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 197 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Edwin Mardell Jensen, 2016 June 15
Recording on audiocassette of an interview in Orem, Utah with Edwin Mardell Jensen, conducted by Don Norton, on June 15, 2016.
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
Recording on compact disc of an interview with Elisabeth A. Rolaf-Hornabrook, conducted by Don Norton, on.
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.
Oral history interview with Ella Marie Christensen Howard, 2007 April 30
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Ella Marie Christensen Howard, dated April 30, 2007. Includes transcript.
Oral history interview with Ella Marie Christensen Howard, 2007 April 30
Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Ella Marie Christensen Howard, conducted by Don Norton, on April 30, 2007.
Oral history interview with Elva J. Jensen, 2016 June 15
Recording on audiocassette of an interview in Orem, Utah with Elva J. Jensen, conducted by Don Norton, on June 15, 2016.
Oral history interview with Elva J. Jensen, 2016 June 15
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Elva J. Jensen, dated June 14, 2016. Includes a biographical sheet, a transcript with accompanying index, and one plus one part of an audiocasette recording shared with Edwin Mardell Jensen.
Oral history interview with Evan Baugh, 2011 November 30
Don E. Norton oral history interview with Evan Baugh, dated November 30, 2011. Includes transcript and accompanying index.
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- Audiocassettes 126
- Transcripts 58
- Oral histories 45
- Biographies 12
- Photocopies 11
- Autobiographies 7
- Oral Histories 6
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives 4
- Colleges and Universities 2
- Diaries 2
- Education 2
- Photographs 2
- CD-ROMs 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- College teachers -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Compact discs 1
- English language -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Family histories 1
- Feminism -- Utah 1
- Home and Family 1
- Interviews 1
- Letters 1
- Memorandums 1
- Military 1
- Patriarchs (Mormon theology) 1
- Politics, Government, and Law 1
- Resource programs (Education) 1
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- TICCIT (Computer system) 1
- Veterans -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
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