Stratemeyer Syndicate
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The Stratemeyer Syndicate was a pioneering American book-packaging firm that created and managed popular children's series fiction, including Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, using teams of ghostwriters under collective pseudonyms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stratemeyer Syndicate canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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book-packaging firm ⓘ literary syndicate ⓘ |
| businessModel |
book packaging
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work-for-hire ghostwriting ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1980s ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Appleton-Century-Crofts
NERFINISHED
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Grosset & Dunlap NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon & Schuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed | ghostwriters ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Edward Stratemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Edward Stratemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
juvenile fiction
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series fiction ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
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Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| industry |
children's literature
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publishing ⓘ |
| influenced | American children's series fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableEmployee |
Harriet Stratemeyer Adams
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Leslie McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating long-running branded series
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standardizing formula fiction for children ⓘ use of house pseudonyms ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nancy Drew
NERFINISHED
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The Bobbsey Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dana Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hardy Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rover Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod |
early 20th century
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mid 20th century ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| publishingFormat | hardcover series books ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly studies on mass-market juvenile fiction ⓘ |
| usedPseudonym |
Carolyn Keene
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Clarence Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin W. Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Lee Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Appleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMethod |
collective pseudonyms
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detailed outlines for contracted writers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.