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Walter Ashlin Fairservis, Jr. Born February 17, 1921 - died July 12, 1994

Walter Fairservis was a distinguished archaeologist and anthropologist, noted for his expeditions to Afghanistan, sites of the Harappan peoples in Pakistan, and at Hierakonpolis, Egypt. He was a long-time research associate of the American Museum of Natural History where he headed the Gardner Stout Hall of Asian Peoples (opened in 1980). As a university professor,he taught at New York University, the University of Washington, and for the last 25 years of his career at Vassar College. His many writings included some 25 books including "Asia: Traditions and Treasures," "Costumes of the East," and scholarly books on early Asian civilizations. He had a lifelong love of theatre, inherited from his actress mother, Edith Yeager, and wrote more than thirty plays. He was a founding member of the Center Spot Players (Bronxville, New York) and East-West Fusion Theatre (Sharon, Connecticut) and was a producer for many years at The Sharon Playhouse (Sharon, Connecticut).

Citations to include: New York Times (97 entries) Vassar College Library and Archives, Walter Fairservis Papers JSTOR.org scholarly articles