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List of Stratemeyer Syndicate series

List of Stratemeyer Syndicate series

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This list of Stratemeyer Syndicate series gives the titles of all series produced by the book packaging firm the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Syndicate was founded by Edward Stratemeyer and is best known for producing the Bobbsey Twins, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Rover Boys, and Tom Swift series. The Syndicate produced these and many other series in assembly-line fashion: one person wrote the outline for a story or series of stories, another wrote the story itself, and often still another edited the work. Most Syndicate books were published under pseudonyms. The authors named in this list are those credited as having written the series; in most cases, the names are fictitious.

The Syndicate was founded in 1905.[1][2] However, Edward Stratemeyer was writing series books and outlines and hiring ghostwriters before the Syndicate's incorporation; his Rover Boys series, first published in 1899 under the name Arthur M. Winfield, is sometimes considered the first Stratemeyer Syndicate series.[3] For this reason, the list includes series beginning in 1899 with the Rover Boys. Series production was overseen by Edward Stratemeyer until his death in 1930, whereupon his daughter, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams oversaw the firm until her death in 1982. Nancy Axelrad briefly took the helm before selling the Syndicate and the rights to all its series to Simon & Schuster in 1984, which hired a different book-packager, Mega-Books, to handle future titles.[4] Series begun in or before 1984 are therefore included in this list, but not series begun after the Syndicate's sale.

Not included in this list are proposed series, such as a Hardy Boys spin-off series featuring Chet Morton[5] or unpublished titles. Also not included are series such as the Judy Bolton Series, the Cherry Ames Nurse Stories, or the Trixie Belden Mysteries, as these were not produced by the Syndicate.

Unless otherwise noted, information is taken from Deidre Johnson's Stratemeyer Pseudonyms and Series Books. Dates given are those of original publication, followed, if applicable, by dates of re-issue.

Series

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Keeline (2008), 20.
  2. [2]
    Rehak (2006), 26.
  3. [3]
    See Billman (1986).
  4. [4]
    Plunkett-Powell (1993), 29.
  5. [5]
    Moske (2000).
  6. [6]
    Re-printed by Grosset & Dunlap as the "Flag and Frontier" series.
  7. [7]
    Re-printed as the first two volumes in the "Lakeport" series.
  8. [8]
    Weinstein (1999).
  9. [9]
    Sometimes known simply as the "Railroad" series.
  10. [10]
    Also known as the "Young Pioneers" series.
  11. [11]
    The first five volumes of the series were re-printed as the last five volumes of the "Moving Picture Boys" series. In turn, both the "Motion Picture Chums" and "Moving Picture Boys" were combined in 1926 as the "Movie Boys" series.
  12. [12]
    The author is sometimes given as "Captain James Carson."
  13. [13]
    Also known as the "Hiram" series.
  14. [14]
    Also known as the "Janice Day" series.
  15. [15]
    Also published as part of the "Amy Bell Marlowe's Books for Girls" series.
  16. [16]
    Deidre Johnson notes that the last two volumes in the series, Frank Allen with the circus; or, The old ringmaster's secret and Frank Allen pitching his best; or, The baseball rivals of Columbia High may never have been published.
  17. [17]
    Smith.
  18. [18]
    Book Safari.
  19. [19]
    White.
  20. [20]
    Also known as the "Randy Starr" series.
  21. [21]
    Cooper (2007), "The Complete Tom Swift Jr. Homepage."
  22. [22]
    Billman.
  23. [23]
    Pepin (1997).

References

  • Baumann, David M (July 2005). "The Checkered Flag: Last product of Stratemeyer Syndicate is a winner" (PDF). The Mystery and Adventure Series Review. 38. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  • Billman, Carol (1986). The Secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Ungar. ISBN 0-8044-2055-6.
  • Book Safari. "Series Books". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  • BookSleuth. "Boy's Series Information". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  • Cooper, Jonathan K (2007). "The Complete Tom Swift Jr. Home Page". Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  • Johnson, Deidre (1982). Stratemeyer Pseudonyms and Series Books. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-22632-6.
  • Keeline, James D (2008). Cornelius, Michael G; Gregg, Melanie E (eds.). "The Nancy Drew Mythtery Stories" in Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths.
  • Moske, Jim (February 2000). "Stratemeyer Syndicate Records, 1832-1984" (PDF). The New York Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  • Ogden, James (2003). "Rick Brant". Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  • Pepin, Christopher James (1997). "Tom Swift III - Series 3 Book List". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  • Plunkett-Powell, Karen (1993). The Nancy Drew Scrapbook: 60 years of America's favorite teenage sleuth. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-09881-2.
  • Rehak, Melanie (2006). Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her. Harvest. ISBN 0-15-603056-X.
  • Salmonson, Jessica Amanda. "Collecting Roy Rockwood's Great Marvel Series". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  • Smith, Kevin Burton. "The Hardy Boys". Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  • Weinstein, Michael P (1999). "The Story of the Bobbsey Twins". Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  • White, Jennifer. "Series Books for Girls". Retrieved 20 April 2009.
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