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Manuscripts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3576 Collections and/or Records:

Maya fragments, 1757

 File — Box 74: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232492246], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy of an eight page manuscript containing doctrine in Maya, with sections titled "El Ave Maria, Los Articulos de la Fe Son Catorce, Los Sacramentos," and other sections in Maya. Contains a one page fragment of a book titled "Ah Xoc." Contains also one page of a manuscript dated 1757.

Dates: 1757
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages / William Gates collection of Maya texts / William Gates collection of Maya Christian texts

Maya grammar fragment, approximately 1521-1940

 Item — Box 103: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232492592], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 3 Item 12
Dates: approximately 1521-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages / William Gates collection of Maya texts / William Gates collection of Maya historical documents

Maya plant names , 1933

 Item — Box 28: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232491792], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 19 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains a bound, typed manuscript by Gates titled "Maya Plant Names." Manuscript is condensed from original Gaumer list, motul, Osado, Dondé, Cuevas, Album Carmelita, and Roys.

Dates: 1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records / Maya Society unpublished material / William Gates collection on Maya medical literature

Maya plant names

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS279_S6_SS19_SSS8_B28_F8
Dates: 1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 15, 1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains two manuscripts and a publication announcement relating to the 1935 publication of Maya Society publication number 15.

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

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 20, 1937

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 17
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, typescripts, galley proofs, announcements, and reviews relating to the 1937 publication of Maya Society publication number 20.

Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records

Maya Society photocopy of transcription and translation of Yucatan tax list, 1549-1551

 Item — Box 27: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232491784], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 19 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy of the transcription and translation of the transcription of "Tax List of the Province of Yucatan, 1549-1551."

Dates: Publication: 1549-1551
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records / Maya Society unpublished material / Maya Society proposed publication no. 6

Maya Society photocopy of transcription and translation of Yucatan tax list

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS279_S6_SS19_SSS2_B27_F9
Dates: 1549-1551
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Maya Society printer's manuscript with illustrations for publication no. 20, 1937

 Item — Box 26: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232491776], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 17
Scope and Contents

Contains printer's manuscript of Landa's "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest" with illustrations inserted.

Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / Maya Society records / Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 20

Maya Society printer's manuscript with illustrations for publication no. 20

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS279_S6_SS17_B26_F13
Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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