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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 13 Collections and/or Records:

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 13, 1938

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, paste-ups, galley proofs, and a review related to the 1938 publication of Maya Society publication number 13.

Dates: 1938

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 22, 1939

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 18
Scope and Contents

Contains a paste-up, manuscripts, maps, and notes relating to the 1939 publication of Maya Society publication number 22.

Dates: 1939

Maya Society unpublished drafts and proofs , 1930-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 19 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains an article, a printers proof, and translation of unpublished materials from the Maya Society unassociated with particular proposals. Materials date from between approximately 1930 and 1940.

Dates: 1930-1940

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 Maya source materials, 1550-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1550-1940

William Gates collection of texts in native languages, 1521-1940

 Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, typescripts, manuscripts, and notes of texts collected by Gates in various Mesoamerican languages.

Dates: 1521-1940

William Gates collection on Maya medical literature, 1930-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 19 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains plant lists, classifications of ailments, Maya medical vocabulary, and notes relating to Gates' 1930-1940 study of Maya medical literature.

Dates: 1930-1940

William Gates glyph studies, 1898-1940

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

Contains hand-written, typed, and photographic notes on various Mesoamerican codices and glyphs in addition to an extensive card file for glyph identification. The notes were compiled by Gates both in the field and in California and Baltimore between the years 1898 and 1940.

Dates: 1898-1940

William Gates institutional affiliations, 1912-1940

 Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains writings related to Gates' institutional affiliations with the Aryan Theosophical Society, the San Diego Museum, and the Department of Middle American Research at Tulane University. While his work with the Department of Middle American Research at Tulane University was directly related to the study of Mesoamerica, Gates' affiliations with the Aryan Theosophical Society and the San Diego Museum were not related to the study of Mesoamerica.

Dates: 1912-1940

William Gates Mesoamerican astrology and calendric studies, 1898-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 3 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains notes on Mesoamerican astrology and calindrics compiled by Gates between the years 1898 and 1940.

Dates: 1898-1940