1 10 9 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/97c3b4dcdc2638a45a267824cebe11c5.jpg 356312f0debb22eedee4332e3e8ef724 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/3647" 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 mwbcov091 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3647 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter and the money box 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/7c7c944b10b2944dece12ea7242ece60.jpg d1f2ec3b0f4c1bb9131090687be36950 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/1835" 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 1950 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 3 MSC0869 mwbcov041 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/1835 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cupples & Leon Company University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) 1940-1950 1950-1960 Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter and the money box 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/c3bbc15b6e4283b58c0f55995025fb1c.jpg f3e3daba65c1bba9556fedbdb92f014e 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/2139" 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 1952 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 5 MSC0869 mwbcov044 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/2139 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cupples & Leon Company University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) 1950-1960 Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter and the great carved face 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/e95c57269e7580014a74543d58b69f7a.jpg ce26e5b99ba8bce0307fcb53c325fe5a 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/3247" 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 5 MSC0869 mwbcov089 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3247 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter and the great carved face 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/be4fdf194523f394fc721cf860fcafab.jpg 9fa064e6b4601d66e4e27bb2eca6ff2a 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/3409" 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 6 MSC0869 mwbcov088 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3409 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter and the Cub honor 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/a0c41f34588decf0834a2872c80c09d6.jpg 8b2e8d7db009ddc0aae7f5a09d8331d8 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/3573" 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 1 MSC0869 mwbcov093 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3573 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter, Cub Scout 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/e2d4c3b0ad81b246599ac91c623735fd.jpg 79e217d8e540ad75a0a8f1913334b7cd 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/3606" 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 mwbcov092 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3606 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter and the river camp 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/d65a7c244b172621cfa3be627d5c08f0.jpg 34193e6080c730d0d614305d936a1510 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/3726" 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 4 MSC0869 mwbcov090 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3726 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter and the haunted castle 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/6fd7dd8ed97d89cdc5dcf8b2310ddc9d.jpg f0b39b5a211c44691a767a493dd882af 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/3785" 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 1 MSC0869 mwbcov094 169948831 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mwb/id/3785 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Relation A related resource Dan Carter 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 Carter, Dan (Fictitious character) Title A name given to the resource Dan Carter, Cub Scout Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Novels; Book jackets; Title pages; Tables of contents