Gates, William, 1863-1940
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 13 Collections and/or Records:
William Gates collection of Huastec texts, 1600-1900
Contains a typescript from Gates' collection of text in the Huastec language.
William Gates collection of Kekchí texts, 1540-1940
Contains photocopies and typecsripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Kekchí language.
William Gates collection of Maya Christian texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of Christian texts in the Maya language.
William Gates collection of Maya codices, books of Chilam Balam, and other native texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of codices in the Maya language.
William Gates collection of Maya historical documents, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies and typescripts from Gates' collection of historical texts in the Maya language.
William Gates collection of Maya texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Maya language.
William Gates collection of Opata historical texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of historical texts in the Opata language.
William Gates collection of Opata texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Opata language.
William Gates collection of Pocomam texts, 1720
Contains a photocopy and a typescript from Gates' collection of texts in the Pocomam language.
William Gates collection of Pocomchi texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies and typescripts from Gates' collection of texts in Pocomchí.