Norton, Don E. (1934-)
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
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Dan G. Turner, dated April 8, 2017. Includes transcript and accompanying index.
Oral history interview with Dawn Beckstrand, 2014 December 22
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Dawn Beckstrand, dated December 22, 2014. Includes transcript and accompanying index. Also includes photos of Dawn.
Oral history interview with Dean Schauerhamer, 2012 January 15
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.
Oral history interview with Delbert Coulson, 2003 March 7
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Delbert Coulson, dated March 7, 2003. Includes two audiocassettes, a transcript, and an accompanying index.
Oral history interview with Denmark C. Jensen, approximately 1990-2017
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Denmark C. Jensen, dated approximately 1990-2017. Includes transcript.
Oral history interview with Deon Ray Gubler, 2013 August 15
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Deon Ray Gubler, dated August 15, 2013. Includes transcript and accompanying index.
Oral history interview with Douglas Josiah Bell, 2017 January 6
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.
Oral history interview with Edwin Mardell Jensen, 2015 June 15
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Edwin Mardell Jensen, dated June 15, 2015. Includes a biographical sheet and a transcript with accompanying index.
Oral history interview with Eldred G. Smith and Hortense Smith
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.
Oral history interview with Elisabeth Rolaf-Hornabrook, 2018 February 6
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Elisabeth A. Hornabrook, dated February 6, 2018. Includes an index.
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