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Norris, Kitty, 1920-2008

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1920 - 2008

Biography

Kitty Norris (1920-2008) was an educator in the United Kingdom and Utah. She was Welsh poet the wife of poet Leslie Norris.

Catherine Mary Morgan (Kitty) Norris was born on April 19, 1920 in Dowlais, Wales. She graduated with a degree in chemistry before eventually changing professions and gaining several education degrees. Norris then worked in administration and teaching. Kitty married Leslie Norris in 1948, and remained married to him until his passing in 2006. They lived in several places in the United Kingdom for teaching jobs, before coming to the United States. When Leslie began teaching at Brigham Young University, Kitty Norris also taught classes at the university before eventually retiring. She passed away in 2008 while still living in Orem, Utah.

Citation:
Deseret news WWW site, December 5, 2011 (Kitty Norris; Catherine Mary Morgan Norris; b. April 19, 1920 in Dowlais, Wales; d. Nov. 25, 2008 in Orem, Utah; educator who had last taught at Brigham Young University, wife of renowned poet Leslie Norris)

Leslie Norris papers, 1921-2006 (Kitty Norris)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leslie Norris papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2954
Scope and Contents Collection documents the activities and career of Leslie Norris, including his service as a professor and poet laureate at Brigham Young University. It also contains personal materials, including letters which were collected by Norris through correspondence with friends and colleagues over a long period. Some of the important topics and materials represented in the collection are poetry and short stories in varying stages of completion; literary matters and events; academics and school...
Dates: 1921-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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