Hugh Nibley publications and writings, approximately 1911-2008, bulk: bulk approximately 1950-2008
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, research notes, drafts, articles, photocopies, and papers collected and written by Hugh Nibley for lectures and publications. Includes material on scriptural studies conducted by Nibley. Materials date from approximately 1911 to 2008, bulk from approximately 1950 to 2008.
Dates
- approximately 1911-2008
- Majority of material found within approximately 1950-2008
Creator
- Nibley, Hugh, 1910-2005 (creator, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English, with some notes in Latin, German, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Coptic, French, Russian, Egyptian, Dutch, Old Norse, Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, Anglo-Saxon, and cuneiform.
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 Hugh Nibley papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
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 the Second World War. 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 also in 1946 and he retired 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.
Extent
207 boxes
Arrangement
Arranged in four subseries: 1. Hugh Nibley correspondence, 1941-2003. 2. Hugh Nibley research, approximately 1911-2003. 3. Hugh Nibley papers on publications, approximately 1926-2008. 4. Hugh Nibley unpublished writings, approximately 1955-2001.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States