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Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (December 11, 1892 –
March 27, 1982) was an American juvenile mystery novelist
and publisher who authored some 200 books over
her literary career. She wrote many books in the Nancy Drew series
(under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene) and a few in the Hardy
Boys series (under the pseudonym Franklin W.
Dixon). She also oversaw other ghostwriters who wrote for these and many
other series.
She was born in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of
Edward
Stratemeyer. With her sister, Edna, she took over control of
the Stratemeyer Syndicate upon his
death in 1930. Adams is primarily credited with keeping the
Syndicate afloat through the Great Depression, and with revising
the two most popular series, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, in the
1950s and 1960s, removing stereotypes and outdated ideas and
language.
Adams graduated from Wellesley College in 1914. She
resided in Maplewood, New Jersey, and in Pottersville, New Jersey, an
area within Bedminster
Township.[1]
Adams was interred in Fairmount
Cemetery in Newark.[2]
References
- ^
Chira, Susan. "Harriet Adams Dies. Nancy
Drew Author Wrote Over 200 Novels", The New York
Times, 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."
- ^
Harriet Stratemeyer
Adams, Find A Grave. Accessed August 23,
2007.
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