Description
Rudolf Schuller (1873-1932) was an Austrian linguist and philologist whose primary concentration was on Indian languages of
Central and South America, and who was working on a translation of the Popol Vuh, the creation story from the Quiché (K'iche')
Maya nation of Guatemala. Schuller corresponded heavily with Ruth Gaines (1877-1952), a writer and librarian at the Huntington
Free Library in Bronx, New York to assist in working on a translation of the Popol Vuh. This collection consists of one folder
of correspondence, notes, and a manuscript in English and Spanish. Correspondents include Ruth Gaines, Rudolf Schuller, F.
W. Hodge, Oliver La Farge, and Wanda La Farge. Correspondence from 1932 regards the death of Schuller and the custodianship
of his papers.
Background
Rudolf Schuller (1873-1932) was an Austrian linguist and philologist whose primary concentration was on Indian languages of
Central and South America. Schuller studied Indian tribes in Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru during the early 1910s and
1920s. In 1924, Schuller served on the faculty of the National University in Mexico City, then moved to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Schuller was working on a translation of the creation story of the Quiché (K'iche') Maya nation of Guatemala, the Popol Vuh,
when he died in Colombia in 1932.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
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