BYU Library - Special Collections

Contains research notes, newspaper clippings, photocopies of books, articles, and other material, papers, drafts, and letters written and collected by Hugh Nibley. Research topics include the Book of Mormon, Bible-related subjects, Mormon history, the apocryphal, Brigham Young, and many other topics. Materials date from approximately 1940 to 2003, bulk from 1950 to 2003.

Contains documentation on John W. Welsh's miscellaneous chiasmus studies. Included in these documents are notes from other organizations (including universities and book dealers) about the usage of chiasms, articles published by organizations such as FARMS, and various notes taken by Robert F. Smith pertaining to topics surrounding the scriptures and their usage of chiasms. Materials dated 1809-2010.

Contains documentation on John W. Welch's other chiasmus studies. Included in these documents are the usages of chiasms in architecture, Mormon culture, WordPerfect documents, and Hamlet. It also includes such documents arguing against chiasms and the potential fallacies of the literary tool. Materials dated 1834-2010.

Contains research materials of chiasmus in sacred books and comparative studies. Includes articles and notes by Welch. Dated 1820-2006.

Contains various research materials that John Welch used for his study of Chiasmus, including handouts from scholars, articles related to chiasmus in other literature, copies of checks to fund research, and other documents. Dated 1787-2011.

Contains documentation on John W. Welch's Hebrew chiasmus studies. Included in this are studies in the patterns and functions of Hebrew chiastic works, the structure and design of Hebrew poetry, parallelism in Hebrew works, the role of the Chiasmus in Biblical law, etc. Materials dated 1787-2009.