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 35 Collections and/or Records:
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William Gates collection of Maya historical documents, 1521-1940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 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.