Finding aid for the William Ashbolt photography collection


Title:
William Ashbolt photography collection
Repository:
Cleveland State University
Phone: 216-687-2449
http://library.csuohio.edu/speccoll
Creator:
Ashbolt, William
Dates:
1954-1965
Quantity:
5 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken by William Ashbolt, a Plain Dealer photographer. Topics of the photographs include the investigation and trial of the Sam Sheppard for the murder of Marilyn Sheppard from July 1954 to December 1954. The collection also includes photographs of Robert Manry's Tinkerbelle sailboat voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1965 and the following celebration in England. Tinkerbelle was the smallest sailboat to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Identification:
PH2000.051ASH
Location:
Collection is housed at Michael Schwartz Library Special Collections in Rhodes Tower 321 (Boxes ASH1-ASH3)
Language:
The records are in English
Sample Image:
Cleveland Memory Project

Biography of William A. Ashbolt

William A. Ashbolt (1926-1999), originally from Lorain, Ohio, was an award-winning photojournalist who was a combat photographer for the Marines and was later a photographer at the Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio until he retired in 1988.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of three boxes containing black-and-white negatives and photographs taken by Plain Dealer photographer, William Ashbolt. Topics of the photographs include the Marilyn Sheppard murder and investigation and the trial of her husband, Sam Sheppard. There are two boxes of photographs that show Robert Manry's voyage on his boat Tinkerbelle, to Falmouth harbor in England. Some of these photographs were published in the Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.

Statement of Arrangement

Photographs are arranged by format and topic. Boxes ASH1 and ASH3 have black-and-white photographs that show Manry's voyage to England. Box ASH2 has negatives from the Sam Sheppard trial.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.

Subjects:

Manry, Virginia
Murder
Plain Dealer (Firm)
Police
Press
Tinkerbelle (Sailboat)
Trials (Murder)
Voyages and travels

Persons:

Ashbolt, William
Ashbolt, William
Kilgallen, Dorothy
Manry, Robert
Sheppard, Marilyn Reese
Sheppard, Sam
Sheppard, Steve
Sheppard, Steve

Places:

Bay Village (Ohio) -- History
Cleveland (Ohio) -- History
Falmouth (England) -- History

Preferred Citation

[Description of item]. [Box Number]. William Ashbolt photograph collection. Cleveland State University.

Acquisition Information

Doreen Ashbolt donated the William Ashbolt photograph collection to Cleveland State University on June 6, 2000.

Processing Information

The Sam Sheppard part of the collection was partially processed by Carolyn Hersch.


Bibliography


Peery, R. M. (1999, December 8). WILLIAM ASHBOLT, 76, AWARD-WINNING PHOTO-JOURNALIST. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) (FINAL / ALL ed.), 9B.


Detailed Description of The Collection



ASH1: Manry and Tinkerbelle Photographs, c.1965


ASH2: 4x5 Negatives, including Sam Sheppard Trial, c.1954-1966


ASH3: 11x14 photos of Manry and Tinkerbelle, 1965