Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Rodolfo R. Schuller and Popol Vuh papers
- Dates:
- 1931-1947, bulk 1931-1932
- Creators:
- La Farge, Oliver, Schuller, Rudolf Riemel, Hodge, Frederick Webb, Gaines, Ruth, and Schuller, Rodolfo R.
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English , German , Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
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Rodolfo R. Schuller and Popol Vuh Papers, 1931-1948, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.792.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
Schuller corresponded heavily with Ruth Gaines (1877-1952), a writer and librarian at the Huntington Free Library in Bronx, New York. Schuller enlisted Gaines for assistance in working on the Popol Vuh. Gaines also corresponded with Oliver La Farge, Oliver's wife Wanda La Farge, and Frederick W. Hodge of the Southwest Museum regarding Schuller's personal effects and manuscripts after he passed away.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation from Ruth Gaines, 1947 July 31.
- Processing information:
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Initial processing by Braun Library Staff. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Project Archivist, 2012 September 4, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-05 21:48:26 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Rodolfo R. Schuller and Popol Vuh Papers, 1931-1948, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.792.
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448