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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 21 Collections and/or Records:

William Gates collection of Otomí source materials, 1605-1751

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 18
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Otomí language.

Dates: 1605-1751
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Popoloca source materials, 1904

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 21
Scope and Contents

Contains a manuscript, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Popoloca language.

Dates: 1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages, 1520-1940

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

Contains source materials, largely photocopies, of numerous Mesoamerican, Central American, and South American Indian languages. All materials were compiled throughout Gates' 1898 to 1940 academic involvement with Mesoamerica.

Dates: 1520-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials

William Gates collection of Tarascan source materials, 1569-1886

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 23
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopies and pamphlets, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tarascan language.

Dates: 1569-1886
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Tojolabal source materials, 1870

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 24
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tojolabal language.

Dates: 1870
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Totonac source materials, 1752-1780

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 25
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Totonac language.

Dates: 1752-1780
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Tzeltal source materials, 1571-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 26
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, manuscripts, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tzeltal language.

Dates: 1571-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Tzotzil source materials, 1550-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 27
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tzotzil language.

Dates: 1550-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Zapotec source materials, 1578-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 28
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Zapotec language.

Dates: 1578-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Zoque source materials, 1672-1733

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 29
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Zoque language.

Dates: 1672-1733
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

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