Chris Woodyard Invisible Ink Papers
Collection Overview
Abstract
The Chris Woodyard Invisible Ink Papers include manuscript materials related to Chris Woodyard's Haunted Ohio and Ghosts of the Past series. Other materials relate to the Invisible Ink mail-order catalog formerly run by Woodyard.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Extent
1.65 Cubic Feet (1 archives box, 1 records carton.)
Creator
- Woodyard, Chris, 1953- (Person)
Scope and Contents
The Chris Woodyard Invisible Ink Papers include manuscript materials related to Chris Woodyard's Haunted Ohio and Ghosts of the Past series. Several of the manuscript fragments are untitled, but there is a copyedited proof of Haunted Ohio IV.
There are also press clippings related to Woodyard's writing and the Invisible Ink Catalog that Woodyard operated for many years.
An inventory has not been completed for this collection. However, the materials are available for use by researchers.
Box 1: Manuscript materials related to the book Haunted Ohio IV
Box 2: Manuscript materials, press clippings, and other materials related to Chris Woodyard's writing and her business Invisible Ink.
Biographical / Historical
Chris Woodyard (1953- ) is an American author and researcher of books about ghost stories and hauntings. She has written more than 10 books in the Haunted Ohio and Ghosts of the Past series. Nearly all of her books focus on Ohio, but several include nationally-known ghost stories.
Woodyard was born in Columbus, Ohio and attended Bowling Green State University for two years before obtaining a degree in Medieval and Renaissance Studies from Ohio State University. She currently resides in Dayton, Ohio.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
In 1996, Chris Woodyard donated more than 700 books to the Browne Popular Culture Library to form the Invisible Ink Collection. Woodyard has continued to add to that collection, which can be located in the library's catalog.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were transferred to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Chris Woodyard beginning in 1995.
- Title
- Guide to the Chris Woodyard Invisible Ink Papers
- Author
- Steve Ammidown
- Date
- 2018, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin