Benson, who developed the character of Nancy Drew, were published under a pen name owned by his company. Through his Stratemeyer Syndicate, founded in 1906, Stratemeyer employed a massive number of editors, copy writers, stenographers, co-authors, and secretaries. With their help, he greatly contributed to a new genre of juvenile fiction. He was responsible for launching several series including (1899) The Rover Boys (1904) The Bobbsey Twins (1905) Dave Porter (1910) Tom Swift (1912) Baseball Joe (1927) The Hardy Boys (1930) Nancy Drew (1934) The Dana Girls Fictional depictions Edward Stratemeyer appears in the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. In the series, Stratemeyer is the father of the fictional Nancy Stratemeyer (Robyn Lively), who dates Indiana Jones in high school. Indiana is shown to be a big fan of Tom Swift, and gives Stratemeyer advice for one of his stories. See also List of children's literature authors List of people from New Jersey List of people from New York City List of publishers References Further reading Loh, Sandra Tsing (October 2005). "The Secret of the Old SawNancy Drew Has Two Mommies". The Atlantic Retrieved February 11, 2012. (A book review Melanie Rehak's Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt. Rehak, Melanie Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her (2005). Orlando, Florida: Harcourt. .) External links Stratemeyer.org, a fansite on the Stratemeyer Syndicate (writing as Arthur M. Winfield) (writing as captain Quincy Allen) Place of death missing 1862 births 1930 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century American novelists 19th-century publishers (people) 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American novelists 20th-century publishers (people) American children's writers American crime fiction writers American publishers (people) American people of German descent Burials at Evergreen Cemetery (Hillside, New Jersey) Businesspeople from New Jersey Businesspeople from New York City Writers from Elizabeth, New Jersey Pulp fiction writers Stratemeyer Syndicate Writers from New York City American male novelists 19th-century American male writers Businesspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey Dime novelists 20th-century American male writers Novelists from New York (state) Novelists from New Jersey 19th-century pseudonymous writers 20th-century pseudonymous writers