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Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 2, 1932

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains drawings and a typescript related to the 1932 publication of Maya Society publication number 2.

Dates: 1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 6, 1935

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

Contains photocopies of the Maguey manuscripts used in the 1935 publication of the Maya Society publication number 6.

Dates: 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 7, 1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains documents related to the 1935 publication of Maya Society publication number 7, including positive prints of the manuscript, a typescript of the publication's introduction, a printed announcement of publication, and a printed article and later comments regarding the disputed authenticity of the manuscript, which is now accepted as a forgery.

Dates: 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 8, 1935

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

Contains an announcement, typescripts, and positive prints related to the 1935 publication of Maya Society publication number 8.

Dates: 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 11, 1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains an announcement and photographs related to the 1935 publication of Maya Society publication number 11.

Dates: 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records

Maya Society proposed publication no. 5, 1930-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 19 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains a drawing of an unidentified codex produced for Maya Society publication no. 5.

Dates: 1930-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records / Maya Society unpublished material

William Gates collection of Cakchiquel source materials, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1521-1940
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 Chiapaneca source materials, 1691-1898

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

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

Dates: 1691-1898
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 Chinantec source materials, 1860

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1860
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 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

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