Catalogs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials, 1593-1924
Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1593-1924
William Gates collection of sales catalogs, 1924
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains catalogs related to the late 1920s sale of portions of William Gates' collection of Mesoamerican language source materials.
Dates:
1924
William Gates papers on collecting activities, 1898-1940
Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains items related to the collecting activities of William Gates during the years 1898 to 1940, including book lists, bibliographies, book orders, and a catalog of purchased books, all of which being related to his research of Mesoamerican language groups.
Dates:
1898-1940