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Language:Spanish | English | Mayan (macrolanguage)
Date:bulk 1960s-1980s (copies of materials back to 16th century)
Contributor:Farriss, Nancy M.
Subject:Honduras--History | Yucatán (Mexico : State)--History | Campeche (Mexico : State)--History | Quintana Roo (Mexico : State)--History | Guatemala--History | Belize--History | Archaeology | Catholic Church | Government relations
Type:Text
Genre:Notes | Government Documents and Records | Government documents | Bulletins | Censuses | Church records | Correspondence | Genealogies | Legal documents | Magazines | Maps | Transcripts | Transcriptions | Surveys | Notebooks | Newspaper clippings | Microfilms | Copies of documents from other archives
Description: The entire Nancy M. Farriss Papers contain research materials on the history of Maya society of Yucatán and surrounding areas (including Campeche, Quintana Roo, Guatemala, Honduras, and possibly Belize) since Spanish colonial occupation, and their experience under occupation. The majority of the collection (Series II to Series V) is copies of colonial archival documents from various archives in Yucatán, Mexico City, Spain and elsewhere. Series I contains copies of rare publications, notes on the materials, and other information relating to the research. Most of the material is in Spanish and English - a small folder in Series I titled "Yucatec language and literature" discusses Yucatec Maya, and there may be documents in Spanish with Yucatec Maya influence.
Collection:Nancy M. Farriss Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.184)
Culture:
Sacapulteco includes: Sacapultec, Sakapultek
Language:K'iche' | Sacapulteco | Spanish
Date:1549-1950
Contributor:Reina, Ruben E.
Subject:Guatemala--History | Linguistics | Politics and government
Type:Still Image | Text
Genre:Censuses | Dictionaries | Records | Transcriptions
Extent:2 linear feet
Description: The materials in the Ruben Reina papers relating to the Sacapulas region of Guatemala are concentrated in Series IV of the collection. This series consists of notes and photocopies of documents relating to the Sacapulas region of Guatemala. Included are copies of priests' records, language material including a "Mayan" dictionary (probably Sacapulteco or K'iche'), and other documents from the Archivos General de Centro America (AGCA). Additional relevant materials may be found in Series VI, VII, VIII, XI, and XII.
Collection:Ruben E. Reina Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.67)