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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Maya Society Quarterly, 1931-1932
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1931-1932
William Gates collection of Nahuatl codices, picture manuscripts, and historical texts, approximately 1521-1940
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 16 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains photocopies and manuscripts from Gates' collection of codices, picture manuscripts, and historical texts in the Nahuatl language.
Dates:
approximately 1521-1940
William Gates collection of Nahuatl texts, 1521-1940
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 16
Scope and Contents
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Nahuatl language.
Dates:
1521-1940
William Gates maps, drawings, and other material, 1890-1940
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 30
Scope and Contents
Contains a book on ancient mexican art, as well as maps and drawings of various ruins.
Dates:
1890-1940