New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon

[L Verge]

(05-08-2019 09:09 AM)L Verge Wrote:  I'm sure there must be at least a basic file on David E. George in the Hall Papers at Surratt House. This is a very busy time for us, but we'll try and check to see what background info there is.

I passed a request on to our archivist at the Hall Research Center, and here is her reply:

Oh my goodness….. Mr. Hall has an entire file drawer on David E. George.

Here’s the folders listing:

George-Booth Myth (David E. George binder #1, Oakland University files)
George-Booth Myth (David E. George binder #2, Oakland University files)
George-Booth Myth (David E. George binder #3, Oakland University files)
George-Booth Myth (David E. George binder #1, Oakland University files)
George, David E.
George, David E.--The Black Manuscript--Oakland University
George, David E.--The Hugh B. Ryan Alias
George, David E.--Enid Public Library
George, David E.--The Story of... by Diane McFarlane
George, David E.--Land Transaction
George, David E.--The Mummy
George, David E.--Pictures, Signatures
George, David E.--The Enid Booth Legend by Helen Jo Banks
George, David E., as Booth
George, David E.--Enid Daily Wave
George, David E.--Hoax, Deathbed Confession
George, David E.--Death of S. S.Dumont, Lee Boyd, Dr. R. A. Field
George, David E.--Miscellaneous

Don't expect an immediate report on David E. George as gathered by reputable historians in the field...

The Oakland University files pertain to Henry Ford's investigator, Fred Black, who spent a huge amount of time determining if the mummy was appropriate for the Dearborn museum or was nothing but a hoax. Since the mummy never made it to Dearborn, Michigan, perhaps it is safe to say that Henry Ford "didn't buy it" -- neither the mummy nor the hoax!

May we spare my overworked, part-time archivist the time of compiling an albeit brief summary of the story of David E. George and just "not buy it" ourselves?