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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Don E. Norton interviews with veterans
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.
Oral history interview with Glen Wilcox (tape 2 of 2), 2013 October 20
Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Glen Wilcox, conducted by Don Norton, on October 20, 2013.
Oral history interview with Hal Robbins (tape 1 of 2), 2006 March 2
Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Hal Robbins, conducted by Don Norton, on March 2, 2006.
Oral history interview with James Wesley Todd, 2006 March 3
Don E. Norton oral history interview with James Wesley Todd, dated March 3, 2006. Includes a transcript, and accompanying index.
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- Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives X