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Edgar H. Suter manuscripts

 Collection — Folder: S1312
Identifier: S1312

Scope and Contents

This collection includes two typed manuscripts, "Stalin's Most Monstrous Methods" and "Most Miraculous Maniac: Abdication Mystery Solved at Last," written by Edgar H. Suter in 1949 under the pen name, Told Bold. Suffering from mental illness, Suter wrote about what he saw as the "secret-hidden phases of World Wars I and II and events leading up to both." In the second manuscript, he is the "Most Miraculous Maniac" or M.M.M.

Dates

  • 1949

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

Edgar H. Suter was born on January 17, 1895 in Kokomo, Indiana to Charles and May Suter. He served with the Aero Squadron No. 229 during World War I. In 1930, he was a resident of St. Elizabeths, a psychiatric hospital in Washington D.C., and later was transferred to the Veteran's hospital in Marion, Indiana with a diagnosis of Dementia Precox, paranoid type. In 1949, he was living at the Barton Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana and passed away the following year on September 29, 1950.

Sources:

Ancestry.com. "Edgar H. Suter." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 27, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.

Ancestry.com. "Edgar H. Suter." Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed July 27, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.

Ancestry.com. "Edgar H. Suter." U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938. Accessed July 27, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Steve and Alice Canup on 2018/04/24.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2018/07/30 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/07/30 by Laura Eliason.
Title
Edgar H. Suter manuscripts
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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