Finding aid to the Rodolfo R. Schuller and Popol Vuh Papers MS.792
Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 September 4
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Rodolfo R. Schuller and Popol Vuh papers
Creator:
La Farge, Oliver
Creator:
Schuller, Rudolf Riemel
Creator:
Hodge, Frederick Webb
Creator:
Gaines, Ruth
Creator:
Schuller, Rodolfo R.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.792
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1931-1947
Date (bulk): 1931-1932
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.
Language of Material:
English
, German
, Spanish; Castilian
.
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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.
Donation from Ruth Gaines, 1947 July 31.
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.
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.
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).
Rodolfo R. Schuller papers, 1492-1915, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., MSS39131. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009150
Rodolfo R. Schuller papers, #9172. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Rodolfo R. Schuller papers, circa 1912-1935, New York State Library, Albany, New York.
Oliver La Farge Collection, 1886-1966, University of Texas at Austin, TXRC00-A0.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Quiché Indians -- Religion
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala
Mayan languages -- Writing
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Religion
Archaeology
Manuscripts
Anthropology
Correspondence
Popol vuh