Stratemeyer Syndicate records, 1832-1984, (bulk dates 1905-1984).

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Stratemeyer Syndicate records, 1832-1984, (bulk dates 1905-1984).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122517205

The Stratemeyer Syndicate Records document the literary and business activity of Edward Stratemeyer, his family and colleagues from 1832 until the sale of the Stratemeyer Syndicate to Simon and Schuster, Inc. in 1984. The records include original manuscripts, editorial notes and correspondence, business and administrative files, promotional material, photographs, musical scores and artwork. The bulk of this material dates from the period 1905-1984, and documents the rise of one of America's largest producers of children's books. The collection is an important resource for the study of American popular culture, children's literature and the history of publishing.

160 linear feet (375 boxes).

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6744394

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Axelrad, Nancy S.

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Winfield, Arthur M.

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Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930

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Appleton, Victor

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Hope, Laura Lee

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Svenson, Andrew E.

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Born in New Jersey in 1910, Andrew E. Svenson worked for the Stratemeyer Syndicate; under a variety of pseudonyms, he wrote more than seventy books for children and young adults. From the description of Andrew E. Svenson papers, 1953-1975 (bulk 1953-1970). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 48562030 ...

Grosset & Dunlap.

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Simon and Schuster Inc

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Simon and Schuster had been a publisher of English translations of Werfel's works in the 1920s and 1930s (by the time of this correspondence, those rights had been transferred to Viking Press). Richard Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster were the founders and heads of the company, which was based in New York City; they maintained a personal friendship with Werfel and Alma Mahler. Howe was an editor at Simon and Schuster. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Wer...

Keene, Carolyn

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Squier, Edna Stratemeyer.

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Garis, Howard, 1873-1962.

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Stratemeyer Syndicate

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The Stratemeyer Syndicate, a publishing concern that generated several children's fiction series, such as Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and the Bobbsey Twins. Started by Edward Stratemeyer in the 1890s, the series was continued by his daughter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams until her death in 1984, then by partners until the Syndicate was sold to Simon & Schuster in 1984. From the description of Stratemeyer Syndicate records, 1895-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702132892 T...

Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

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American author From the guide to the Horatio Alger letter, 1888, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American clergyman and author. From the description of How Johnny bought a sewing machine : autograph manuscript signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132586 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Elsie Leslie, 1890 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131643 From the descri...

Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer.

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