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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Don E. Norton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8779
Scope and Contents

Collection of letters, reminiscent accounts, memos, clippings, and other materials on the history of the Brigham Young University English Department, including discussion of feminism. Materials dated 1990-2015.

Dates: 1990-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton papers

Oral history interview with Harold H. Hendricks

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233645321]
Identifier: UA 5420
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview with Hendricks. The interview was done by Don Norton July 8, 2008. In the interview Hendricks talks about his employment at Brigham Young University including his work on the TICCIT project and as part of the Humanities Learning Resource Center.

Dates: 2008 July 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Harold H. Hendricks

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College teachers -- Utah -- Provo 1
English language -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo 1
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