George S. (Smith) May

Born: 11/17/1924   Ironwood , MI
Died: 10/17/2003
Parents: Eslie W. May, Louise May
Spouse: Tish May
Children: Sally Stinedurf (stepdaughter)
Address(es):
Last known address:
Holland , MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
War 1812 : the United States and Great Britain at Mackinac, 1812-1815
- Second revised edition. Originally published, 1962.
History , Michigan Adult Mackinac Island, Mich. : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 2004
The Automobile Industry, 1896-1920 History Adult New York : Facts on File 1990
Michigan: An Illustrated History of the Great Lakes State Michigan History Adult Northridge, CA : Windsor Publications. Inc. 1987
R.E. Olds: Auto Industry Pioneer Biography Adult Grand Rapids : Eerdmans 1977
A Most Unique Machine: The Michigan Origins of the American Automobile Industry
- Republished in Research sources in Michigan : lumbering, labor, state politics, early auto industry. Lansing : Michigan Archival Association, 1983.
Michigan History Adult Grand Rapids : Eerdmans 1974 -1975
A Michigan Reader: 11,000 B.C. to A.D. 1865
- Edited by George S. May [and] Herbert J. Brinks.
Michigan History Adult Grand Rapids : W. B. Eerdmans 1974
Pictorial History of Michigan: The Early Years Michigan History Adult Grand Rapids, Eerdmans Pub. Co. 1967 -1969
Pictorial History of Michigan: The Later Years Michigan History Adult Grand Rapids, Eerdmans Pub. Co. 1967 -1969
Michigan Civil War Monuments: "Let Their Memories Be Cherished" History , Michigan Adult Lansing, MI : Michigan Civil War Centennial Observance Commission 1965
Michigan and the Civil War Years, 1860-1866 History , Michigan Adult Lansing, Mich. : Michigan Civil War Centennial Observance Commission 1964 -1966
Miscellananeous Problems
- Contributor,
Michigan Adult Lansing, MI : Michigan Constitutional Convention Preparatory Commission 1961
Michigan Civil War History: An Annotated Bibliography
- Editor with James M. Babcock [and others]
Michigan History Adult Detroit : Wayne State University Press 1961
James Strang's Ancient and Modern Michilimackinac, Including an Account of the Controversy Between Mackinac and the Mormons
- Editor. "Reprinted from the original edition of 1854, with an introduction, appendix, notes, and illustrations added."
Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Michigan : W.S. Woodfill 1959
Historic Michigan : a guide to Michigan's official state markers. Michigan , Travel Adult Lansing, Mich. : Michigan Historical Commission 1958
Other works:
- Articles in New Leader, Michigan State Bar Journal, Michigan Christian Advocate, and others. Pamphlets published by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission and Michigan Historical Commission.
Non Fiction Adult

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Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Olivet College Olivet , MI 1969

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Professor Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti , MI 1968 -1988
Associate Professor Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti , MI 1966 -1968
Editor Michigan History Magazine Lansing , MI 1965 -1966
Research Archivist, Editor 1958 -1966
Historic sites specialist Michigan Historical Commission Lansing , MI 1956 -1958
Research Associate State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa City 1954 -1956
Instructor Allegheny College Meadville 1948 -1950

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The George S. May Papers are housed at the Eastern Michigan University Archives.

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