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Gates, William, 1863-1940

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1863 - 1940

Biographical History

William Gates (1863-1940) was an author, linguist, archaeologist, collector, publisher, museum director, and president of the Maya Society.

Citation:
His Rural education in Mexico and the Indian problem, 1935: t.p. (William Gates)

LC in RLIN, 2-26-87 (hdg.: Gates, William Edmond, 1863-1940; usage: William Gates)

Weeks, J.M. Mesoamerican ethnohistory in United States libraries, c1990: t.p. (William E. Gates) p. 9, etc. (b. 12-8-1863; grad. of Johns Hopkins Univ.; owned printing business 1887-1905; became collector of Mesoamerican historical & linguistic mss.; d. 4-24-40 in Baltimore)

Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:

William Gates collection of Mazahua source materials, 1550-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1550-1940

William Gates collection of Mazahua texts, 1637-1683

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Mazahua language.

Dates: 1637-1683

William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials, 1593-1924

 Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains sales catalogs of Gates' collection of Mesoamerican manuscripts and source materials as well as 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: 1593-1924

William Gates collection of Mixe source materials, 1870-1901

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy and a letter, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Mixe language.

Dates: 1870-1901

William Gates collection of Mixe texts, 1729-1733

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Mixe language.

Dates: 1729-1733

William Gates collection of Mixtec source materials, 1593-1800

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 16
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1593-1800

William Gates collection of Mixtec texts, 1568-1719

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Mixtec language.

Dates: 1568-1719

William Gates collection of Nahuatl Christian texts, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 16 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1521-1940

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 source materials, 1547-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 17
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1547-1940