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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 88 Collections and/or Records:

Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 1, 1931

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains draft materials for the 1931 publication of Maya Society publication number 1, including a typed manuscript, printer's dummies, early drafts, galley proofs, a printer's proof, and a paste-up.

Dates: 1931

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

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

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

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. 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

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

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