10 10 252 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/0ec9b43a014823fe7b2cd22e143b8054.jpg 143be8172f3acad12e87088e2d63858f 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/4101" 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 3 MSC0869 mwbcov159 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4101 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Darrow flying 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 Darrow, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Darrow in the Coast Guard Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/7f6f8b24e92d49caf6df95d7d8e763af.jpg 00b3badd95328d7c0d6163a3eaaa28b8 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/4370" 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 4 MSC0869 mwbcov160 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4370 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Darrow flying 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 Darrow, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Darrow in Yucatan Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/a10fdaf42895d80a4637aefc2b8bdead.jpg 4fed5c267a9333f4051f1d7d16f85573 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/1646" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; 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 1934 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 30 MSC0869 mwbcov028 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1646 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cupples & Leon Company University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) 1930-1940 Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding and her crowning victory Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/00b954ed945ad568f04536876cd61863.jpg 15fc0d648f8f9748e7d363a9cf54e046 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/4231" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; 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 28 MSC0869 mwbcov161 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4231 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding and her double Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/ac3d3a18c3cb70fbb8db40fa1ce693b0.jpg 5b5c4ddf774ecdbf667666bd6d2caf7a 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/1912" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Willis, Bess Goe Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 2007-06-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 23 MSC0869 mwbcov037 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1912 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cupples & Leon Company University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) 1920-1930 Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding and her great scenario Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/52924a68a4a65953873b22dcc21f212b.jpg 19ac8bcabb5ad53cf50c1e1172f3584d 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/4168" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Willis, Bess Goe 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 23 MSC0869 mwbcov162 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4168 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding and her great scenario Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/882b8405ec7b3d1ce1541cc728594ca3.jpg 1faaf83b9ec3302019129465f615e45d 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/4337" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; 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 29 MSC0869 mwbcov163 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4337 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding and her greatest triumph Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/8a6ae1ee175bdb0d77c41d024bd424f3.jpg 80d58d1c20f5b0a23643dd4f198b35ca 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/4411" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002; Townsend, Ernest 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 24 MSC0869 mwbcov164 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4411 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding at Cameron Hall Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/ba8ce59c92652b4e728f43a86505bbbe.jpg c85d96c5b3da18c21708020a33b3f7c3 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/4121" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; 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 25 MSC0869 mwbcov165 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4121 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding clearing her name Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/1aec96223d58a0c09dadbb472b5e2c64.jpg e1f9cc6d56d7573ed107d94db211a57a 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/4182" 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 Emerson, Alice B.; 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 26 MSC0869 mwbcov166 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/4182 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Ruth Fielding series 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 Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Ruth Fielding in talking pictures Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents