The Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections Department and Marr Sound Archives

Miller Nichols Library

Welcome to the Kenneth J. LaBudde
Special Collections Department and Marr Sound Archives

We encourage you to use our unique collections that include:

Expansive Music Resources,

Image from a book of Gregorian Chant showing a large illuminated initial character P - the beginning of the Credo chant.

An image of an open folio from a book of Gregorian Chant

Historic Photographs,

Photograph of a native american in head dress posed in front of a striped blanket, rocks and shrubbery.

Photograph of a young girl with a dog at her side, posing in front of a rural backdrop, standing in a dance like position, her left arm raised in a curl beside her head.

Kansas City History,

The Kansas City skyline in 1929

The Brush Creek Follies,

Cast of the Brush Creek Follies on stage at the Ivanhoe Temple.

and American Jazz Collections.

Photo of Buck Clayton playing the trumpet.

The Marr Sound Archives Include:

Recordings of Historic Voices,

Photo of the record storage area of the Marr Sound Archives

Photograph of an early phonograph

American Popular Music,

Charlie Parker album cover showing image of Parker with a drawing of a sax with segmented black, yellow and crimson background.

Over 290,000 recordings available to you in various formats,

Music box from the 1890's

A collection of Edison wax cylinders

Including Kansas City Jazz.

Sheet music entitled 12th street rag. Cover showing a man play saxophone and a woman dancing.

Photograph of the Tower Theater Adorables dance troupe.

Miller Nichols Library

Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections Department

Marr Sound Archives

Preserving history

Enriching minds

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