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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Stephen H. Russell papers on alleged 1966-1967 spy ring at Brigham Young University

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329473]
Identifier: MSS SC 2939
Scope and Contents Author shares his perspectives on controversy in which he was involved at BYU during administration of President Ernest L. Wilkinson, in which some professors claimed that the administration was using students to spy on them. Includes a chapter from author's personal history; relevant pages from a published history, "Brigham Young University: A House of Faith," with reference marks added by Russell; and his comments on specific points in the published history. Other persons mentioned...
Dates: 1983-1986
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Stephen H. Russell papers on alleged 1966-1967 spy ring at Brigham Young University

Ray C. Hillam war experiences and papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232483856]
Identifier: MSS 2767
Scope and Contents Typed autobiography "War Experiences" in which Hillam discusses his military exieriences and his work as a propoganda expert during both the Korean War and the Vietnamese War. Also included are Weekly Activity Reports for the Advisory Detachment, Political Warfare College, Advisory Team # 34 for the years 1967 and 1968. Also with the collection are propaganda leaflets and other documents in Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese. A copy of Hillam's book, "A Time to Kill: Reflections on War" is...
Dates: approximately 1950-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ray C. Hillam war experiences and papers

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Academic freedom -- Utah -- Provo -- History 1
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Conservatism -- United States -- History 1
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American 1
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Propaganda 1
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American 1
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