Gates, William, 1863-1940
Dates
- Existence: 1863 - 1940
Biographical History
William Gates (1863-1940) was an author, linguist, archaeologist, collector, publisher, museum director, and president of the Maya Society.
Citation:
His Rural education in Mexico and the Indian problem, 1935: t.p. (William Gates)LC in RLIN, 2-26-87 (hdg.: Gates, William Edmond, 1863-1940; usage: William Gates)
Weeks, J.M. Mesoamerican ethnohistory in United States libraries, c1990: t.p. (William E. Gates) p. 9, etc. (b. 12-8-1863; grad. of Johns Hopkins Univ.; owned printing business 1887-1905; became collector of Mesoamerican historical & linguistic mss.; d. 4-24-40 in Baltimore)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
William Gates collection of Quiché Christian texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of Christian texts in Quiché.
William Gates collection of Quiché texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, manuscripts, and typescripts from Gates' collection of Popul Vuh-related texts and Christian texts in Quiché.
William Gates collection on the Popul Vuh, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, manuscripts, and typescripts from Gates' collection of Popul Vuh-related texts in Quiché.
William Gates writings on the Middle American Research Institute, approximately 1922-1924
Contains notes, reports, and other materials related to Gates' work with the Department of Middle American Research at Tulane University. Includes information on the history and archaeology of Guatemala, as well as to the contemporary situation in the region. Most prevalent are documents relating to Tulane's 1925 agricultural survey of the Southern Mexican state of Tabasco. Materials date from between approximately 1920 and 1926.