Digital Collections
William Gates Papers
A variety of materials relating to the languages history and archaeology of the Indian peoples of Central America, and emphasizes the Mayan and Aztec civilizations.
- Managed by Special Collections
- Curator John Murphy
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About the Collection
Containts transcripts, printers’ proofs, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, personal correspondence, 44 original manuscripts, imprints, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, notes, memoranda, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type. Many of the items are reproductions. The materials relate to the languages history and archaeology of the Indian peoples of Central America, and emphasizes the Mayan and Aztec civilizations.