14 Facts About Spencer MacCallum

Spencer Heath McCallum, commonly known as Spencer MacCallum, was an American anthropologist, business consultant and author.

Spencer MacCallum was especially noted for his discovery of the pottery of the town of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Spencer MacCallum specialized in studying the life, culture and stateless society of Northwest Coast Indians.

Spencer MacCallum was for many years an active researcher and lecturer for academic and business clients.

Spencer MacCallum was a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute.

Spencer MacCallum shared his grandfather's interest in multi-tenant properties where developers lease properties and are responsible for providing community services, thereby replacing the functions traditionally provided by the state.

In 1971, Werner Stiefel of Stiefel Laboratories commissioned Spencer MacCallum to write a master lease form for Operation Atlantis, a project designed to create a new voluntary nation in international waters.

In 2005, Spencer MacCallum edited and published The Law of the Somalis by Michael van Notten.

In 1976, Spencer MacCallum discovered artisan Juan Quezada, who soon became the leader of the now-thriving pottery movement located in Mata Ortiz, a small town near the ancient Paquime ruins in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

Spencer MacCallum's efforts helped the pottery win acceptance as a contemporary art form and a legitimate folk art.

Spencer MacCallum lived in nearby Casas Grandes and played a key role in Mata Ortiz affairs.

Additionally, Spencer MacCallum had assisted archaeological investigations in the region by providing a compound to serve as quarters and lab space.

Spencer MacCallum hosted writers and artists at his properties in Casas Grandes.

Spencer MacCallum writes that proprietary leasehold communities provide an optimal incentive system for communities by internalizing externalities and solving many of the coordination and cooperation problems that plague contemporary societies.