BYU Library - Special Collections

Contains letters written to Hugh Nibley to thank him, ask questions, or invite him to participate in an event. Some letters also deal with his family history. Also included are letters written by Hugh Nibley in response to incoming letters. Materials date from 1920 to 2003, bulk from 1938 to 2003.

Contains notebooks, notes, articles, research papers, drafts, and other materials written and collected by Hugh Nibley. Materials are from the primary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate schooling of Hugh Nibley. Materials date from approximately 1922-1973.

Contains materials pertaining to the life of Hugh Nibley and his family. Included in his personal papers are letters, military papers, ads, journals, missionary papers, lectures, and ephemera that document correspondence with friends and family, and stages of and events throughout his life. Also included are papers written by and about members of his family documenting their history and areas of study. Materials date from 1920 to 2006.

Contains notes, dissertation drafts, photocopies of books, and articles written and collected by Hugh Nibley during his studies at the University of California, Berkeley. The content's topics include language studies of Arabic, Coptic, Ancient and Modern Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and many more languages. Also included is the study of hieroglyphic scripts. Materials date from 1936 to 1973.

Contains travel brochures, maps, and books regarding the history and cultures of various countries. The majority of the materials refer to Eastern Europe with a large abundance of the resource materials focused on Poland. L. DeWayne Young collected these resources himself via travel and folk dance festivals. Dates range approximately from 1968-2010.