Jonathan Coleman photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0530
Scope and Contents
Images in this collection depict the Bradshaw and Schreuder families and the murder of Franklin Bradshaw. Subjects include family photographs of Bradshaw and Schreuder family members from childhood to adulthood, with particular focus on Frances Berenice Schreuder, her two marriages, and her children; photographs of the investigatory team; and photographs of the murder trials of Marc Schreuder and Frances Schreuder.
Photographs were given to Jonathan Coleman by Berenice Jewett Bradshaw as material to write his book At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal. After the publication of the book, Coleman donated the material to the University of Utah.
Box 1 Folder 14 contains a graphic photograph of the crime scene of the murder of Franklin Bradshaw.
Photographs were given to Jonathan Coleman by Berenice Jewett Bradshaw as material to write his book At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal. After the publication of the book, Coleman donated the material to the University of Utah.
Box 1 Folder 14 contains a graphic photograph of the crime scene of the murder of Franklin Bradshaw.
Dates
- circa 1930-1985
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical / Historical
Jonathan Coleman was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1973.
The following year, he worked in London for The New Review, a literary magazine. From 1975 to 1981, he worked in book publishing, first at Alfred A. Knopf and later as a senior editor and member of the editorial board of Simon and Schuster. In 1980, in a piece about publishing, he was profiled in Time Magazine as one of the best editors in the field.
From 1981 to 1983, he worked at CBS News as a producer and a correspondent, and where he initially began to investigate the story that led to his first book, At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal, published in 1985. It was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and made the New York Times bestseller list in both hardcover and paperback. Ibn 1987, it was the basis for a television movie.
At Mother's Request is a true crime account of the murder of Franklin Bradshaw, a Utah induistrialist who was murdered on July 23, 1978, by his Grandson, Marc Schreuder, at the instigation of his daughter, Frances Berenice Schreuder (1938-2004). Marc Schreuder was convicted of second-degree murder in 1982 and spent 12 years in the Utah State Prison. Frances Schreuder was convicted of first-degree murder in 1983 and spent 13 years in prison.
The following year, he worked in London for The New Review, a literary magazine. From 1975 to 1981, he worked in book publishing, first at Alfred A. Knopf and later as a senior editor and member of the editorial board of Simon and Schuster. In 1980, in a piece about publishing, he was profiled in Time Magazine as one of the best editors in the field.
From 1981 to 1983, he worked at CBS News as a producer and a correspondent, and where he initially began to investigate the story that led to his first book, At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal, published in 1985. It was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and made the New York Times bestseller list in both hardcover and paperback. Ibn 1987, it was the basis for a television movie.
At Mother's Request is a true crime account of the murder of Franklin Bradshaw, a Utah induistrialist who was murdered on July 23, 1978, by his Grandson, Marc Schreuder, at the instigation of his daughter, Frances Berenice Schreuder (1938-2004). Marc Schreuder was convicted of second-degree murder in 1982 and spent 12 years in the Utah State Prison. Frances Schreuder was convicted of first-degree murder in 1983 and spent 13 years in prison.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box) : 246 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Jonathan Coleman photograph collection contains photographs of the Coleman family, the Frances Schreuder Family, and photographs relating to the murder of Franklin Bradshaw and Coleman's work, At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jonathan Coleman.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Jonathan Coleman papers (ACCN 1337).
Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Johnathan Coleman audio-visual collection (A0248).
Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Johnathan Coleman audio-visual collection (A0248).
Processing Information
Processed by Ashely Arave in 2004. Updated by Special Collections staff in 2024.
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- Title
- Jonathan Coleman photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ashley Arave. Updated by Special Collections staff.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2024: Updated biographical/historical note, scope and contents, and added folder 14.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu