William Gates collection of texts in native languages, 1521-1940
Scope and Contents
Contains photocopies, typescripts, manuscripts, and notes of texts collected by Gates in various Mesoamerican languages.
Dates
- Creation: 1521-1940
Creator
- Gates, William, 1863-1940 (creator, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English, Spanish, French, and Native American languages.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from William Gates papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William Gates (1863-1940) was an author, linguist, archaeologist, collector, publisher, museum director, and president of the Maya Society.
Extent
328 folders
Arrangement
Arranged in thirty subseries: 1. Achagua texts. 2. Cakchiquel texts. 3. Chiapanec texts. 4. Chinantec texts. 5. Cuicatec texts. 6. Cuna texts. 7. Huastec texts. 8. Kekchi texts. 9. Latin texts. 10. Mam texts. 11. Maya texts. 12. Matlatzinca texts. 13. Mazahua texts. 14. Mixe texts. 15. Mixtec texts. 16. Nahuatl texts. 17. Opata texts. 18. Otomi texts. 19. Pocomam texts. 20. Pocomchi texts. 21. Quiche texts. 22. Spanish texts. 23. Tarascan texts. 24. Tzeltal texts. 25. Tzotzil texts. 26. Tzutuhil texts. 27. Zapotec texts. 28. Zoque texts. 29. Unidentified texts. 30. Maps, drawings, and other material.
Subject
- Maya Society (Organization)
- Gates, William, 1863-1940 -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Central America -- Languages
- Central America -- Languages -- History -- Sources
- Central America -- Research
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States