Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
P. N. Elrod Collection
Date(s)
- 1993 - 2005 (Creation)
Extent
3 boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Patricia Nead Elrod (1951-) is an editor and a writer, who has written over twenty-five novels in the urban fantasy genre, most of them involving vampires. Her series include Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire (4 books, 1993-1996); The Vampire Files (20 books, 1990-2010); and, with Nigel Bennett, Richard Dun (3 books, 1997-2004). She has also written numerous short stories, and co-authored (with Roxanne Conrad) the nonfiction work Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection consists of a number of manuscripts and manuscript materials from the work of urban fantasy and vampire fiction writer P.N. Elrod.
System of arrangement
Materials arranged chronologically by date of work's publication.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Physical access
These materials are stored offsite and require additional time for retrieval.
Technical access
No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
The items in this collection were originally purchased from Elrod by Candace Benefiel. In 2018, they were donated by the late Ms. Benefiel's next of kin to Cushing Library as part of a general donation of her books and other materials.
Immediate source of acquisition
Received from Candace Benefiel's next of kin, 2018.