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Hillam, Ray C.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1928 - 2009

biographical statement

Citation:
A Time to kill, 1989: CIP t.p. (Ray C. Hillam) pub. info. (prof., political science, Brigham Young University) data sheet (b. 7-25-28)

legacy, via WWW, June 18, 2015 (Ray Hillam Obituary; b. July 25, 1928 Carlin, NV to James and Mabel Hillam; mission in Sweden; BA Political Science at UoU 1954; 1956 married Carolyn Sanders' MA George Washington University; PhD Political Science American University; U.S. Army Korean War; Tokyo, Japan intelligence analyst; 1960 BYU faculty 33 years; assisted International Relations program and David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies; Chairman of Political Science Dept.; recieved three Fulbright Scholar Awards to Vietnam, Taiwan and Beijing, China; d. Aug. 10, 2009)

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Howard Allen Christy interview and responses to questions

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330240]
Identifier: MSS SC 3165
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Murray Duff on 29 March 1985 and responses to questions posed by Ray C. Hillam in November of 1985. Christy graduated from college in 1955 and joined the Marine Corps. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and retired from the Marines in 1975. Christy was in Hawaii when the Vietnam War broke out and was made a company commander of a rifle company in the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...
Dates: 1985 March 29

Folkdance Japan tour, 1981 June-September

 File — Box 16: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197239119594], Folder: 5
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File FKD 124

David B. Galbraith collection on the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 952
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Brigham Young University officials, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and other people involved in the construction of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Also includes newspaper articles, written reports, video materials, financial records, and other material concerning the Jerusalem Center. Dates range from 1968 to 1994.

Dates: 1968-1994

Ray C. Hillam papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1643
Scope and Contents Collection includes materials created in Hillam's work as a faculty member at Brigham Young University (BYU) between 1955 and 2008, with the bulk of the material from 1960 to 1993. The collection includes class schedules; lists and syllabi; notes for various classes, lectures, research classes, or on articles and books; correspondence and memos; items collected during or about conferences, trips, sabbaticals, and study abroad trips, including photographs and scrapbooks. Also includes...
Dates: 1955-2008

Hillam War Project interviews of Korean and Vietnam War veterans

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231042422]
Identifier: MSS 6290
Abstract This collection consists of interviews with Korean and Vietnam veterans under the direction of Ray C. Hillam for his war project. It covers topics such as recruitment, training, daily routines, duties, missions, how their experience as an LDS soldier differed from their fellow soldiers, and many other topics as the veterans reveal their war experiences and what it meant to them. Includes six interviews, each interview consisting of a transcript and either a cassette tape or audio reel of the...
Dates: 1985

Oral history interview with Ray C. Hillam

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 181
Scope and Contents Briefly comments on China Teachers Program which sent couples to China to teach English beginning in 1989; International Relations Program, subsequently known as David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies; and Washington Seminar, which sent students to study in Washington D.C. Also mentions his experience as a Fulbright professor in Vietnam during Vietnam War, and on the "spy scandal" at BYU in the late 1960s. Interviewed by Carol Ottesen, historian of BYU Emeritus Alumnus...
Dates: 2000

Ray C. Hillam class papers, 1958-1993

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1643 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Syllabi, course outlines and schedules, class lists and grades, tests, quizzes, and lecture notes created or collected by Ray Cole Hillam while a political science faculty member at Brigham Young University for the primary classes he taught. Dated 1958 to 1993.

Dates: 1958-1993

Ray C. Hillam conference, sabbatical, and study abroad papers, 1961-2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1643 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, program information, articles, and memos created or collected by Ray Cole Hillam in the course of his professional conferences, sabbaticals, and involvement with study abroad. Dated from 1961 to 2002.

Dates: 1961-2002

Ray C. Hillam correspondence, 1965-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1643 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, articles, and memos created or collected by Ray Cole Hillam while a political science faculty member at Brigham Young University. Dated from 1965 to 2000.

Dates: 1965-2000

Ray C. Hillam faculty papers, approximately 1955-2008

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1643 Series 1
Scope and Contents

General papers, correspondence, memos, articles, and ephemera created or collected by Ray Cole Hillam while a political science faculty member at Brigham Young University. Date of production not identified.

Dates: approximately 1955-2008

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 9
Collection 7
 
Subject
Academic freedom -- Utah -- Provo -- History 9
Letters 7
Politics, Government, and Law 6
War -- Moral and ethical aspects 6
War -- Psychological aspects 6