Patricia Bravender Collection

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Patricia Bravender Collection

Digital bookplate for the Patricia Bravender Collection

Donated to the Mardigian Library The University of Michigan-Dearborn © Image courtesy of The Nancy Drew Sleuths

Patricia Bravender's donation to the Mardigian Library's Juvenile Historic Collection includes many titles by Carolyn Keene, the author of the Nancy Drew series. Her gift also includes Kay Tracey, Melody Lane Mystery Stories, Five Little Peppers and The Bobbsey Twins and several titles in the Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon.

This generous gift greatly enhances the Juvenile Historic Collection in both number and richness.

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