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 37 Collections and/or Records:
William Gates collection of Tzotzil texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies and typescripts of Christian-related texts from Gates' collecton of texts in the Tzotzil language.
William Gates collection of Tzutuhil texts, 1605-1635
Contains photocopies of Christian-related texts from Gates' collection of texts in the Tzutuhil language.
William Gates collection of unidentified texts, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies and a typescript of unidentified texts from Gates' collection of texts in native languages.
William Gates collection of Zapotec texts, 1567-1882
Contains photocopies and a typescript of Christian-related texts from Gates' collection of texts in the Zapotec language.
William Gates collection of Zoque texts, 1696-1709
Contains photocopies of Christian texts from Gates' collection of texts in the Zoque language.
William Gates ethnohistorical materials in European languages, 1521-1940
Contains photocopies, typescripts, and manuscripts from Gates' collection of ethnohistorical materials in European languages, primarily Spanish with some German and English texts.
William Gates writings on the Middle American Research Institute, approximately 1922-1924
Contains notes, reports, and other materials related to Gates' work with the Department of Middle American Research at Tulane University. Includes information on the history and archaeology of Guatemala, as well as to the contemporary situation in the region. Most prevalent are documents relating to Tulane's 1925 agricultural survey of the Southern Mexican state of Tabasco. Materials date from between approximately 1920 and 1926.