Wesley H. Hillendahl papers
Scope and Contents note
Includes newsletters, correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, rosters, charts, maps, meeting minutes, programs, photographs, and other miscellaneous papers. The materials relate to Hillendahl's work as director of business research and document much of the economy of Hawaii. The correspondence refers to Hillendahl's contact with various states regarding taxation legislation. Many of the papers also deal with his participation in community organizations. The papers span from 1962-1981.
Dates
- Creation: 1962-1981
Creator
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Wesley H. Hillendahl papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Wesley H. Hillendahl (1921-1995) was the vice president and director of business research of the Bank of Hawaii.
Wesley H. Hillendahl received his mechanical engineering degree with distinction in 1942. He received his MBA from the Graduate School of Business Administration in 1949. He worked in many positions for different companies through out his career including vice president and director of business research of the Bank of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii; industrial economist for the Stanford Research Institute; partner of a management consulting firm in Southern California; a market research director of the aerophysics development division of the Curtis Wright Corp. in Santa Barbara, California; a district engineer and various sales positions for the Union Carbide Corp.; and he conducted aeronautical and thermodynamics engineering research (represented NACA while on active duty in US Navy for 3 years) at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (now NASA).
Hillendahl was also a part of clubs such as the Hawaii Economic Association (VP, 69), the American Society of Appraisers, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the National Planning Association, and many other groups. He was also a part of the community in various clubs and organizations: the Hawaii Visitors Bureau Research Committee (where he served as a chairman), the Interim Committee on Travel Industry, the Oahu Development Conference, the Urban Renewal Committee, the Pacific Club, the Rotary Club of Honolulu, the State of Hawaii Civil Defense Division, and various others.
Extent
20 boxes (10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes newsletters, correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, rosters, charts, maps, meeting minutes, programs, photographs, and other miscellaneous papers. The materials relate to Hillendahl's work as director of business research and document much of the economy of Hawaii. The correspondence refers to Hillendahl's contact with various states regarding taxation legislation. Many of the papers also deal with his participation in community organizations. The papers span from 1962-1981.
Custodial History note
The original three boxes were donated by Hillendahl in 1983. Seventeen additional boxes were found in the stacks in 2008 and added to the three boxes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Wesley H. Hillendahl; 1983.
Found; stacks; 2008.
Appraisal note
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
Subject
- Bank of Hawaii. Department of Business Research (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Letters
- Newsletters
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Programs
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Wesley H. Hillendahl papers, 1962-1981
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States