Hyer, Paul
Dates
- Existence: 1926 - 2018
Biographical History
Paul Hyer (1926-2018) was a history professor in Utah.
Paul Hyer was a professor of Asian history at Brigham Young University and the first coordinator of Asian Studies. He has traveled extensively through China and has devoted his academic life to the study of China and Mongolia.
Citation:
Jagchid, S. Mongolia's culture and society, 1979 (a.e.) t.p. (Paul Hyer)His A Mongolian living Buddha, 1983: CIP t.p. (Paul Hyer, Brigham Young Univ.) CIP data (b. 6/2/26)
Paul Hyer faculty and family papers : (Paul Hyer, born in 1926, professor of Asian history at Brigham Young University Provo, Utah)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Hyer papers on Mongolia
Contains manuscripts used in preparation of "Mongolia's Culture and Society" (1979) and "A Mongolian Living Buddha" (1983). Also includes miscellaneous writings by Paul Hyer on Mongolia-China relationships.
Paul Hyer faculty and family papers
Mongolian living Buddha
Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections and a final draft of the item. The manuscripts were co-authored by Sechin Jagchid and are a biography of Kanjura Khutughtu.
Paul Hyer faculty papers, 1941-2008
Contains correspondence, research, microfilm, and more collected by or created by Paul Hyer as a professor of history at Brigham Young University, primarily from the late 1950s to the 1990s.
Paul Hyer family papers, 1980-2002
Contains family and personal correspondence addressed to and from Paul Hyer.
Paul Hyer manuscripts of A Mongolian Living Buddha, approximately 1979-1982
Contains a general outline, table of contents, preface, chronology, and origin; contents; birth and selection, life in monastery; outline and partial draft, miscellaneous draft pages, cut-up pages, material on visits to China, Mongolia, Japan, and Taiwan, historical background of Buddhism, assorted biographical information and sketches, notes to publisher, draft tapes (dictation), and supplements.
Paul Hyer manuscripts of Mongolia's Culture and Society, approximately 1979
Contains manuscripts (including first, second, and final drafts) of the table of contents, chapters, postscripts and endnotes, preface, foreword, table of illustrations, works on major references, and index.
Paul Hyer writings, approximately 1979-1982
Contains miscellaneous writings of Paul Hyer.
Western Conference records
Contains correspondence and records of several conferences of the Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies. Materials were gathered by Paul Hyer, who was the Executive Secretary of the Association during the period.