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Nibley, Hugh, 1910-2005

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1910 - 2005

Biographical History

Hugh Nibley (1910-2005) was a religion professor and author in Utah. He is well known for his writings on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Hugh Winder Nibley was born March 27, 1910, to Alexander and Agnes Sloan Nibley in Portland, Oregon. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany from 1927 to 1929. Nibley received a PhD in 1938 from the University of California at Berkeley after already graduating in history from UCLA with highest honors in 1934. He then served in the United States Army during World War II. In 1946, he married Phyllis Ann Draper and together they had nine children. Nibley began teaching ancient scripture and ancient history at Brigham Young University in 1946, retiring in 1975. He is well known as an apologist for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Hugh Nibley died in Provo, Utah, on February 24, 2005.

Citation:
Lehi in the desert, c1952.

NY times, Feb. 25, 2005: obit (Hugh W. Nibley, religious scholar; d. Feb. 24, 2005 in Provo, Utah)

Wikipedia, Nov. 9, 2010 (Hugh Nibley; Hugh Winder Nibley; b. Mar. 27, 1910 in Portland, Ore.; d. Feb. 24, 2005 in Provo, Utah; professor of Biblical and modern scripture at Brigham Young University, 1946-1975; apologist for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; prolific author; earned Ph.D. at Univ. of Calif., Berkeley in 1938; served in intelligence during World War II)

UPB files, October 27, 2015 (taught ancient scripture and ancient history at Brigham Young University; graduated in history from UCLA with highest honors in 1934; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1927 to 1929; he and his wife Phyllis Draper Nibley had nine children)

Ancestry, via WWW, October 27, 2015 (m. Phyllis Ann Draper on September 18, 1946 in Salt Lake, Utah)

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3244
Scope and Contents

Collection documents people, places, and topics related to Brigham Young University between 1968 and 1994. Subjects include: theatre arts, mountain scenery, music, Festival of Life, parades, sports, football, ballet, running, basketball, Ezra Taft Benson, Dallin H. Oaks, Jeffrey R. Holland, Thomas S. Monson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Spencer W. Kimball, Henry B. Eyring, Boyd K. Packer, Neal A. Maxwell, Howard W. Hunter, Hugh Nibley, and N. Eldon Tanner.

Dates: approximately 1968-1994

Hugh Nibley archaeology photographs, approximately 1962-2000

 Sub-Series — Box 293: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232557980], Folder: 1-21
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of archaeological sites and artifacts, and of texts. Materials date from approximately 1962 to 2000.

Dates: approximately 1962-2000

Hugh Nibley family photographs, approximately 1898-1999, bulk: bulk approximately 1947-1999

 Sub-Series — Box 289: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232558061], Folder: 16-52
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of his family members. Materials date from approximately 1898 to 1999, bulk from approximately 1947 to 1999.

Dates: approximately 1898-1999; Majority of material found within approximately 1947-1999

Hugh Nibley photographs, approximately 1898-2000, bulk: bulk approximately 1940-2000

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains black and white and colored photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of family, friends, colleagues, historical places and objects for publications and films, and other places he traveled to. Materials date from approximately 1898 to 2000, bulk from approximately 1940 to 2000.

Dates: approximately 1898-2000; Majority of material found within approximately 1940-2000

Hugh Nibley photographs for publications, approximately 1950-1990

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of historic places and artifacts relating to his publications. Materials date from approximately 1950 to 1990.

Dates: approximately 1950-1990

Hugh Nibley photographs from filming in Egypt, 1984

 Sub-Series — Box 292: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232557972], Folder: 23-47
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of places and people from his time in Egypt for a film. Materials date to 1984.

Dates: 1984

Hugh Nibley photographs of friends and colleagues, 1928-1997, bulk: bulk 1947-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of his friends and colleagues, and sometimes Hugh Nibley. Materials dater from 1928 to 1997, bulk from 1947 to 1994.

Dates: 1928-1997; Majority of material found within 1947-1997

Hugh Nibley photographs of himself, approximately 1910-1999, bulk: bulk approximately 1950-1985

 Sub-Series — Box 289: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232558061], Folder: 1-15
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs collected by Hugh Nibley of himself. Materials date from approximately 1910 to 1999, bulk from approximately 1950 to 1985.

Dates: approximately 1910-1999; Majority of material found within approximately 1950-1985

Hugh Nibley photographs of people and places, approximately 1940-1995

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color photographs, negatives, and slides collected by Hugh Nibley of unidentified people and places he visited. Materials date from approximately 1940 to 1995.

Dates: approximately 1940-1995

Hugh Nibley teaching materials, 1944-2001

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 3 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains articles, pamphlets, drafts, student evaluations and papers, notes, clippings, forms, photographs, and library papers of Hugh Nibley for classes he taught at Brigham Young University. Materials date from 1944 to 2001.

Dates: 1944-2001