17 10 252 http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/27e732c6b68d758e0350b12cc98e3063.jpg a3c38ed758453a90821816bd95780e7f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3518" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Gayer, Marguerite Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2 MSC0869 mwbcov110 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3518 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Girl Scout stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Title A name given to the resource The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/0e60c4201af8193426d39f050b9d7cf8.jpg ba961ca08c327400ca2a93743ab6af34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3658" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Judd, Frances K.; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6 MSC0869 mwbcov112 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3658 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Kay Tracey mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Subject The topic of the resource Tracey, Kay (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource The green cameo mystery Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/1715379c531b49f4902f6d9c281bf052.jpg 3b00febae07be48dfca99db3e1596021 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3797" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Judd, Frances K.; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 13 MSC0869 mwbcov111 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3797 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Kay Tracey mystery stories (Books, Inc.) Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. 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Subject The topic of the resource Tracey, Kay (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource The green cameo mystery Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/0a2fd821651f4999d8285782c7013d7b.jpg be71262ee17d9aab5a84339b6c346ced Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1742" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keene, Carolyn; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Tandy, Russell H. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937 2007-06-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15 MSC0869 mwbcov022 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1742 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grosset & Dunlap University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Nancy Drew mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Subject The topic of the resource Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) 1930-1940 Title A name given to the resource The haunted bridge Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/c9ecb36b7bdf4c9fe488e9d91b495684.jpg e00db88987c0bab8b5554bdc1e11d09a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3763" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keene, Carolyn; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Tandy, Russell H. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15 MSC0869 mwbcov114 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3763 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Nancy Drew mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Subject The topic of the resource Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource The haunted bridge Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/49b719cbefaf5c055338fea221ff0afe.jpg 42b57817b32e63cf69f8868c08fd3b43 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3694" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keene, Carolyn; Jenks, Aleta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 98 MSC0869 mwbcov115 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3694 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Nancy Drew mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Subject The topic of the resource Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource The haunting of Horse Island Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/28910781faa58c2a1dd3ecefddcb9f04.jpg 7ac36f934f65d462e6d9827f2018b10e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1500" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keene, Carolyn; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Tandy, Russell H. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 2007-06-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2 MSC0869 mwbcov008 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1500 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grosset & Dunlap University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Nancy Drew mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Subject The topic of the resource Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) 1920-1930 1930-1940 Title A name given to the resource The hidden staircase Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/da7bae7b236f8ca6915c349a43e5ec4a.jpg 7c8d2d474f8aced7fa1e8ff14901750e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1514" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keene, Carolyn; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Tandy, Russell H.; Gillies, Bill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 2007-06-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2 MSC0869 mwbcov009 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1514 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grosset & Dunlap University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Nancy Drew mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Subject The topic of the resource Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) 1920-1930 1930-1940 Title A name given to the resource The hidden staircase Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/c3301c0f7a29fff85689ed0a93bddcef.jpg 2e22ac54a9c79aef9b59cf920776e9d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3552" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Keene, Carolyn; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Tandy, Russell H. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2 MSC0869 mwbcov116 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3552 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Nancy Drew mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Subject The topic of the resource Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource The hidden staircase Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/80814d63e59a75a860affee458530cb9.jpg 92ca4f94e5d46bc22c40f9d1c00db68a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Description An account of the resource Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. Benson was born Mildred Augustine in Ladora, Iowa to Lillian and Dr. J. L. Augustine. She married Asa Wirt, who worked for Associated Press, and, after Wirt's death in 1947, married George A. Benson, editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio three years later. He died in 1959. She earned her degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1925, returned and earned her master's degree in journalism in 1927, the first student to do so there. She worked for 58 years as a journalist, writing a weekly column for the Toledo Blade and continuing to work full-time (mostly writing obituaries) until a few months before her death, from lung cancer, in 2002 at the age of 96. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name and which she told interviewers were her favorites. This collection includes the title pages, advertisements, and tables of contents of some of the novels she wrote. There are also pictures, letters and other personal memorabilia. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Remote Item Item imported from a remote repository Source URL Source URL description ... <a href="http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3489" target="_blank">View this item in its source respository</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-09-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2 MSC0869 mwbcov117 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3489 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Mildred A. Wirt mystery stories Mildred Wirt Benson Digital Collection Iowa Authors Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0869 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.<br><br>Digital collection © The University of Iowa. Nancy Drew Mystery Series®, Nancy Drew, and all related characters and images are © and registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Any of Simon & Schuster's copyrighted material appearing on this site complies with fair use principles established in U.S. and international copyright law for the purpose of review, study, criticism, or news reporting. Title A name given to the resource The hollow wall mystery Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents