This collection consists of one 272 page ledger book identified as C Book ledger and containing entries from the years 1907 to 1922. The book appears to have belonged to William L. Shelton. Some of the entries pertain to a 5 cent show perhaps held in a tent on the southwest corner of 24th and Elmwood (ledger entries found on Page 70-89, 1910-1911). Entries also pertain to real estate transactions and improvement as well as personal accounts. There are also two folders containing loose pages found in the front cover of the ledger as well as some newspaper clippings found in the ledger on page 261. These clippings pertain to the weather in early February of 1907 and appear to go with entries on page 266-272 that have to do with putting a new boiler in a building. A city assessment of personal property form for 1912 was found loose in the front of the ledger and it lists the name of Ashland Theatre and William L. Shelton. The ledger is an account book which shows the history of properties as well as gives detail concerning the expenses and income encountered with operating a moving picture theater during the early part of the 20th century.
