"The Tale of A Tale of a Lumberman" (to be presented to the Popular Culture Association). Many sources describe "Victor Horton's Idea" (1889) as his first work. However, he was writing much earlier, including works produced while he was still in high school. In 1878, at the age of 15 he published a small 32-page chapbook called "A Tale of a Lumberman as Told by Himself." Since its discovery, it has been something of an enigma to Stratemeyer scholars since it is so different in style from his other extant writings. Now, for the first time, the true origin of this story can be revealed.

"Booming the Books: Innovations in Book Promotion by Edward Stratemeyer" (presented to the Popular Culture Association). Edward Stratemeyer not only wrote and produced books through his Syndicate, he was also an adept businessman with interest in every phase of the books' production, distribution, and promotion. This paper profiles some of the innovative ways in which he promoted his books.

"Syndicate 101; or, Where did all of those books come from?" (presented at the Nancy Drew Sleuths Convention). An up-to-date introduction to the Stratemeyer Syndicate, its many series, and its methods of book production involving ghostwriters.

"Edward Stratemeyer and the Fraternity of Authors" (presented to the Popular Culture Association). In addition to the writers who worked for him, Stratemeyer was in contact with other established authors. Their correspondence shares information about publishers and market conditions.

"The Nancy Drew Mythtery Stories " (presented to the Nancy Drew Conference in Chambersburg, PA and published in Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths). The origins of Nancy Drew and the Stratemeyer Syndicate have long been steeped in legend. This paper sorts through these many stories to identify those which are true and others which are not based upon the best source material and research.

"Edward Stratemeyer's New York (and New Jersey)" (presented to the Popular Culture Association). Describes the places in Elizabeth and Newark, New Jersey, and New York City with which Edward Stratemeyer would be familiar. Notes the places where he lived, attended school, and worked.

"Edward Stratemeyer Responds to Critics: Was There Really a Feud with the Boy Scouts of America?" (presented to the Popular Culture Association). Two of Edward Stratemeyer's sharpest critics were the Chief Librarian of the Boy Scouts of America, Franklin K. Mathiews, and a children's librarian for the Newark and Brooklyn Public Library, Clara Whitehill Hunt. This presentation examines the charges from these critics and the ways that Edward Stratemeyer responded to them.

"My Dear Young Friend: Book Collectors Correspond with Edward Stratemeyer" (presented to the Popular Culture Association). Another way to gain insight into Edward Stratemeyer's life and personality is to see how he corresponded with fans. Some of these fans were advanced book and story paper collectors who asked interesting questions about these items. This 2004 PCA paper examines Stratemeyer's answers which contain autobiographical statements which are not available elsewhere.

"Computer Authorship Analysis for Stratemeyer Syndicate Series Volumes" (presented to the Popular Culture Association). This paper uses the contraversial Cumulative Sum (CuSum or QSum) technique to examine series texts which have questionable or mixed authorship.

"Edward Stratemeyer, Man of Mystery" (presented to Popular Culture Association). This paper explores Edward Stratemeyer's connection with the mystery genre beginning with his amateur stories written while he was still in high school and including work in dime novels, story papers, pulp magazines, and series books such as the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.

"Among Kindred Spirits: Collecting the Books of Lucy Maud Montgomery" in Firsts magazine. A guide to collecting the books written by and about the author of Anne of Green Gables (1908).

"Time Travel Literature" in Firsts magazine. A survey of highlights from a bibliography of more than 4,000 short stories, novels, and children's books in many genre which involve time travel. The bibliography is now a searchable database.

"Edward Stratemeyer, Correspondent and Art Critic, 1894-1944" (presented to Popular Culture Association).  During Stratemeyer's lifetime, he frequently corresponded with artists and commissioned art for both his personal books and those produced by his Syndicate. After his death in May 1930, the decisions about artwork were largely left to the publishers. This paper profiles the artists who worked on these books over a span of fifty years.

"Collecting Clive Cussler" in Firsts magazine. This author is best known for his Dirk Pitt adventures, including titles like Raise the Titanic, Treasure, Inca Gold, and Atlantis Found. Thanks to the success of these books, he has been able to fund expeditions to seek shipwrecks and collect classic automobiles.

"How Tom Swift Invented Everything" in Firsts magazine. Tom Swift was a name of a character used in four series of books issued between 1910 and 1993. Three of these series were produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and in most cases, Tom Swift is a boy inventor who develops marvels which seem to predict vehicles and devices which seem commonplace in retrospect. This article includes information about the history of the series and the relationship between the books and real-life inventions.

"Tom Swift" in St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.

"Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators" in St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.

"Edward Stratemeyer, Author and Literary Agent, 1876-1906" (presented to Popular Culture Association).

"Trixie Belden, Schoolgirl Shamus" (presented to Popular Culture Association).

"The Webster Series" in Newsboy. A Stratemeyer Syndicate series of Alger-like stories. Authorship for the entire series is presented for the first time.

"How Jules Verne 'Invented' Tom Swift's Electric Rifle" (presented to the North American Jules Verne Society). Traces the Electric Rifle invention from the Tom Swift title (1910) back to a similar device in Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (U.S., 1873) with previous Stratemeyer examples cited and a comparison of the Verne story to a Stratemeyer-owned imitation.

"Jules Verne, Bracebridge Hemyng, and Edward Stratemeyer: A Case of Nineteenth-Century Plagairism" in Dime Novel Round-Up. This article describes how a British author, Hemyng copied Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Hemyng's story was later plagiarized by Stratemeyer to become The Wizard of the Sea.

"The Stratemeyer Syndicate and its Role in Creating Series Books that Children Actually Read" in Teaching and Learning Literature. This article surveys the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

"Tom Swift on the Silver Screen." (presented at the 1995 Popular Culture Association National Conference in Philadelphia, PA) that describes, in detail, the several attempts to put the Tom Swift stories on television or film including a television pilot in 1958, attempts by Twentieth Century Fox in 1966 and 1968 for a feature, a 1983 Tom Swift Linda Craig Mystery Hour television pilot, and an episode of George Lucas' Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

"Who Wrote Nancy Drew? Secrets from the Stratemeyer Syndicate Revealed" in Yellowback Library. An listing of all volumes in the Nancy Drew series (1930-1985) produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate identifying specific ghostwriters involved in writing the stories as "Carolyn Keene."

"Suspiciously like Stratemeyer Syndicate series" in Newsboy. A discussion of series books containing characteristics of Stratemeyer Syndicate series not listed in Deidre Johnson's Stratemeyer Pseudonyms and Series Books (1982) citing circumstantial and documented cases of new series that should be classified as Syndicate products.

"Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Stratemeyer Syndicate Revealed" in Yellowback Library. Identification of all ghostwriters writing Hardy Boys books (1927-1985) as "Franklin W. Dixon."

"Who Wrote the Bobbsey Twins? Secrets from the Stratemeyer Syndicate Revealed" in Yellowback Library. All ghostwriters writing Bobbsey Twins books (1904-1985) as "Laura Lee Hope."

"Secret of Box MSS 107; or, What the Nancy Axelrad papers revealed (part 2) - The Axelrad Notebooks" in Newsboy. A summary of Stratemeyer Syndicate ghostwriter identifications, many of which were identified for the first time.

"Tom Swift Books Published by Wanderer and Archway" in Yellowback Library. A discussion of the third and fourth Tom Swift series (both published by Simon and Schuster) with identification of most of the ghostwriters working on the series for the first time.

"Sources of Material on the Stratemeyer Syndicate: Holdings of Papers in University Special Collections" in Yellowback Library. A listing of University special collections with collections of original documents relating to the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

"Secret of Box MSS 107; or, What the Nancy Axelrad papers revealed (part 1)" in Newsboy. A summary of Stratemeyer Syndicate ghostwriter identifications, many of which were identified for the first time.

"Unknown Nancy Drew Edition" in Yellowback Library. Describes an unrecorded variant edition of the eleventh volume of the Nancy Drew series with the third cover art and the second text.

"Mechanics of the Stratemeyer Syndicate as Related to the Tom Swift Series (part 2)" in Newsboy.

"Mechanics of the Stratemeyer Syndicate as Related to the Tom Swift Series (part 1)" in Newsboy. A two-part article, originally presented at the 1990 Popular Culture Association Conference, that describes the internal workings of the Stratemeyer Syndicate and the methods they used to create one of their most popular series. It includes many rare documents used to plan the first two Tom Swift series.

Popular Culture Association National Conference. Area chair for dime novels, pulp magazines, and juvenile series books for 1999-2001. Presented papers at 1990 and 1994-2002 conferences.

Nancy Drew Conference. Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA. Presentated "The Nancy Drew Mythtery Stories." Several papers, including this one, from the conference were published as a book, Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths.

Nancy Drew Sleuths Conference. Pasadena, CA. Two presentations (Syndicate 101 and The Nancy Drew Mythtery Stories). Conference was designed to celebrate the premier of the Nancy Drew film with Emma Roberts.

Nancy Drew Sleuths Conference to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Stratemeyer Syndicate and the 75th Anniversary of the Nancy Drew series. New York City, NY. Two presentations (Edward Stratemeyer's writings and Early Syndicate Illustrators) and tour guide of New Jersey sites important to the Stratemeyer family.

Symposium on Dime Novel and Series Books. Library of Congress. Washington, DC. Session chair.

Modern Language Association National Conference, San Diego, CA.

Series Book Collectors in Earthquake Land Conference, Buena Park, CA. Made presentation on research projects including Yellowback Library Index and Series Book Encyclopedia (in progress).

Nancy Drew Conference, Iowa City, IA.

American Library Association National Conference, New Orleans, LA. Made presentation for ALCTS group on acquiring rare and out-of-print children's books.

Out-of-Print and Antiquarian Book Market Seminar, Denver, CO.

Hess Symposium on Dime Novels and Series Books. University of Minnesota, Walter Library.