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Found in 161 Collections and/or Records:

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

Song Sheet Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0141
Scope and Contents

The Song Sheet Collection was assembled as an artificial collection from an unknown source, and consists of dozens of song sheets arranged by title.

Dates: 1742 - 1943
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Song Sheet Collection

Stephen R. Johnson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0341
Scope and Contents The Stephen R. Johnson Collection was gifted to the UMKC University Libraries by Debra F. Johnson and Russell Johnson in March 2016.Housed in LaBudde Special Collections, the manuscript collection contains a diverse assortment of materials from the music video and television director, animator, painter, and writer’s personal and professional life. There are awards and accolades, storyboards and screenplays, and newspaper clippings about Johnson’s work. There are photographs of...
Dates: 1890 - 2012
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Stephen R. Johnson Collection

Steve Miller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0200
Scope and Contents The Steve Miller Collection was a gift to the University Libraries in September 2011. Materials date from 1951-2012, with the majority of non-musical materials originating from the 1980s and 1990s. The impressive bulk of this collection can be found in the music manuscripts. Contained are over one thousand pieces of music, including pieces that are original arrangements and pieces that were performed by Miller’s ensembles.Most non-musical items in the collection give a wide...
Dates: 1913 - 2007
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Steve Miller Collection

Stuart MacKay Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0172
Scope and Contents

The Stuart MacKay Collection was gifted to the LaBudde Department of Special Collections in May 2010. The collection consists primarily of jazz and classical music arrangements by John Saunders for MacKay’s woodwind quintet and band. These manuscripts are undated and unpublished. Included also are copies of two published MacKay compositions, fake books, bassoon and woodwind scores, a theory textbook, and some promotional material and personal papers. Inclusive dates are 1938-1986.

Dates: 1938 - 1986
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Stuart MacKay Collection

Sue Vicory Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0328
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of raw video recordings of interviews and live performances of Kansas City jazz and blues musicians that were used to create the 2011 documentary "Kansas City Jazz & Blues: Past, Present & Future", produced and directed by Sue Vicory.

Dates: 2007 - 2012
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Sue Vicory Collection

Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0077
Scope and Contents The Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection was donated to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library in December 2007 by David Paul Dreher (grandson) and Ted Dreher (son). The manuscript collection is housed in LaBudde Special Collections, while the sound recordings are held in the Marr Sound Archives. The collection, which includes material from the 1910s to the 1990s, is contained in 21 manuscript boxes and is divided into series: Manuscript Scores, Musicals, Music Notebooks, Correspondence, and...
Dates: 1913 - 1994
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection

Thomas Weaver Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0279
Scope and Contents The Thomas Weaver Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by Thomas Weaver’s wife, Dera Weaver, in November 2014. It consists almost entirely of musical scores in the classical tradition. These scores have been separated by title, and stored with all related materials (parts, sketches, pre-composition, notes) in their own unique folder. Box 1, folder 6 contains Weaver’s only published score, Seven Dialogues: For Flute and Bb Clarinet. The remainder of Weaver’s scores are...
Dates: 1940 - 1973
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Thomas Weaver Collection

Vic Damon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0060
Scope and Contents The Vic Damon Collection was donated to LaBudde Special Collections by his son, George Damon, in the 1990s.The manuscripts collection consists of the handwritten logbook kept by Damon documenting recording sessions produced by his Kansas City studio; related correspondence and notes; 17 photographs; and a trophy awarded by Cash Box for the success of the 1948 song My Happiness, produced by Damon. Mounted captions used for a Vic Damon exhibit previously on display in the UMKC Miller...
Dates: 1939 - mid 1990s
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Vic Damon Collection

Vincent Giordano Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0256
Scope and Contents

The Vince Giordano Collection was gifted by Giordano to LaBudde Special Collections in 2014. The collection relates to the noted New York bandleader and film/TV consultant specializing in 1920s and 1930s music. It comprises parts for over 2000 dance band arrangements of the era and consists of 34 boxes, each identified by title range. A complete list of tunes that includes title, composer, lyricist, arranger, publisher, and publishing date is also available.

Dates: 1899 - 1960
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Vincent Giordano Collection

Virgil Thomson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0076
Scope and Contents The Virgil Thomson Collection in the LaBudde Special Collections is one of two locations which house the Virgil Thomson’s Papers. The bulk of Thomson’s Papers is located at the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library at Yale University. The collection located at UMKC was a gift of John Obetz, originally given to the UMKC Conservatory of Music Library, formerly located in Grant Hall. The collection contains portions of Thomson’s career and personal life. Correspondence between Thomson,...
Dates: 1875 - 1984
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Virgil Thomson Collection

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