Name/Title
Frank Merriwell and the fiction of All-American boyhoodEntry/Object ID
WHC 2023.49Description
Frank Merriwell and the fiction of All-American boyhood : the progressive era creation of the schoolboy sports story / Ryan K. Anderson.
Gilbert Patten, writing as Burt L. Standish, made a career of generating twenty-thousand-word stories featuring the fictional Frank Merriwell, student athlete.
"Blends social and cultural history, with the history of business, gender, and sport, along with a general examination of childhood and youth in a study of how a fictional character was used to promote a homogeneous "normal" American boyhood rooted in an assumed pecking order of class, race, and gender" -- Worldcat.
Includes bibliographical references and index, including a list of the works of GIlbert Patten.
Physical Description: Paperback, 6x9", 320 pp.Collection
Gilbert Patten CollectionCataloged By
Ken GrossAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2023.49Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
All-American, Sports, Tip Top WeeklyBook Details
Author
Anderson, Ryan K.Date Published
2015Call No.
LA 810.93 AndLocation
Location
Building
Gilbert Patten Collection: glass case, rightCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
GoodDate Examined
Dec 19, 2023Examined By
Ken GrossRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gilbert PattenPerson or Organization
BUrt L. StandishPerson or Organization
Frank MerriwellPerson or Organization
Ryan K. AndersonGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Ken Gross
Status Date: 2023-12-19Created By
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December 19, 2023Updated By
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October 27, 2025