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Maya Society

 Organization

administrative history

Citation:
NIC files (hdg.: Maya Society; imprint: Maya Society, at the Johns Hopkins University)

LC in RLIN, 8-10-86 (hdg.: Maya Society)

Checklist of Mesoamerican manuscripts, 2003 (Maya Society; est. 1920 in Auburn Hill, Va. by William Gates; dedicated to collection and dissemination of information on Maya languages and culture; published more than twenty publications)

The Maya Society and its work, 1937: p. 3 (est. July 21, 1930 in Washington, D.C.; dedicated to promotion of knowledge and understanding of Indian races of Middle America, past and present, especially the Maya people and their country; publishing and research on topic)

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

William Gates collection of Chocho source materials, 1700-1800

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains a manuscript, collected by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Choco language.

Dates: 1700-1800
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Cholti source materials, 1685-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains numerous photocopies, notebooks, manuscripts, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Cholti language.

Dates: 1685-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Chortí source materials, 1892-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, notes, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Chortí language.

Dates: 1892-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Cuicatec texts, 1780

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy from Gates' collection of text in the Cuicatec language.

Dates: 1780
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Cuna source materials, 1883

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Cuna language.

Dates: 1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Cuna texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy of a Christian text from Gates' collection of text in the Cuna language.

Dates: 1521-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Hegue source materials, 1898

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Hegue language.

Dates: 1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Huastec texts, 1600-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a typescript from Gates' collection of text in the Huastec language.

Dates: 1600-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Kekchí source materials, 1554-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains numerous photocopies and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Kekchí language.

Dates: 1554-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Kekchí texts, 1540-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies and typecsripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Kekchí language.

Dates: 1540-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

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