Name/Title
Tip Top WeeklyEntry/Object ID
WHC 2013.11Description
Collection of Tip Top Weekly published by Gilbert Patten under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. Tip Top Weekly was a magazine, published by Street & Smith, which ran for more than 800 issues. It began April 19, 1896 with an August 12, 1912 title change to New Tip Top Weekly. Promoted as "an ideal publication for American Youth," this magazine featured several fictional heroes but was mainly devoted to the ongoing adventures of student Frank Merriwell, who began at a fictional New England academy and then moved on to Yale. Adept in sports, Merriwell eventually became an international adventurer.
Arranged chronologically in folders in 17 boxes as follows: Tip Top Weekly 1896-1912, No. 1-850 located in Boxes 1-14. The New Tip Top Weekly (August 1912- March 1915), no. 1-136 are located in Boxes 15-17.Collection
Gilbert Patten CollectionCataloged By
Heather BilodeauAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2013.11Source or Donor
Camden Public LibraryAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
SerialNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Frank MerriwellPublication Details
Author
Standish, Burt L.Publisher
Street & SmithDate Published
1896 - 1915Publication Language
EnglishLocation
Location
Room
Storage RoomBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Heather BilodeauInventoried Date
Apr 20, 2013Condition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Apr 20, 2013Examined By
Heather BilodeauRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Patten, GilbertPerson or Organization
Standish, Burt L.General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Bilodeau
Status Date: 2013-04-20Created By
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April 20, 2013Updated By
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October 27, 2025
