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Hugh Nibley papers, 1940-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7449 Series 1

Scope and Contents

Contains letters, publications, and family papers of Hugh Nibley.

Dates

  • 1940-2010

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Boyd Petersen papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical Note

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 Nibley was born March 27, 1910 to Alexander and Agnes Sloan Nibley in Oregon. He earned a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1938, and served in the United States Army during the Second World War. In 1946 Nibley began working at Brigham Young University, retiring in 1975. He is well known as an apologist for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He died in Provo, Utah on February 24, 2005.

Extent

38 folders

Language of Materials

English

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