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Gates, William, 1863-1940

 Person

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 100 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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

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

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

William Gates collection of Huastec source materials, 1767-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1767-1940

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

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

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