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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:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hillam War Project interviews of Korean and Vietnam War veterans

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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  • Subject: Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American X

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Subject
Autobiographies 1
Interviews 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Propaganda 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans 1
Material Types 1
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Oral Histories 1
Pamphlets 1
Reports 1
Transcripts 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Propaganda 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans 1
War -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
War -- Psychological aspects 1
War -- Religious aspects 1
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