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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 11 Collections and/or Records:

William Gates collection of Kekchí texts, 1540-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies and typecsripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Kekchí language.

Dates: 1540-1940

William Gates collection of Maya Christian texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of Christian texts in the Maya language.

Dates: 1521-1940

William Gates collection of Maya codices, books of Chilam Balam, and other native texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of codices in the Maya language.

Dates: 1521-1940

William Gates collection of Maya historical documents, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies and typescripts from Gates' collection of historical texts in the Maya language.

Dates: 1521-1940

William Gates collection of Maya texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Maya language.

Dates: 1521-1940

William Gates collection of Opata historical texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series — Box 96: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232492519], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 17 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of historical texts in the Opata language.

Dates: 1521-1940

William Gates collection of Opata texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 17
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Opata language.

Dates: 1521-1940

William Gates collection of Pocomam texts, 1720

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy and a typescript from Gates' collection of texts in the Pocomam language.

Dates: 1720

William Gates collection of Pocomchi texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies and typescripts from Gates' collection of texts in Pocomchí.

Dates: 1521-1940

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