List of Stratemeyer Syndicate series
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Not included in this list are proposed series, such as a Hardy Boys spin-off series featuring Chet Morton[5] or unpublished titles.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[]
Series | Author | Begun | Ended | Re-issued | Volumes | Notes |
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Rover Boys | Arthur M. Winfield | 1899 | 1926 | n/a | 30 | |
Soldiers of Fortune | Edward Stratemeyer | 1900 | 1906 | n/a | 4 | |
Colonial | Edward Stratemeyer | 1901 | 1906 | n/a | 6 | |
Putnam Hall | Arthur M. Winfield | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 6 | |
Pan-American | Edward Stratemeyer | 1902 | 1911 | n/a | 6 | |
Frontier | Captain Ralph Bonehill | 1903 | 1906 | 1908, 1912 | 3 | [6] |
Outdoor Series | Captain Ralph Bonehill | 1904 | 1905 | 1908 | 2 | [7] |
Bobbsey Twins | Laura Lee Hope | 1904 | 1979 | 72 | [8] | |
Dave Porter | Edward Stratemeyer | 1905 | 1919 | n/a | 15 | |
Deep Sea | Roy Rockwood | 1905 | 1908 | 1918, 1926 | 4 | |
Boy Hunters | Captain Ralph Bonehill | 1906 | 1910 | n/a | 4 | |
Boys of Business | Allen Chapman | 1906 | 1908 | n/a | 4 | |
Boys of Pluck | 1906 | 1911 | n/a | 5 | ||
Great Marvel | Roy Rockwood | 1906 | 1935 | n/a | 9 | |
Motor Boys | Clarence Young | 1906 | 1924 | n/a | 22 | |
Ralph of the Railroad | 1906 | 1933 | n/a | 11 | [9] | |
Jack Ranger | Clarence Young | 1907 | 1911 | n/a | 6 | |
Darewell Chums | Allen Chapman | 1908 | 1911 | 1917 | 5 | |
Dorothy Dale | Margaret Penrose | 1908 | 1924 | n/a | 13 | |
Lakeport | Edward Stratemeyer | 1908 | 1912 | n/a | 6 | |
Webster Series | Frank V. Webster | 1909 | 1915 | n/a | 25 | |
College Sports | Lester Chadwick | 1910 | 1913 | n/a | 6 | |
Motor Girls | Margaret Penrose | 1910 | 1917 | n/a | 10 | |
Tom Swift | Victor Appleton | 1910 | 1941 | n/a | 40 | |
Outdoor Chums | Captain Quincy Allen | 1911 | 1916 | n/a | 8 | |
Baseball Joe | Lester Chadwick | 1912 | 1928 | n/a | 14 | |
Boys of Columbia High | Graham B. Forbes | 1912 | 1920 | n/a | 8 | |
Pioneer Boys | Harrison Adams | 1912 | 1928 | n/a | 8 | [10] |
Racer Boys | Clarence Young | 1912 | 1914 | n/a | 6 | |
Tommy Tiptop | Raymond Stone | 1912 | 1917 | n/a | 6 | |
Up and Doing | Frederick Gordon | 1912 | 1912 | n/a | 3 | |
Dave Dashaway | Roy Rockwood | 1913 | 1915 | n/a | 5 | |
Fred Fenton Athletic Series | Allen Chapman | 1913 | 1915 | n/a | 5 | |
Motion Picture Chums | Victor Appleton | 1913 | 1916 | n/a | 7 | [11] |
Moving Picture Boys | Victor Appleton | 1913 | 1922 | n/a | 15 | [11] |
Outdoor Girls | Laura Lee Hope | 1913 | 1933 | n/a | 23 | |
Ruth Fielding | Alice B. Emerson | 1913 | 1934 | n/a | 30 | |
Saddle Boys | James Carson | 1913 | 1915 | n/a | 5 | [12] |
Speedwell Boys | Roy Rockwood | 1913 | 1915 | n/a | 5 | |
Tom Fairfield | Allen Chapman | 1913 | 1915 | n/a | 5 | |
Amy Bell Marlowe's Books for Girls | Amy Bell Marlowe | 1914 | 1927 | 1933 | 10 | |
Back to the Soil | Burbank L. Todd | 1914 | 1915 | n/a | 2 | [13] |
Do Something | Helen Beecher Long | 1914 | 1919 | n/a | 5 | [14] |
Fairview Boys | Frederick Gordon | 1914 | 1917 | n/a | 6 | |
Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. Morrison | 1914 | 1919 | n/a | 7 | |
Moving Picture Girls | Laura Lee Hope | 1914 | 1916 | n/a | 7 | |
University | Roy Eliot Stokes | 1914 | 1914 | n/a | 2 | |
Bobby Blake | Frank A. Warner | 1915 | 1926 | n/a | 12 | |
Corner House Girls | Grace Brooks Hill | 1915 | 1926 | n/a | 13 | |
Kneetime Animal Stories | Richard Barnum | 1915 | 1922 | n/a | 17 | |
White Ribbon Boys | Raymond Sperry, Jr. | 1915 | 1916 | n/a | 2 | |
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue | Laura Lee Hope | 1916 | 1931 | n/a | 20 | |
Joe Strong | Vance Barnum | 1916 | 1916 | n/a | 7 | |
Nan Sherwood | Annie Roe Carr | 1916 | 1937 | n/a | 7 | |
Rushton Boys | Spencer Davenport | 1916 | 1916 | n/a | 3 | |
Y.M.C.A. Boys | Brooks Henderley | 1916 | 1917 | n/a | 3 | |
Motion Picture Comrades | Elmer Tracey Barnes | 1917 | 1917 | n/a | 5 | |
Air Service Boys | Charles Amory Beach | 1918 | 1920 | n/a | 6 | |
Carolyn | Ruth Belmore Endicott | 1918 | 1919 | n/a | 2 | |
Dave Fearless | Roy Rockwood | 1918 | 1927 | n/a | 17 | |
Six Little Bunkers | Laura Lee Hope | 1918 | 1930 | 1933 | 14 | |
Betty Gordon | Alice B. Emerson | 1920 | 1932 | n/a | 15 | |
Billie Bradley | Janet D. Wheeler | 1920 | 1932 | n/a | 9 | |
Four Little Blossoms | Mabel C. Hawley | 1920 | 1930 | 1938 | 7 | |
Make Believe Stories | Laura Lee Hope | 1920 | 1923 | n/a | 12 | |
Oriole | Amy Bell Marlowe | 1920 | 1933 | n/a | 4 | [15] |
Sunny Boy | Ramy Allison White | 1920 | 1931 | n/a | 14 | |
Frank and Andy | Vance Barnum | 1921 | 1921 | n/a | 3 | |
Radio Boys | Allen Chapman | 1922 | 1930 | n/a | 13 | |
Radio Girls | Margaret Penrose | 1922 | 1924 | n/a | 4 | |
Honey Bunch | Helen Louise Thorndyke | 1923 | 1955 | n/a | 34 | |
Riddle Club | Alice Dale Hardy | 1924 | 1929 | n/a | 6 | |
Blythe Girls | Laura Lee Hope | 1925 | 1932 | n/a | 12 | |
Don Sturdy | Victor Appleton | 1925 | 1935 | n/a | 15 | |
Flyaways | Alice Dale Hardy | 1925 | 1925 | n/a | 3 | |
Barton Books for Girls | May Hollis Barton | 1926 | 1937 | n/a | 16 | |
Bomba, the Jungle Boy | Roy Rockwood | 1926 | 1938 | 1953, 1978 | 20 | |
Frank Allen | Graham B. Forbes | 1926 | 1927 | n/a | 17 | [16] |
Garry Grayson Football Stories | Elmer A. Dawson | 1926 | 1932 | n/a | 10 | |
Movie Boys | Victor Appleton | 1926 | 1927 | n/a | 17 | [11] |
Nat Ridley Rapid Fire Detective Stories | Nat Ridley, Jr. | 1926 | 1927 | n/a | 17 | |
X Bar X Boys | James Cody Ferris | 1926 | 1942 | n/a | 21 | |
Hardy Boys Mystery Stories | Franklin W. Dixon | 1927 | 2005 | n/a | 190 | [17] |
Ted Scott Flying Stories | Franklin W. Dixon | 1927 | 1943 | n/a | 20 | |
Bob Chase Big Game Series | Frank A. Warner | 1929 | 1930 | n/a | 4 | |
Lanky Lawson | Harry Mason Roe | 1929 | 1930 | n/a | 4 | |
Roy Stover | Philip A. Bartlett | 1929 | 1934 | n/a | 4 | [18] |
Buck and Larry Baseball Stories | Elmer A. Dawson | 1930 | 1932 | n/a | 5 | |
Campfire Girls | Margaret Penrose | 1930 | 1930 | n/a | 4 | |
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories | Carolyn Keene | 1930 | 2003 | n/a | 175 | [19] |
Slim Tyler Air Stories | Richard H. Stone | 1930 | 1936 | n/a | 7 | |
Doris Force | Julia K. Duncan | 1931 | 1932 | n/a | 4 | |
Jerry Ford Wonder Stories | Fenworth Moore | 1931 | 1932 | 1937 | 4 | |
Perry Pierce | Clinton W. Locke | 1931 | 1934 | n/a | 4 | |
Sky Flyers | Eugene Martin | 1931 | 1933 | n/a | 4 | [20] |
Dana Girls Mystery Stories | Carolyn Keene | 1934 | 1979 | n/a | 34 | [19] |
Kay Tracey Mystery Stories | Frances K. Judd | 1934 | 1942 | 1951–1953, 1961, 1964, 1978, 1980. | 18 | |
Mary and Jerry Mystery Stories | Francis Hunt | 1935 | 1937 | n/a | 5 | |
Mel Martin Baseball Stories | John R. Cooper | 1947 | 1947 | 1952–1953 | 6 | |
The Happy Hollisters | Jerry West | 1953 | 1970 | 1979 | 33 | |
Tom Swift, Jr. | Victor Appleton II | 1954 | 1971 | n/a | 33 | [21] |
Honey Bunch and Norman Stories | Helen Louise Thorndyke | 1954 | 1963 | n/a | 12 | |
Bret King Mystery Stories | Dan Scott | 1960 | 1964 | n/a | 9 | |
Linda Craig | Ann Sheldon | 1962 | 1964 | 1981–1984 | 6 | [22] |
Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent | Jack Lancer | 1967 | 1969 | n/a | 6 | |
Tolliver Adventure Series | Alan Stone | 1967 | 1967 | n/a | 3 | |
Wynn and Lonny Racing Series | Eric Speed | 1975 | 1978 | n/a | 6 | |
Nancy Drew Picture Books | Carolyn Keene | 1977 | 1977 | n/a | 2 | |
Tom Swift III | Victor Appleton | 1981 | 1984 | n/a | 11 | [23] |
Notes[]
- ^ Keeline (2008), 20.
- ^ Rehak (2006), 26.
- ^ See Billman (1986).
- ^ Plunkett-Powell (1993), 29.
- ^ Moske (2000).
- ^ Re-printed by Grosset & Dunlap as the "Flag and Frontier" series.
- ^ Re-printed as the first two volumes in the "Lakeport" series.
- ^ Weinstein (1999).
- ^ Sometimes known simply as the "Railroad" series.
- ^ Also known as the "Young Pioneers" series.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ The author is sometimes given as "Captain James Carson."
- ^ Also known as the "Hiram" series.
- ^ Also known as the "Janice Day" series.
- ^ Also published as part of the "Amy Bell Marlowe's Books for Girls" series.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Smith.
- ^ Book Safari.
- ^ a b White.
- ^ Also known as the "Randy Starr" series.
- ^ Cooper (2007), "The Complete Tom Swift Jr. Homepage."
- ^ Billman.
- ^ 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 2009-10-25. 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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