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Frederick Hamilton Norris Obituary

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0587

  • Staff Only

This collection houses the December 2007 issue of The Ohio Journal of Science, which contains an obituary for University of Tennessee Professor Emeritus of Biology Frederick Hamilton Norris on page 136.

Dates

  • 2007 December

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

This collection houses the December 2007 issue of The Ohio Journal of Science, which contains an obituary for University of Tennessee Professor Emeritus of Biology Frederick Hamilton Norris on page 136.

Biographical/Historical Note

Frederick Hamilton Norris was born to Vernon and Julia (Hamilton) Norris in Westerville, Ohio on December 28, 1912. He earned his BS from Otterbein College (1934) and his MS (1937) and PhD (1948) from Ohio State University. He joined the University of Tennessee's Department of Botany in 1947, where he worked as an Instructor (1947-1949), as an Assistant Professor (1949-1953), and as an Associate Professor (1957-1980). After retiring in 1980, Norris worked as a visiting professor at Urbana College in Urbana, Ohio for several years. He moved to Lebanon, Ohio in about 1994 and died on November 13, 2006.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.

Acquisition Note

Collection was donated to University Archives in 2008 by William R. Burk.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480