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Central America -- Research

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

William Gates collection of Achagua texts, 1700-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains a photographic reproduction of a grammar and vocabulary in Achagua.

Dates: 1700-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of texts in native languages, 1521-1940

 Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies, typescripts, manuscripts, and notes of texts collected by Gates in various Mesoamerican languages.

Dates: 1521-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers

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