Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

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: Gospel choir on stage; Unidentified Gospel choir members (all women) in white robes singing with unidentified man in dark robes and cap singing in front of them. Part of the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller., 1949, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Negative.

: Graduation photos of Bettye Miller; Set of three photographs of Bettye Miller in a graduation cap and gown. She is looking forward (top), to the right (center), and to the left (bottom)., 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Group of five men; A group of five unidentified African American men standing in a row along a wall at Bettye Miller's birthday party., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Holiday photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel; Holiday photo of Bettye Miller playing piano while facing the camera and Milt Abel playing bass behind her. A sign on the back of the piano reads "Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!", 1957, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 3 copies. One with handwritten inscription reading: Best of luck, Penny / Bettye & Milt.

: Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel; Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. Only a photograph of Abel's head is shown beside Miller represented with an illustrated body and photograph head. The image has a thick white border around it., 1957, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 3 copies. Text on photo: Merry Christmas Happy New Year Bettye & Milt 1957.

: Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel; Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. Only a photograph of Abel's head is shown beside Miller represented with an illustrated body and photograph head., 1957, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 2 copies. Text on photo: Merry Christmas Happy New Year Bettye & Milt 1957.

: Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel; Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller playing piano with Milt Abel playing bass behind her. The image has been tilted back to the left for effect. A banner reads "Merry Christmas". Includes inset photo of Terry Basso, drummer., 1957, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Text on photo: 1957 Betty Miller Trio.

: Marquee listing the Bettye Miller Trio; Snapshot from Phoenix of the marquee announcing the Bettye Miller Trio on the sign for the Stein and Sirloin steakhouse. Buildings and cars can be seen behind. The marquee is missing the first "T" from Bettye's name., 1961, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Phoenix '61.

: Maryland Hotel at night; Night shot of the Maryland Hotel building showing related street-level businesses: an eponymous drug store, the Cloister Inn (nightclub), and The Curve (restaurant); Chicago, Illinois. Two automobiles are parked in front. The businesses have neon signage., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Picture postcard from scrapbook housed in box 10, folder 2.

: Men and women at a bar; Unidentified men and women at the Stein & Sirloin bar. A white woman is standing next to a seated white man with a drink in front of him at the left and on the right a seated African American woman is speaking with a man with his back to the camera., 1961, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Stein & Sirloin Sept. '61.

: Mike Ning and Milt Abel courtside; Mike Ning seated next to Milt Abel courtside at a basketball game that was a fundraiser for the "Women's Jazz Festival". The teams were the all male "Jazzers" versus the "Varsity Sports", an all female team of Parks and Recreation A.A.U district champions. Both are wearing festival t-shirts and shorts. They're looking to the right of the photo., Likely November 20, 1977, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel and Bill Drybread with their Great Danes; Milt Abel with his dog, Yogi in a living room with Bill Drybread and his dog. Both dogs are Great Danes. A young boy is crouched down beside Drybread's dog and the arm of another child is just seen behind Yogi., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Yogi 10 months old and Bill Drybread's dog.

: Milt Abel and Marian McPartland; Milt Abel posing for a photo with Marian McPartland. Both are smiling widely an Abel is standing with his double bass in front of him. Taken during the "Women's Jazz Festival" held in Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas., March 19, 1978, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel and Yogi; Milt Able seated on the living room floor with Yogi, a Great Dane. A bookshelf is behind Abel and they're in front of a cabinet with a framed photos and a lamp on top., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel and his double bass; Milt Abel playing double bass and wearing a bow tie and t-shirt for the event that reads "Women's Jazz Festival". Held in Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas., March 19, 1978, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel in a tuxedo; Headshot of Milt Abel in a tuxedo. Facing the camera and smiling. He's not wearing glasses in this photo., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. The photo is taken from the behind an audience, of which two members' heads are seen. They have drinks on a table in front of them., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing bass during Bettye Miller's birthday party., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing double bass. Photo taken from below and the side., 1973, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Oversized/mounted - housed in Box 10; signed: "for Milt - 'take your time\u2026' / Cliff Cutler '73".

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing double bass in what appears to be a private home. He is facing the right of the photo., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing double bass with a microphone in front of him. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Polaroid.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing double bass. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Polaroid.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing bass in front of a wall of photographs at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is seated to the left of the photograph and the hand of a drummer holding a drumstick can be seen at the right., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing bass in front of a microphone. Photo taken from the side with members of the audience shown (white men and women). The woman at the far left is smoking a cigarette., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel playing bass; Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. He appears to be in a living room with floral patterned curtains behind him., April 11, 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel smiling; A smiling Milt Abel wearing a dark suit standing in front of a patterned background., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel taking a photo; Photo of Milt Abel from the side and slightly behind while taking a photo with the camera held up to his eye. The camera has a flash cube tower attached to it., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Milt Abel taking a photo; Milt Abel taking a photograph of an unknown subject. Unidentified white woman is in front of Abel and to the side looking at what Abel is photographing., 1976, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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