1 10 1 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