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Maya Society

 Organization

administrative history

Citation:
NIC files (hdg.: Maya Society; imprint: Maya Society, at the Johns Hopkins University)

LC in RLIN, 8-10-86 (hdg.: Maya Society)

Checklist of Mesoamerican manuscripts, 2003 (Maya Society; est. 1920 in Auburn Hill, Va. by William Gates; dedicated to collection and dissemination of information on Maya languages and culture; published more than twenty publications)

The Maya Society and its work, 1937: p. 3 (est. July 21, 1930 in Washington, D.C.; dedicated to promotion of knowledge and understanding of Indian races of Middle America, past and present, especially the Maya people and their country; publishing and research on topic)

Found in 6 Collections and/or 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

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 9, 1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains an announcement and typescript related to the 1935 publication of Maya Society publication number 9.

Dates: 1935

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

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 14, 1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains a copy of a manuscript and an announcement related to the 1935 publication of Maya Society publication number 14.

Dates: 1935

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 16, 1935

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

Contains a typescript of the publication's introduction, a publication announcement, and a manuscript relating to the 1935 publication of Maya Society publication number 16.

Dates: 1935

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 19, 1937

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 16
Scope and Contents

Contains partial typescript of Maya Society publication no. 19, printers proofs of a document titled "Résumé of the Collection Written by Mr. Gates," and galley prints relating to the 1937 publication of Maya Society publication number 19.

Dates: 1937