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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 122 Collections and/or Records:

William Gates collection of Otomí source materials, 1605-1751

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 18
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1605-1751
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 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 Otomí texts, 1507-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 18
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Otomí language.

Dates: 1507-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Pocomam source materials, 1867-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1867-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 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 Pocomam texts, 1720

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy and a typescript from Gates' collection of texts in the Pocomam language.

Dates: 1720
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Pocomchi texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies and typescripts from Gates' collection of texts in Pocomchí.

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

William Gates collection of Pokomchi source materials, 1550-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1550-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 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 Popoloca source materials, 1904

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 21
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 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 Quiché Christian texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 21 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of Christian texts in Quiché.

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

William Gates collection of Quiché source materials, 1550-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 22
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1550-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 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 Quiché texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 21
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, manuscripts, and typescripts from Gates' collection of Popul Vuh-related texts and Christian texts in Quiché.

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

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