I don’t make a habit of writing up Forteans on whom I can find no information. To this point—independent of what’s here—I’ve come across 18 names in Doubt that I cannot track. I maintain a file on them, and check their names against new information that comes in; so far have found no reliable material on them. In Fortean terms, they are damned: forgotten, untethered.
The curse also works—since I’d love to know more about them, but have found nothing reliable. Nonetheless, I’ve chosen to write them up for two reasons. First, they were very active (most of those I have not tracked have only one or two mentions in Doubt) and so help to make sense of the movement. Second, they go against the general trend seen so far of Forteans being active in the forties, then dropping out. These four started in the forties and continued their involvement with the Society deep into the 1950s.
The curse also works—since I’d love to know more about them, but have found nothing reliable. Nonetheless, I’ve chosen to write them up for two reasons. First, they were very active (most of those I have not tracked have only one or two mentions in Doubt) and so help to make sense of the movement. Second, they go against the general trend seen so far of Forteans being active in the forties, then dropping out. These four started in the forties and continued their involvement with the Society deep into the 1950s.