During 2026, I am putting together this website to preserve my father's publications, and other things. I'll be updating from time-to-time as I get thru the remaining files - its been ongoing more than 25 years and now finally coming to the end of it. If you want to be updated, please let me know.
Contact me - Dave - at rdavemail-katunob@yahoo.com.
 Investigating surface artifacts in Sonora, Mexico (1955) |
 On the way to La Quemada in Zacatecas, Mexico (1955) (Chicomostoc - the mythical origin place of the Aztecs.) |
George Emory Fay (1927-2015) was an American Anthropologist / Archaeologist / Professor interested in a wide variety of areas: Mexico-Mesoamerica / American Indians / European Archeology.
He studied at University of Missouri (A.B. 1948), University of Michigan (M.A. 1951), University of New Mexico (grad), and Interamerican University in Mexico (Ph. D. 1965). Much of his professional library was gifted to Univisity of Michigan Anthropology Department in 2005-ish.
He taught at Southern State College (now University of South Arkansas) from 1955-62, Wisconson State University 1962-66 (now University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh) and Colorado State College (later University of Northern Colorado) from 1966-92.
 Teaching an Anthropolgy class at SSC in the 1950-60's (I think?) |
Archaeologically his focus was primarily in Northern/Western Coastal Mexico - traveling 20 times between 1953 and 1974 - Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Durango, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, etc. He was affiliated with the Instituto Interamericano in Denton Texas (under Prof. Carl Compton), and the Museum de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico. He often brought student groups to Mexico.
His major life project was a series of mimeographed anthropolgy publications, started in 1953, which he carried with him to the instututions he worked at. He affliated his publications with these insitutions, however most of the work he did on his own. This was his passion for much of his life. The publications activities were mainly closed in 1986, after which he brought all the remaining materials home, however for health reasons he didn't continue much further after retirement in 1992. Some of the publications in progress at the end never got completed and were lost during the many moves and business dismantling.
Mimeographing was an early publishing technology, while not as slick as formal book publishing, it allowed small-scale publishing to be carried out affordably. This work fiilled a nitch at the time, when most institutions couldn't afford other publishing activity at all. Many people utilized his publications. (Now-a-days such an effort might be by Internet blog or website.)
This site has these publications and other information he produced that we still have available. Maybe this information can be useful for people.
There are still some 4000 hard copies of various publications available for any that desire them, in the old-style mimeograph format. Publications which we have stock are marked "available", those that we have only a master copy but no stock available are marked "no stock" and those which we do not even have a master copy are marked "missing". If anyone has any copies marked "missing", we would like to obtain one - Thanks ! There are also a few which have missing pages which we don't have - if anyone does we would be grateful. Contact us at rdavemail-katunob@yahoo.com.
Also, we have also been scanning them and cleaning up to preserve for future availability.
 Mimeograph machine used for printing publications (1963) |
 Assembling publications by hand (1963) |
P/S If anyone needs a 1950-60's memeograph machine, a 1970's electronic stencil maker, and unused old-stock memeograph supplies, we still have these available for a lucky buyer (likely available in late 2026-27)!
P/S/S. We will be in the process of passing along the remainder of his professional library, plus Mexico and other related materials. If you may be interested please send me an email and I'll add you to the mailing list as things become ready. Probably through 2026/27.
| David Fay | ||
| rdavemail-katunob@yahoo.com. |