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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:

Oral history interview with Dan G. Turner, 2017 April 8

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 74
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 74
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Dan G. Turner, dated April 8, 2017. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates: 2017 April 8

Oral history interview with Dawn Beckstrand, 2014 December 22

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 10
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Dawn Beckstrand, dated December 22, 2014. Includes transcript and accompanying index. Also includes photos of Dawn.

Dates: 2014 December 22

Oral history interview with Dean Schauerhamer, 2012 January 15

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 63
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 63
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Dean Ruben Schauerhamer, dated January 15, 2012. Includes transcript and accompanying index. Also includes photocopies of Dean's childhood home.

Dates: 2012 January 15

Oral history interview with Delbert Coulson, 2003 March 7

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 17
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Delbert Coulson, dated March 7, 2003. Includes two audiocassettes, a transcript, and an accompanying index.

Dates: 2003 March 7

Oral history interview with Denmark C. Jensen, approximately 1990-2017

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 34
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 34
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Denmark C. Jensen, dated approximately 1990-2017. Includes transcript.

Dates: approximately 1990-2017

Oral history interview with Deon Ray Gubler, 2013 August 15

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 25
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 25
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Deon Ray Gubler, dated August 15, 2013. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates: 2013 August 15

Oral history interview with Douglas Josiah Bell, 2017 January 6

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 11
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Douglas Josiah Bell, dated January 6, 2017. Includes transcript with photos throughout and accompanying index. Also includes photocopies of articles written by Douglas and a bound copy of his transcription.

Dates: 2017 January 6

Oral history interview with Edwin Mardell Jensen, 2015 June 15

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 35
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 35
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Edwin Mardell Jensen, dated June 15, 2015. Includes a biographical sheet and a transcript with accompanying index.

Dates: 2015 June 15

Oral history interview with Eldred G. Smith and Hortense Smith

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232565629]
Identifier: MSS 9020
Scope and Contents

Transcript of interview, conducted by Don Norton, with LDS Church Patriarch, Eldred G. Smith and his wife, Hortense Child Smith. Contains various stories of the Smith family during the Restoration from Carthage to the Salt Lake Valley, and Eldred Smith's experiences as the Church Patriarch from 1947 to 1979. This interview took place February 8, 2001.

Dates: 2001 February 8

Oral history interview with Elisabeth Rolaf-Hornabrook, 2018 February 6

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 29
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 29
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Elisabeth A. Hornabrook, dated February 6, 2018. Includes an index.

Dates: 2018 February 6

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Oral histories 43
Biographies 8
Oral Histories 6
Audiocassettes 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives 4