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 33 Collections and/or Records:
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 sales catalogs, 1924
Contains catalogs related to the late 1920s sale of portions of William Gates' collection of Mesoamerican language source materials.
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 collection of Tarascan source materials, 1569-1886
Contains a photocopies and pamphlets, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tarascan language.
William Gates collection of Tojolabal source materials, 1870
Contains a photocopy, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tojolabal language.
William Gates collection of Totonac source materials, 1752-1780
Contains photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Totonac language.
William Gates collection of Tzeltal source materials, 1571-1940
Contains photocopies, manuscripts, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tzeltal language.
William Gates collection of Tzotzil source materials, 1550-1940
Contains photocopies and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Tzotzil language.
William Gates collection of Zapotec source materials, 1578-1940
Contains a photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Zapotec language.
William Gates collection of Zoque source materials, 1672-1733
Contains photocopies, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source material in the Zoque language.