Paul Hyer manuscripts of A Mongolian Living Buddha, approximately 1979-1982
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- approximately 1979-1982
Creator
- Hyer, Paul (creator, Person)
- Jagchid, Sechin, 1914- (contributor, Person)
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 Paul Hyer papers on Mongolia must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Paul Hyer (born 1926) is a history professor in Utah.
Paul Hyer is 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.
Biographical History
Sechin Jagchid (born 1914) was a history professor in China and Utah.
Sechin Jagchid was born and raised in Mongolia. He was educated at the University of Peking and has taught history at the National Taiwan University, National Cheng-Chi University and Brigham Young University.
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA612.xml
Bibliography
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US