Maya Society
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 8 Collections and/or Records:
Maya Society draft materials for publication no. 2, 1932
Contains drawings and a typescript related to the 1932 publication of Maya Society publication number 2.
Maya Society print materials, 1920-1940
Contains various print materials relating to the images (printing plates, photostats, proofs, and oversized drawings) used in Maya Society publications from the years 1930 to 1940.
Maya Society proposed publication no. 5, 1930-1940
Contains a drawing of an unidentified codex produced for Maya Society publication no. 5.
Maya Society proposed publication no. 22, 1930-1940
Contains drawings relating to the once-proposed Maya Society publication number 22 to be published in 1939.
Maya Society Quarterly, 1931-1932
Contains a mock-up, drawings and graphics, manuscripts, and galley prints related to the Maya Society Quarterly, a 1931-1932 project that predates the Maya Society's most common practice of periodic publishing of Mesoamerican studies.
William Gates collection of Nahuatl codices, picture manuscripts, and historical texts, approximately 1521-1940
Contains photocopies and manuscripts from Gates' collection of codices, picture manuscripts, and historical texts in the Nahuatl language.
William Gates collection of Nahuatl texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Nahuatl language.
William Gates maps, drawings, and other material, 1890-1940
Contains a book on ancient mexican art, as well as maps and drawings of various ruins.