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Manuscripts, approximately 1521-1940

 File — Box: 116, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 10
Dates: approximately 1521-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates ethnohistorical materials in European languages

William Gates chart of day names in Mesoamerican languages, 1933

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 3 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains a comparative chart of the day names in Maya, Quiché, Pokonchi, Aztec, and Zapotec with English language translation. See also Gates' notebook in Box 13 folder 1. Also contains an unrelated typed document titled "Outline of Maya History."

Dates: 1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates research notes / William Gates Mesoamerican astrology and calendric studies

William Gates notes on comparative vocabularies, approximately 1898-1940

 File — Box: 18, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains hand-written and typed notes on comparative vocabularies.

Dates: approximately 1898-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates research notes / William Gates Mesoamerican language studies

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