kansas City-born jazz and rhythm-and-blues singer. The first series, Print Music, contains manuscript and published sheet music, a songbook, and lyrics sheets and notebooks compiled by Bowman. The Publicity series houses event programs and...
Dates: 1948 - 2003
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Priscilla Bowman Collection

Raymond Scott Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0010
Scope and Contents The Raymond Scott Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City by Mitzi Scott, Raymond Scott’s widow, in 1993.Housed in LaBudde Special Collections, the original manuscript collection, which encompasses much of Scott’s career until 1980, is organized into 11 series: manuscript music scores; published music; correspondence; news clippings; journals, diaries and scrapbooks; production notes; personal; engineering and inventions; miscellaneous; oversized...
Dates: 1932 - 2009
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Raymond Scott Collection

Richard and Mary Jane Miller (KWKI Radio) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0274
Scope and Contents The Richard and Mary Jane Miller (KWKI Radio) Collection was transferred in May 2015 to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library from Frank Absher, executive director of the St. Louis Media History Foundation. The bulk of the collection consists of company memos related to KWKI 93.3 FM Kansas City during its stint as a soul music radio station from 1971-73. Most of the memos originate from Richard J. Miller, president of the St. Louis-based parent company Communications Fund Inc. (CFI), which at the...
Dates: 1971 - 1974
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Richard and Mary Jane Miller (KWKI Radio) Collection

Richard “Colonel” Ware Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0223
Scope and Contents The Richard “Colonel” Ware Collection was gifted to LaBudde Special Collections in November 2012 by his son Bradley Ware. Materials date from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s. The collection reflects Ware’s years as a sales and promotion representative for RCA, Capitol and Columbia Records. There is an abundance of marketing ephemera, including, musical programs, promotional booklets, periodicals, album inserts, flyers, photographs, etc. There are also company orientation materials as...
Dates: 1963 - 1976
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Richard “Colonel” Ware Collection

Robert Brookmeyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0004
Scope and Contents The Robert Brookmeyer Collection consists of manuscript scores and copies of manuscript scores created for performance by jazz ensembles. The vast majority of the material was either composed or arranged by Robert Brookmeyer, although there are five arrangements by jazz musician and composer Bill Holman. The manuscripts date from 1958 to 1982 with the majority having been created between the years 1979-1982.The collection is arranged in three series: Jazz Ensemble Compositions,...
Dates: 1961 - 1982
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Robert Brookmeyer Collection

Robert "Old Uncle Bob" Mossman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0097
Scope and Contents

The majority of the materials consists of broadcast recordings of Robert "Old Uncle Bob" Mossman's jazz program on KKFI, Kansas City.

Dates: 1978 - 1990
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Robert "Old Uncle Bob" Mossman Collection

Ron Rooks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0146
Scope and Contents The Ron Rooks Collection was gifted to LaBudde Special Collections in September 2008 by Nancy Rooks, wife of the late Ron Rooks. The collection contains items from the Music Exchange, a large and popular record store in Kansas City that Rooks owned and ran from 1979 until his death in 2006. The collection has a strong focus on popular music culture from the 1970s to early 2000s, reflected in the wide range of materials from artist write-ups, magazines and articles, concert and album posters,...
Dates: 1942 - 2005
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Ron Rooks Collection

Ruth Rhoden Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0041
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of DVDs, VHS Tapes, and U-matic tapes of Ruth's Music Corner, a public access television program hosted by Ruth Rhoden from 1988-1996. The collection contains many interviews and recordings of live performances by Kansas City jazz musicians. Other recordings include live performances and raw footage from Kansas City Alive, where Ruth had her own jazz-oriented segment, which evolved into Ruth’s Music Corner.

Dates: 1977 - 2004
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Ruth Rhoden Collection

Scott Bock Blues 45 RPM Disc Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0389
Scope and Contents

The collection contains recordings of blues music on 45 RPM disc, many of which were autographed by the artist. Scott Bock's collection also contains LP recordings and those will be found in UMKC Libraries catalog.

Dates: 1950s - 2000s
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Scott Bock Blues 45 RPM Disc Collection

Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0387
Scope and Contents Sheet Music Collection Finding Aid (PDF).Sheet music from the Kansas City, World War I and World War II imprint collections is temporarily unavailable through Digital Special Collections. If you'd like to request any titles, please contact SpecialCollections@umkc.edu. The Sheet Music...
Dates: 1790s - 2000s
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Sheet Music Collection

Solita Palmer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0051
Scope and Contents The Solita Palmer Collection is archived at the UMKC Miller Nichols Library.Housed in LaBudde Special Collections, the manuscript materials contain correspondence, biographies, band music, manuscript scores, miscellaneous, published music, newspaper clippings, and photographs related to the composer.Housed in the Marr Sound Archives, the audiovisual materials consist of test pressings and demos of songs written by Solita Palmer and Emerson Yorke. Included are several...
Dates: 1892 - 1988
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Solita Palmer Collection

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