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 36 Collections and/or Records:
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William Gates collection of Maya historical documents, 1521-1940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 Mazahua texts, 1637-1683
Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Mazahua language.
William Gates collection of Mixe texts, 1729-1733
Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Mixe language.
William Gates collection of Mixtec texts, 1568-1719
Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Mixtec language.
William Gates collection of Nahuatl Christian texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of Christian texts in the Nahuatl language.
William Gates collection of Nahuatl codices, picture manuscripts, and historical texts, approximately 1521-1940
Contains photocopies and manuscripts from Gates' collection of codices, picture manuscripts, and historical texts in the Nahuatl language.
William Gates collection of Nahuatl texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of texts in the Nahuatl 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.