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Linguistics -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Royal Skousen papers on early life and education, 1972-2015

 Sub-Series — Carton 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232577954], Folder: 1-3
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains Skousen's curriculum vitae, as well as a copy of his doctoral dissertation, "Substantive Evidence for Morphological and Phonetic Regularities in Phonology," from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1972, and its corresponding publication file. Materials dated 1972-2015.

Dates: 1972-2015

Royal Skousen papers on linguistic career, 1951-2015

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains Skousen's doctoral dissertation and most current vita, but primarily consists of general professional files (not including Book of Mormon works and research). This includes his major publications and other creative works (including "Analogical Modeling of Language" and "Analogy and Structure"), correspondence, teaching and career files by university, colleagues and collaborative work, general research and theory files by subject (most notably Skousen's further development of his...
Dates: 1951-2015

Royal Skousen papers on student hiring and research assistants, 1995-1999

 Sub-Series — Carton 87: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232561453], Folder: 5-7
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the linguistic work of Royal Skousen, a professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Particularly, hiring and research time files for student Matt Empey, Skousen's daughter Christina, and other student and assistant researchers, including correspondence and campus memos, timecards, work authorizations, and research notes (reference checks, spelling variants). Materials dated 1995-1999.

Dates: 1995-1999

Royal Skousen papers on Yale Edition, 2008-2014

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains proofs of 9 revisions (1, 3.1-3.3, 4, 6, 8/9, 10, and 11) of Skousen's book "The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text" (printed by Yale University Press, hence the nickname of "Yale Edition"), as well as proofs of the 1st and 2nd printings. Also included are a page layout chart, corrections, and memorandums. Materials dated 2008-2014.

Dates: 2008-2014

Royal Skousen photographs of Book of Mormon manuscript, 1991 October, 1992 October 2

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains a set of black and white ultraviolet photographs of the Wilford Wood fragments of the original Book of Mormon manuscript. David W. Hawkinson reportedly photographed the fragments in October 1991 at the Harold B. Lee Library conservation lab. As the editor of the Book of Mormon critical text project, Royal Skousen was in possession of the photographs and eventually donated them to Brigham Young University in 1992. Materials dated October 1991.

Dates: 1991 October; Record Keeping: 1992 October 2

Royal Skousen publications and creative works, 1967-2012

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the linguistic work of Royal Skousen, professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. In particular are other major linguistic compositions of Skousen not related to the Book of Mormon, including unpublished works: presentations, articles, reviews, online publications, research proposals, humorous works, and poetry, spanning the majority of Skousen's linguistic career. Materials dated 1967-2012.

Dates: 1967-2012

Royal Skousen research on Bible versions, 1993-1994

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains research on version of the Bible (mostly in the form of photocopied excerpts from versions published between 1611 and 1979), including printouts of Isaiah quotations in the Book of Mormon, card catalog notes and printouts of Bible call numbers, and research schedules. Materials dated 1993-1994.

Dates: 1993-1994

Royal Skousen research on Book of Mormon editions, approximately 2000-2010

 Sub-Series — Carton 81: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232561396], Folder: 15-18
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the linguistic work of Royal Skousen, professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. In particular are photocopies of pages from editions of the Book of Mormon published between 1837 and 1990 (including Reorganized Church versions), extra and undated/miscellaneous pages, articles and charts on kinds of textual changes, scribes, transcription symbols, notes, and correspondence. Materials dated approximately 2000-2010.

Dates: approximately 2000-2010

Royal Skousen writings on Book of Mormon, 1990-2008

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the linguistic work of Royal Skousen, a professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Particularly research and draft files for various articles and reviews written by Skousen, as well as presentations and lectures given based on some of these articles. Also included are comparative collations of Isaiah quotations in the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon, correspondence, agreements, writing and presentation guides, travel itineraries and souvenirs,...
Dates: 1990-2008

Royal Skousen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8255
Scope and Contents Consists of linguistic research and career files (most notably on Skousen's theory of analogical modeling, Finnish morphology, English spelling, statistics and probability, quantum computing, and syntax), as well as presentations and articles, student and colleague files, independent consulting work and editorships. Also contains personal and family files, as well as Book of Mormon Critical Text Project files (research and drafts, collations, writing and publication files, Book of...
Dates: 1951-2020