A too-helpful Fortean.
John J. Graham was a British Fortean who came to the Society in the early 1950s. I have virtually no information on him besides that, a few particulars to specify the generalities, but that is it. He was associated with a Mrs. D. Graham. He had a London address, 44 Arngask Road, Catford, where he preferred his Fortean correspondence to go; and he had an address on the Isle of Man, 11 Upper Church Street, Douglas. The Isle of Man was for some Fortean interest as a home to Gef the Talking Mongoose—otherwise known as the Haunting of Cashen’s Gap—a poltergeist case that was investigated by Harry Price, Hereward Carrington, and Nandor Fodor during the 1930s.
Everything else I know about Graham regards his Fortean activities; he corresponded with the New York office; he corresponded with Eric Frank Russell; he had materials incorporated into Doubt; and he even corresponded with the Natural History Museum in London regarding Fortean topics. All told there are eight letters from him to Russell (plus one from D. Graham); seven letters from Tiffany Thayer to Russell that mention Graham; three mentions of the name Graham own Doubt; and one (extant) letter from Graham to the museum, plus some associated materials, including responses. These run from 1952 to 1957, inclusive.
John J. Graham was a British Fortean who came to the Society in the early 1950s. I have virtually no information on him besides that, a few particulars to specify the generalities, but that is it. He was associated with a Mrs. D. Graham. He had a London address, 44 Arngask Road, Catford, where he preferred his Fortean correspondence to go; and he had an address on the Isle of Man, 11 Upper Church Street, Douglas. The Isle of Man was for some Fortean interest as a home to Gef the Talking Mongoose—otherwise known as the Haunting of Cashen’s Gap—a poltergeist case that was investigated by Harry Price, Hereward Carrington, and Nandor Fodor during the 1930s.
Everything else I know about Graham regards his Fortean activities; he corresponded with the New York office; he corresponded with Eric Frank Russell; he had materials incorporated into Doubt; and he even corresponded with the Natural History Museum in London regarding Fortean topics. All told there are eight letters from him to Russell (plus one from D. Graham); seven letters from Tiffany Thayer to Russell that mention Graham; three mentions of the name Graham own Doubt; and one (extant) letter from Graham to the museum, plus some associated materials, including responses. These run from 1952 to 1957, inclusive.