LaBudde Special Collections Dept. | Collections: All

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Collections by subject:
Architecture, Urban Planning & Design | Art & Art History | Communication Studies
Cultural Studies | English & Literature | Government & Politics | History | Music

A

American Composers Collection
Material related to over 50 composers, including manuscript music scores, programs, correspondence, news clippings, and other items

Bernard "Step-Buddy" Anderson Collection
Oklahoma City-born writer, photographer and musician (primarily trumpet and piano), who played with Jay McShann and other Kansas City jazz notables, 1919-1997

Harold Ashby Collection
Jazz saxophonist from Kansas City, 1925-2003

B

Amy Cheney Beach Collection
Foremost American composer of the Romantic period and virtuoso concert pianist, 1867-1944

Allan Bell Collection
Kansas City music and theatrical promoter, and owner of booking/management agency America's Best Attractions, 1960s-1970s

Richard W. Bolling Collection
Missouri Democratic Representative to U.S. Congress, serving from 1949-1983

Bookplate Collection
Nearly 600 bookplates, plus promotional catalogs, directories, order forms, correspondence and other material related to bookplates, 1672-1948

Walter Brenner Collection
South African-born composer; studied, composed and worked in Germany and United States, 1906-1969

Robert Brookmeyer Collection
Jazz pianist and trombonist, arranger, and composer from Kansas City, 1929-

C

Fred Calland Collection
Ohio-born radio broadcaster/producer, record collector, educator, and noted opera expert, 1923-1999

Chouteau Society Collection
Bibliography of local and regional French history

Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection
Owner/operator of KMBC radio and television stations in Kansas City, and creative force behind several syndicated radio shows, 1920s-1950s

City Directories Collection
City directories for Kansas City, Missouri, 1870-1994, and Kansas City, Kansas, 1960-1991

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
Kansas-born jazz arranger, composer, trumpeter, band leader, and influential member of Count Basie's band, 1911-1991

James F. Condell Collection
Colllege professor of psychology, music scholar and performer, radio broadcaster/producer, and co-author of jazz pianist Jay McShann's unpublished autobiography, 1921-1998

L. Perry Cookingham Collection
Distinguished city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, serving from 1940-1959

Paul Creston Collection
Prolific American composer, pianist and organist, 1906-1985

D

Vic Damon Collection
Recording engineer and owner of Damon Recording Studios in Kansas City, 1933-1973

Ernest Daniels Collection
Jazz drummer, vibraphonist and percussionist from Kansas City

Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
Writer, music critic and editor, and record producer from Kansas City, 1915-1990

Theodore (Ted) Dreher Collection
Composer, musician and writer based in Kansas City, 1912-1996

Warren Durrett Collection
Big band leader, composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Kansas City, 1920-2002

F

Bernard G. Farrar, Jr. Collection
Small collection of Civil War letters from the distinguished military leader from St. Louis to his wife

G

George Geelan Blues And Jazz Festivals Collection
Kansas City documentary photographer of local and regional blues and jazz festivals, 1995-2003

Grand Emporium Collection
Assorted material, including show flyers and photos, documenting venerable Kansas City nightclub from 1985-2004, plus some of co-owner Roger Naber's other promotional endeavors before and during that time

H

Higginson Collection
Rare documents from the first recording dates for Kansas City jazz pianist Jay McShann and his band, supervised by Fred Higginson of radio station KFBI in Wichita, Kansas; contains one of the earliest known autographs of alto saxophonist and modern jazz pioneer Charlie Parker, 1940

William Henry Humiston Collection
Ohio-born composer, music critic and editor, and early member of the MacDowell Colony, 1869-1923

J

Leon M. Jordan Collection
African-American police detective and political leader from Kansas City, and trainer of Liberia's (Africa) post-WWII national police force, 1938-1970

K

Eunice Lea Kettering Collection
Ohio-born composer and educator, 1906-2000

L

Mel Lewis Collection
Jazz drummer and band leader from New York, 1929-1990

J.E. Lynn Railroad Memorabilia Collection
General Passenger Agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad office located in Kansas City, and collector of railroad memorabilia, 1896-1960

M

Map Collection
Originals and reproductions primarily covering greater Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and Kansas, but also includes other areas of the United States and from around the world, 1500s-2000s

Justin McCarthy Collection
Irish Nationalist, politician and writer, 1830-1912

Jay McShann Collection
Pioneering pianist and vocalist who helped shape the unique style of jazz that emerged out of Kansas City in the 1930s and 1940s, 1916-2006

"Cactus" Charlie Menees Collection
Radio broadcaster/producer, critic and jazz educator from St. Louis, 1916-1993

Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection
Wife and husband jazz musicians based in Kansas City, 1927-2006

Baron Missakian Collection
Studio photographic portraits from the Jazz Age, 1920-1940

Mutual Musicians Foundation Photograph Collection
History of the Kansas City, Missouri, Musicians Protective Union Local 627, 1917-

P

A. W. Perry's Sons Collection
Music publishing firm in Sedalia, Missouri, 1870s-1960s

R

Railroad Collection
Certificates from various railroad companies along with other ephemera, including weekly reports, time cards, company rules and invitations, 1800s-early 1900s

Eugene G. Ramey, Sr. Collection
Austin, Texas-born musician and pioneering bassist in the Kansas City jazz tradition, with close ties to pianist Jay McShann and alto saxophonist and modern jazz innovator Charlie Parker, 1913-1984

Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection
Manager of the Uptown and Tower Theaters in Kansas City, and collector of photographs and other theater-related ephemera, 1875-1996

Judge Reuben F. Roy Collection
Personal and professional correspondence related to politics, women's rights, the Temperance Movement, education, small town life, and other social and cultural issues; collected by the Missouri Judge, 1863-1922

S

Raymond Scott Collection
Pianist, band leader and composer of jazz and popular music, and pioneer in electronic music, 1908-1994

Sheet Music Collection
Tens of thousands of commercially published titles covering a variety of musical styles, visual artistry, and thematic subjects; included are the Popular American, World War I & II, Kansas City imprints, Missouri & Kansas imprints, Classical & Sacred, and American Dance Band Music collections, 1800s-1900s

George Elliott Simpson Collection
Composer, arranger, performer and music educator, 1876-1958

Charles Sanford Skilton Collection
Composer and music educator, who later worked in Lawrence, Kansas, at the University of Kansas and Haskell Institute (now University), the latter at which he became acquainted with Native American tribal melodies, 1868-1941

Major N. Clark Smith Collection
Kansas-born composer, music director and educator, including a position from 1915-1922 at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, 1877-1935

Robert M. Snyder, Jr. Collection
LaBudde Special Collections Department's foundation collection, consisting of the Collection of Americana, focusing on the 19th century Trans-Mississippi West experience, particularly in the areas of Missouri and Kansas history, Native Americans, Mormons and frontier religions, transportation and the cattle trade; also includes smaller-themed collections such as the Autograph Book Collection, British Collection, Broadside Collection, Political Collection, and subject guides on the Civil War in Missouri and Missouri History

Suzanne Statland Collection
Primary and secondary resources related to Holocaust Studies

Frederick "Fritz" R. Swischer Collection
Kansas-born musician, composer and artist based in Kansas City, and author of Kansas City, 1923-1937: The Music, an analytical and historical treatise of Kansas City Jazz, 1942-

T

Joe Thomas Collection
Jazz saxophonist and influential member of Jimmie Lunceford's band; and director of the Bruce R. Watkins Funeral Home and choir director at St. Stephen Baptist Church, both in Kansas City, 1909-1986

Don Tiff Collection
Pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, as well as musical director of the Orpheum Theatre in Kansas City, 1910-1998

Truman Library's Student Research File
Photocopies of 40,000+ pages of historic documents involving 50+ topics relating to Harry S. Truman and his presidency, 1945-1953 (courtesy of the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum)

Trumbauer Collection
Material related to the Trumbauer family of musicians, principally jazz saxophonist Frank (1901-1956) and his son, trumpeter and UMKC educator Bill, Sr.

John B. Tumino Consolidated Orchestras Collection
Booking agent and manager for notable Kansas City jazz musicians such as Jay McShann, Charlie Parker and Julia Lee, 1911-2001

V

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection
Studio photographic portraits from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s (hosted by the Missouri Digital Library)

W

Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection
Long-time Kansas City musician noted for peforming jazz on the violin, 1908-2004

Dr. Vincent T. Williams Collection
Missouri-born physician, music composer and scholar, 1903-1968

Wilder Wylie Collection
North Dakota-born radio and television producer and copywriter, 1922-1958

Z

Z Collection
Rare and limited-edition books, fine-press imprints, artists' books and other similar works; spanning the 14th to the 20th centuries; covering fine arts, literature and music, especially as applied to the book arts, particularly the history of printing and books as objects