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271:. Although Adams claimed to write all the Nancy Drew books entirely by herself during her lifetime, it is well established that Wirt and 28 other authors did the actual writing, following Adams's ideas and embellishing on them. Adams touched up the completed manuscripts.
425:, March 29, 1982. Accessed October 7, 2007. "Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, who wrote nearly 200 children's books including many of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, died Saturday evening. She was 89 years old, and lived in Pottersville and Maplewood, N.J."
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in 1914. Her father forbade her to work outside the estate, so she edited manuscripts at home. In 1915, she married
Russell Vroom Adams, and raised four children, becoming involved in the family business only after her father's death. She resided in
238:'s death in 1930. Edna ran the daily business operations, while Adams dealt with publishers and wrote; Edna became inactive when she married in 1942, and Adams took over the business. Adams is credited with keeping the Syndicate afloat through the
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Magdalena Van Camp. At a young age, Adams wanted to break free from being a "proper, young lady who should stay at home". She climbed trees, made friends with local boys, and loved books from an early age. Adams graduated from
242:, and with revising the two most popular series, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, in the 1950s and 1960s, removing stereotypes and streamlining plots and characters. She ran the Syndicate for 52 years.
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524:(no catalog records, but 746 under the linked name Carolyn Keene)
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194:(December 12, 1892 – March 27, 1982) was an American juvenile
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417:"Harriet Adams Dies. Nancy Drew Author Wrote Over 200 Novels"
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who wrote for these and many other series as a part of the
377:"Mildred Benson Is Dead at 96; Wrote 23 Nancy Drew Books"
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With her sister, Edna, Adams took over control of the
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Women in World
History: A biographical encyclopedia
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3080:Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery Series
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3132:The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Mysteries
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536:at the Internet Book Database of Fiction
506:Biography by Stratemeyer's granddaughter
404:Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
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3072:Hardy Boys and Tom Swift Ultra Thriller
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881:The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk
259:, all published under the pseudonym
3236:20th-century American women writers
1895:Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1863:The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1855:Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
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3281:Writers from Maplewood, New Jersey
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1073:The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes
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2253:The Mystery of the Flying Express
1033:The Secret of the Golden Pavilion
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440:Garden Club of America Collection
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2637:The Submarine Caper/Deadly Chase
2453:The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge
2437:The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior
1161:The Secret of the Forgotten City
1097:The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
406:(Harvest-Harcourt, 2006), p. 12.
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173:Patricia and Camilla (daughters)
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3013:Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers
2763:The Search for the Snow Leopard
2517:The Clue of the Hissing Serpent
2405:The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
1692:Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses
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1393:Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland
1305:The Treasure in the Royal Tower
1297:The Mystery of the Masked Rider
953:The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
929:The Mystery of the Tolling Bell
817:The Sign of the Twisted Candles
375:Martin, Douglas (30 May 2002).
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30:For the American explorer, see
3306:American women mystery writers
3168:Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
3056:Be a Detective Mystery Stories
2787:The Hunt for the Four Brothers
2461:The Secret Agent on Flight 101
2421:The Clue of the Screeching Owl
1660:The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
1636:Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
1482:Be a Detective Mystery Stories
1337:The Legend of the Emerald Lady
1057:The Clue of the Dancing Puppet
1049:The Mystery of the Fire Dragon
1041:The Clue in the Old Stagecoach
921:The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
849:The Mystery of the Ivory Charm
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2325:The Secret of the Lost Tunnel
2317:The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
1684:The Haunting of Castle Malloy
961:The Secret of the Wooden Lady
873:The Clue of the Tapping Heels
841:The Message in the Hollow Oak
833:The Clue of the Broken Locket
825:The Password to Larkspur Lane
545:BBC.co.uk - Franklin W. Dixon
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2573:Mystery of the Samurai Sword
2309:The Secret of Skull Mountain
2269:The Flickering Torch Mystery
2261:The Clue of the Broken Blade
1708:Dossier: Resorting to Danger
1556:Message in a Haunted Mansion
1444:Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew
1289:The Case of the Rising Stars
1065:The Moonstone Castle Mystery
897:The Quest of the Missing Map
318:in the Stratemeyer crypt in
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3021:The Hardy Boys Secret Files
2469:Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
2413:Mystery of the Desert Giant
2381:The Secret of Pirates' Hill
2341:The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
2189:Footprints Under the Window
2157:The Mystery of Cabin Island
1847:Nancy Drew: Trouble Shooter
1716:Warnings at Waverly Academy
1668:Legend of the Crystal Skull
1564:Treasure in the Royal Tower
1185:Mystery of Crocodile Island
1105:The Spider Sapphire Mystery
1089:The Mystery of the 99 Steps
1001:The Scarlet Slipper Mystery
985:The Clue of the Velvet Mask
977:The Mystery at the Ski Jump
945:The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
913:The Secret in the Old Attic
793:The Secret of Red Gate Farm
753:The Secret of the Old Clock
214:. Adams also oversaw other
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3251:American mystery novelists
3083:(2007-12, with Nancy Drew)
3067:(1988-98, with Nancy Drew)
3059:(1984-85, with Nancy Drew)
2891:The Dangerous Transmission
2779:The Caribbean Cruise Caper
2397:The Mystery at Devil's Paw
2389:The Ghost at Skeleton Rock
2357:The Yellow Feather Mystery
2117:The Secret of the Old Mill
1732:Shadow at the Water's Edge
1612:The Secret of Shadow Ranch
1604:Danger on Deception Island
1580:Secret of the Scarlet Hand
1436:Nancy Drew: Girl Detective
1217:The Secret in the Old Lace
1153:Mystery of the Glowing Eye
969:The Clue of the Black Keys
785:The Secret at Shadow Ranch
743:Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
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3276:Novelists from New Jersey
3175:The Creature of Kapu Cave
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2677:The Billion Dollar Ransom
2605:Mystery of Smugglers Cove
2557:The Sting of the Scorpion
2477:The Arctic Patrol Mystery
2429:The Viking Symbol Mystery
2333:The Wailing Siren Mystery
2205:The Hidden Harbor Mystery
2173:What Happened at Midnight
2165:The Great Airport Mystery
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1017:The Hidden Window Mystery
937:The Clue in the Old Album
905:The Clue in the Jewel Box
809:Nancy's Mysterious Letter
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1620:Curse of Blackmoor Manor
1241:The Kachina Doll Mystery
1225:The Greek Symbol Mystery
1137:The Secret of Mirror Bay
1121:The Mysterious Mannequin
1081:The Phantom of Pine Hill
777:The Mystery at Lilac Inn
495:. New York: Ungar, 1986.
299:Pottersville, New Jersey
3118:(The Mickey Mouse Club)
2989:Other series and titles
2851:Past and Present Danger
2493:Danger on Vampire Trail
2365:The Hooded Hawk Mystery
2149:The Secret of the Caves
2133:Hunting for Hidden Gold
1788:The Shattered Medallion
1628:Secret of the Old Clock
1588:Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
1313:The Wedding Day Mystery
1145:The Double Jinx Mystery
993:The Ringmaster's Secret
448:Smithsonian Institution
3196:Treasure on the Tracks
2701:Game Plan for Disaster
2645:The Four-Headed Dragon
2525:The Mysterious Caravan
2373:The Clue in the Embers
2285:The Short-Wave Mystery
2245:The Disappearing Floor
2181:While the Clock Ticked
2141:The Shore Road Mystery
2109:The House on the Cliff
1772:Ghost of Thornton Hall
1756:Tomb of the Lost Queen
1281:The Mardi Gras Mystery
1113:The Invisible Intruder
436:"Bird Haven Farm 2006"
250:The extremely popular
32:Harriet Chalmers Adams
3296:Stratemeyer Syndicate
2621:The Vanishing Thieves
2565:Night of the Werewolf
2533:The Witchmaster's Key
2349:The Crisscross Shadow
2301:The Phantom Freighter
2213:The Sinister Signpost
2034:George Edward Stanley
1962:Stratemeyer Syndicate
1831:Nancy Drew: Detective
1676:The Phantom of Venice
1548:Stay Tuned for Danger
1377:The Riding Club Crime
1361:The Mistletoe Mystery
1353:The Bike Tour Mystery
1009:The Witch Tree Symbol
857:The Whispering Statue
801:The Clue in the Diary
675:George Edward Stanley
603:Stratemeyer Syndicate
295:Maplewood, New Jersey
232:Stratemeyer Syndicate
226:Stratemeyer Syndicate
220:Stratemeyer Syndicate
2867:The Castle Conundrum
2827:The End of the Trail
2819:Training for Trouble
2509:The Shattered Helmet
2485:The Bombay Boomerang
2197:The Mark on the Door
1839:Nancy Drew: Reporter
1724:Trail of the Twister
1596:The Haunted Carousel
1460:Nancy Drew Clue Book
1428:Nancy Drew on Campus
1420:Nancy Drew Notebooks
1412:The Nancy Drew Files
1345:Mystery By Moonlight
1193:The Thirteenth Pearl
1129:The Crooked Banister
1025:The Haunted Showboat
769:The Bungalow Mystery
761:The Hidden Staircase
311:for the first time.
36:Harriet Isabel Adams
2954:Countdown to Terror
2811:A Game Called Chaos
2755:Cross-Country Crime
2747:Crime in the Kennel
2739:Day of the Dinosaur
2661:Track of the Zombie
2629:The Outlaw's Silver
2589:The Apeman's Secret
2549:The Firebird Rocket
2024:Susan Wittig Albert
1823:Film and television
1369:No Strings Attached
1329:Whispers in the Fog
670:Susan Wittig Albert
522:Library of Congress
444:Smithsonian Gardens
257:Mildred Wirt Benson
150:Russell Vroom Adams
63:Harriet Stratemeyer
3190:The Tower Treasure
3005:The Clues Brothers
2875:Passport to Danger
2843:Crime in the Cards
2717:The Skyfire Puzzle
2541:The Jungle Pyramid
2229:The Secret Warning
2221:A Figure in Hiding
2101:The Tower Treasure
1988:List of characters
1972:Edward Stratemeyer
1452:Nancy Drew Diaries
1321:The E-mail Mystery
865:The Haunted Bridge
613:Edward Stratemeyer
511:2008-07-19 at the
477:Fairmount Cemetery
422:The New York Times
381:The New York Times
320:Fairmount Cemetery
303:Tewksbury Township
285:Edward Stratemeyer
281:Newark, New Jersey
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212:Edward Stratemeyer
185:Magdalena Van Camp
182:Edward Stratemeyer
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2795:A Will to Survive
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2709:The Crimson Flame
2653:The Infinity Clue
2501:The Masked Monkey
2125:The Missing Chums
2039:James D. Lawrence
2009:Andrew E. Svenson
1967:Franklin W. Dixon
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1796:Labyrinth of Lies
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1740:The Captive Curse
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1265:Race Against Time
680:James D. Lawrence
301:, an area within
290:Wellesley College
269:Franklin W. Dixon
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2883:Warehouse Rumble
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2581:The Pentagon Spy
2445:The Haunted Fort
2293:The Secret Panel
2277:The Melted Coins
2237:The Twisted Claw
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2004:Leslie McFarlane
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