James Norris Hart was dean emeritus of the University of Maine and professor emeritus of mathematics and astronomy. He was born in Willimantic, Maine, in 1861 and died in 1959. He received a B.C.E. degree from the Maine State College in 1885 and a C.E. in 1890. In 1897 he earned a M.S. degree from the University of Chicago. He was an instructor in mathematics at the University of Maine starting in 1887 and dean of the University in 1903. In 1936 upon his retirement a scholarship fund was named in his honor and one of the men's dormitories was named Hart Hall.
From the description of Correspondence, 1915-1969 (bulk 1915-1922) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54356250