Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1979 - 2001

Administrative History

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (1979-2001), also known as FARMS, was an informal collaboration of academics devoted to Mormon historical scholarship.

FARMS was organized by John W. Welch in California in 1979 as a private, not-for-profit educational organization, and was brought to Brigham Young University in 1980. In 1997, FARMS was invited to become part of BYU by Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and chair of the BYU Board of Trustees. In 2001, BYU consolidated FARMS with the Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (CPART) and the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative (METI) to form the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (ISPART). In 2006, ISPART was renamed as the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.

Citation:

WWW.Wikipedia.com-The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (1979-2001) also known as FARMS, was an informal collaboration of academics devoted to Latter-day Saint historical scholarship.

FARMS was organized by John W. Welch in California in 1979 as a private, not-for-profit educational organization, and was brought to BYU in 1980. In 1997, FARMS was invited to become part of BYU by Gordon B. Hinckley, LDS Church president and chairman of the BYU Board of Trustees. In 2001, BYU consolidated FARMS with the Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (CPART) and the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative (METI) to form the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (ISPART). In 2006, ISPART was renamed as the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts records

Collection

Identifier: UA 5618

Scope and Contents Contains materials prepared by the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts and its subsidiary, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. The material is a mixture of reports, minutes, contracts and legal paperwork, and some audio-visual material from exhibits in the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Provo and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church History Museum in Salt Lake City. Of substantial note is the correspondence and...

Dates: 1995-2002

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts records

Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts records general files, 1995-2002

Series — Carton 3: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233627501]

Identifier: UA 5618 Series 3

Scope and Contents The materials in this series represent many of the articles and projects that the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies were involved in. Exhibits included in this are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Masada exhibit that was shown at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art from 1996-1997 and from the traveling Dead Sea Scrolls in 2000. These include exhibit floor plans, audio visual presentations,...

Dates: 1995-2002

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5618, Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts records

Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Texts records Dead Sea Scrolls 2002 exhibit, 2001-2002

Series — Carton 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233627485]

Identifier: UA 5618 Series 1

Scope and Contents The materials in this series are related to the planned 2001-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit that Brigham Young University and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would present before and during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at the LDS Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ultimately this exhibit was canceled due to rising insurance premiums for artifacts following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.The materials included are contracts for the various...

Dates: 2001-2002