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 11 Collections and/or Records:
William Gates collection of Cakchiquel source materials, 1521-1940
Contains numerous photocopies, manuscripts, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Cakchiquel language.
William Gates collection of Cuna source materials, 1883
Contains a photocopy, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Cuna language.
William Gates collection of Kekchí source materials, 1554-1940
Contains numerous photocopies and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Kekchí language.
William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials, 1593-1924
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.
William Gates collection of Pocomam source materials, 1867-1940
Contains photocopies and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Pocomam language.
William Gates collection of Pokomchi source materials, 1550-1940
Contains manuscripts and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Otomí language.
William Gates collection of Quiché source materials, 1550-1940
Contains numerous manuscripts, typescripts, and photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Quiché language.
William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages, 1520-1940
Contains 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.
William Gates glyph studies, 1898-1940
Contains hand-written, typed, and photographic notes on various Mesoamerican codices and glyphs in addition to an extensive card file for glyph identification. The notes were compiled by Gates both in the field and in California and Baltimore between the years 1898 and 1940.
William Gates maps, drawings, and other material, 1890-1940
Contains a book on ancient mexican art, as well as maps and drawings of various ruins.