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Norton, Don E. (1934-)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1934-

Biographical History

Don E. Norton (1934- ) is a retired English professor in Utah.

Don Evan Norton Jr. was born on December 5, 1934 in Zurich, Montana to Don E. Norton and Vera Camilla Murphy. He moved with his family to Burley, Idaho in the 1940s, and graduated from Burley High School. He then attended Brigham Young University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1959 and a master's in 1961.

In 1967, Norton joined the university faculty, working in the English Department and the Department of Linguistics and English Language. His academic interests focused on the usage, grammar, and history of the English language. He has also written on history and doctrine, and has been involved in oral history work. Norton retired from Brigham Young University in 2004.

Citation:
Nibley, H. Old Testament and related studies, c1986: t.p. (Don E. Norton)

Modern perspectives on Nauvoo, c2003: t.p. (Don Norton)

Deseret news, July 31, 2011 (Don Norton; b. in Zurich, Mont.; moved to Burley, Idaho at age 11; graduated from Burley High School; attended Brigham Young University; worked in English Department and Department of Linguistics and English Language, retired from BYU in 2004; specialties: usage, grammar, and history of English language; interest in personal history)

UPB files, May 6, 2014 (Don E. Norton; BA, Brigham Young University, 1959; MA, Brigham Young University, 1961; started work at Brigham Young University, 1967)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, May 6, 2014 (Don Norton; Don E. Norton; Don Evan Norton; Don E. Norton, Jr.; b. Dec. 5, 1934; parents: Don E. Norton and Vera Camilla Murphy)

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9148
Scope and Contents

Includes interviews with veterans conducted by Don E. Norton, a retired English professor in Utah, and recorded on cassette tapes and optical discs. Also selected transcripts, bound histories, and a scrapbook. Interviews include Latter-day Saint veterans who served in World War II or other United States-involved wars. Interviews include war experiences and biographical narrative. Dated approximately 1944 to 2017.

Dates: approximately 1944-2017

Oral history interview with Afton Hansen, 2016 June 15

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 26
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 26
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Afton Hansen, conducted by Don E. Norton in June 2016. Includes biographical data form, index, and transcript.

Dates: 2016 June 15

Oral history interview with Andrew Lincoln Howard, 2017 June 6

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 30
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 30
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Andrew Lincoln Howard, dated June 6, 2017. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates: 2017 June 6

Oral history interview with Antonita Mendiola Trebesch, 2011 May 6

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 73
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 73
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Antonita Mendiola Trebesch, dated May 7, 2011. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates: 2011 May 6

Oral history interview with Audress Elden Watts, 2012 March 29

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 77
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 77
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Audress Elden Watts, conducted by Don E. Norton on March 29, 2012. Includes photocopy of a U.S.S. General D.E. Aultman ship roster, transcript and index to transcript.

Dates: 2012 March 29

Oral history interview with Bradford F. Bartlett, 2007 May 7

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 4
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Bradford F. Bartlett, dated May 7, 2007. Includes one audiocassette, a transcript, an index, and a note indicating that Bradford's sister married Don Norton.

Dates: 2007 May 7

Oral history interview with Bradley G. Prescott, 2017 July 15

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 59
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 59
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Bradley G. Prescott, dated July 15, 2017. Includes self-published transcript.

Dates: 2017 July 15

Oral history interview with Bronzel Pickett, 2016 June 14

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 56
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 56
Scope and Contents

Interview with Bronzel Pickett, conducted by Don E. Norton on June 14, 2016. Norton indicated that Pickett was not very articulate due to memory loss but three pages of memories were dictated. Includes bio sheet and transcript.

Dates: 2016 June 14

Oral history interview with Craig K. Mayfield, 2013 June 15

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 46
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 46
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Craig K. Mayfield, dated June 15, 2013. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates: 2013 June 15

Oral history interview with Dale C. Andrus, 2015 August 27

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 3
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Dale Clifford Andrus, dated August 27, 2015. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates: 2015 August 27

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  • Subject: Transcripts X

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Type
Archival Object 56
Collection 2
 
Subject
Oral histories 43
Biographies 8
Oral Histories 6
Audiocassettes 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives 4