7 10 252 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/bc2953df5b9bc954284e9652a09d62dd.jpg a9ce5a32d41a3965384ee8d74fa16177 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/1808" 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993-04-17 2007-06-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 20.3 27.9 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10 IWA0093 mwbpho_0019.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1808 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Nancy Drew Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0093 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. Subject The topic of the resource Women Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1990-2000 Older people Authors Journalists Universities & colleges Moeller, Dorothy Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson and Dorothy Moeller at the Nancy Drew Conference, The University of Iowa, April 17, 1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/7cbd406e9fafce21127b8b0339b39da8.jpg 06957fd8c64225f71e1050891a11bc96 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/972" 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 2007-05-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 25.4 20.3 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbpho_0016a.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/972 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 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. Subject The topic of the resource Women Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Ohio 1950-1960 Authors Men Reading Typewriting Benson, George Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson and husband George Benson, Ohio?, 1958 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/6c7cdbe017bf9e9fc7b802a52993bbb8.jpg a2e1fc83c433fc61c1345c709908be75 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/2959" 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; Paluka, Frank Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-1982 2007-07-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbautocorr 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/2959 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 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. Subject The topic of the resource Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 Stratemeyer Syndicate United States -- Ohio -- Toledo 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Paluka, Frank Wormer, Grace Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson correspondence with University of Iowa Libraries staff, 1953-1982 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Letters (Correspondence); Carbon copies https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/275a1f069973b6694f7b57b6573829bd.jpg dd706721e022367d2bb0f78ac4e71552 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/968" 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1915 2007-05-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 20.3 25.4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbpho_0008a.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/968 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 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. Subject The topic of the resource Birthplaces Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Iowa -- Ladora 1910-1920 Dwellings Girls Children Authors Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson in front of childhood home, Ladora, Iowa, 1915? Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/4082d6811e7690b0e015a0ee23afed06.jpg 636a9735d409c75b547962a5eea3a055 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/970" 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949 2007-05-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 21 26 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbpho_0012a.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/970 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Authors Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Ohio -- Toledo 1940-1950 Women Books Reading Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson in her writing room among her books, Toledo, Ohio, summer 1949 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/0c749b1c9bfffe7d8e7f05d33ec3dd91.jpg a0f08fc9543254897c810129ffeb63c3 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/966" 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925 2007-05-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 20.3 25.4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbpho_0005a.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/966 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 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. Subject The topic of the resource Diving Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1920-1930 Women Rivers Authors Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson in mid-dive, Iowa City, Iowa, 1925? Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/1f5c0fc4d9ba4c5135883dfb329fb9c8.jpg 99231d27c35dda67afcd96fdc7446672 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/965" 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 Ackerman, Jack Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987 2007-05-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 20.3 25.4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbpho_0003a.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/965 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Women Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Ohio -- Toledo 1980-1990 Air pilots Airplanes Journalists Authors Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson in pilot seat, Toledo, Ohio?, ca. 1987 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/c9f06fa8b15216b1bfcb8df2a3d474cc.jpg dc20c3f8bdbbceec5b3dc7a5166d5546 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/971" 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06 2007-05-14 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 20.3 25.4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbpho_0014a.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/971 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the copyright holder. Subject The topic of the resource Stunt flying Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Pennsylvania -- Reading 1970-1980 Gaffaney, Mary Journalists Women Air pilots Authors Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson interviewing pilot Mary Gaffaney, Reading, Penn., June, 1972 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/a8d3354963cb71cd08638b9c89a6856b.jpg c5db51ee3b96cd935432757eb616a9f2 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/2587" 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 1922-1928 2007-05-30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IWA0054 mwbscrap 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/2587 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection; Iowa Women's Scrapbooks Digital Collection Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Papers, 1915-2002 http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0054 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. Subject The topic of the resource Students Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 University of Iowa United States -- Iowa -- Ladora 1920-1930 Universities & colleges Student organizations Women United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson memory book, 1922-1928 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image; Text Scrapbooks; Clippings; Programs; Dance cards; Place cards; Announcements https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/62cd338bf4fe8ed9b1f97a34bf29e913.jpg 115fe6cd48c02137fb702e555d7ebbb6 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/1809" 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993-04-17 2007-06-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 20.3 27.9 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2 IWA0093 mwbpho_0020.jpg 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1809 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Iowa Women's Archives Relation A related resource Mildred Wirt Benson Collection Nancy Drew Collection http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?IWA0093 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. Subject The topic of the resource Women Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City 1990-2000 Authors Journalists Universities & colleges Title A name given to the resource Mildred Wirt Benson speaking to reporters at the Nancy Drew Conference, The University of Iowa, April 17, 1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Photographs