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Hyer, Paul

 Person

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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Hyer faculty and family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6650
Scope and Contents 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. This research was primarily centered on Mongolia and Tibet, and includes particular interest in Demcugdongrub, Kanjurwa Khutughtu, and the Dalai Lama. Hyer was one of the first researchers of Tibet and Mongolia from a Japanese perspective; therefore sources are in Japanese as well as Chinese, Mongolian,...
Dates: 1941-2008

Paul Hyer faculty papers, 1941-2008

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6650 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1941-2008

Paul Hyer family papers, 1980-2002

 Series — Carton 19: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233653515]
Identifier: MSS 6650 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains family and personal correspondence addressed to and from Paul Hyer.

Dates: 1980-2002