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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3644 Collections and/or Records:

Image of William Gates article on conditions in post-revolution Mexico
Image of William Gates article on conditio...

William Gates collected letters and documents, 1564-1912

 File — Box 106: Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233635686], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 10
Scope and Contents Contains the following letters: Daniel G. Brinton to Franklin Peale, April 9, 1870; Letter to Walter Lehmann, January 20, 1912; J.H.B. Hewitt to J.W. Powell, January 23, 1879; S.M. Gay to E.G. Squier, December 28, 1866; Brasseur de Bourbourg to Don Angel Albino Corso, governor of the state of Chiapas, July 29, 1859; Conway Papers, June 7, 1654; Memorandum of an agreement between Mr. Aubin and Mr. Squier, March 4, 1857; Letter to a Mr. Chauvine on the letterhead of the Commission Scientifique...
Dates: 1564-1912
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates ethnohistorical materials in European languages

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 / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Cakchiquel source materials, 1521-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains numerous photocopies, manuscripts, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Cakchiquel language.

Dates: 1521-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Cakchiquel texts, 1556-1685

 Sub-Series — Box 103: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197235230213], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Cakchiquel language.

Dates: 1556-1685
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Chiapanec texts, 1630-1821

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Chiapanec language.

Dates: 1630-1821
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Chinantec texts, 1730

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies from Gates' collection of texts in the Chinantec language.

Dates: 1730
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

William Gates collection of Cholti source materials, 1685-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains numerous photocopies, notebooks, manuscripts, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Cholti language.

Dates: 1685-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Chortí source materials, 1892-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, notes, and typescripts, compiled by Gates between 1898 and 1940, of source materials in the Chortí language.

Dates: 1892-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of Mesoamerican source materials / William Gates collection of source materials on grammars and vocabularies of native languages

William Gates collection of Cuicatec texts, 1780

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 9 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy from Gates' collection of text in the Cuicatec language.

Dates: 1780
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Gates papers / William Gates collection of texts in native languages

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