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Jazz

 Subject
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Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

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

Warren Durrett Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0059
Scope and Contents The Warren Durrett Collection was donated to the Miller Nichols Library at the University of Missouri-Kansas City by Janice Durrett, his widow. The manuscript collection is housed in LaBudde Special Collections, while the sound recordings are held in the Marr Sound Archives.The manuscripts collection contains 145 boxes and is divided into nine series, which includes correspondence, contracts, financial logbooks, miscellaneous, photographs, manuscript scores (Books I-XVI),...
Dates: 1916 - 2003
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Warren Durrett Collection

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0015
Scope and Contents 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. The collection was acquired in two parts: August 1997 and August 2000. Both parts (formerly MS15 and MS25) have since been consolidated into one collection (MS15).Materials in the first accession include...
Dates: 1920 - 1999
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

William F. Trumbauer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0145
Scope and Contents The Trumbauer Collection was donated to the UMKC Libraries in June 2006 by drummer Bill M. Trumbauer, son of trumpeter William (Bill) F. Trumbauer and grandson of jazz saxophonist Frank Trumbauer. Included were materials related to Frank and Bill F. An addendum of material was gifted in September 2010 by Bill M. and Mary Trumbauer, widow of Bill F. At that time the collection was separated into two distinct collections: Frank Trumbauer Collection and William F. Trumbauer Collection....
Dates: 1923 - 2010
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / William F. Trumbauer Collection

Women’s Committee for the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0307
Scope and Contents

The Women’s Committee for the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Collection was gifted by the organization to LaBudde Special Collections in late 2016. The collection includes organizational materials such as officer and board member files, committee papers, and meeting materials; correspondence from various members regarding business; financial documents; scholarship and benefit information; scrapbooks; and photographs from the 1980s to the present.

Dates: 1947 - 2016
Found in: University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives / Women’s Committee for the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Collection

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