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 3 Collections and/or Records:
William Gates photographs of Peru and Ecuador, 1860-1930
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 11 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents
Contains stereographs and photographs of people, places, and objects from Peru and Ecuador.
Dates:
1860-1930
William Gates photographs, postcards, and other material, approximately 1860-1960
Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 11
Scope and Contents
Collection includes photographs, postcards, stereographs, tintypes, glass negatives and positives, lantern slides, and negatives. Includes images of South American archaeological sites and peoples, some of which were taken by E. & H. Anthony.
Dates:
approximately 1860-1960
William Gates photographs unrelated to Latin America, approximately 1898-1940
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 11 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs and postcards taken in various places in North America and Europe.
Dates:
approximately 1898-1940