Ordway Hilton
Document Examiner
Ordway Hilton, American document examiner. Diplomate American Board Forensic Document Examiners. Recipient H. Ward Smith Memorial award, 1978.
Background
Hilton, Ordway was born on July 14, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Son of Charles Ordway and Hazel Beatrice (Horner) Hilton.
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, Northwestern University, 1935. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1937.
Career
Research statistician, Armour & Company, Chicago, 1937-1938; statistical analyst, A.C. Neilsen, Chicago, 1938; document examiner, Chicago Police Crime Laboratory, Chicago, 1938-1941; associate, Elbridge W. Stein (examiner questioned documents), New York City, 1946-1950; private practice as a questioned document examiner, New York City, 1951-1979; private practice as a questioned document examiner, Landrum, South Carolina., 1979-1996. Lecturer short course for prosecuting attorneys Northwestern University School Law, 1949-1979. Lecturer questioned documents Georgetown University, Washington, summers 1973, 74.
Convenor, vice president International Meeting in Questioned Documents, London, 1963, convenor, presiding officer, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1966. Chairman questioned document section 8th International Meeting in Forensic Sciences,1978.
Achievements
Ordway Hilton has been listed as a noteworthy document examiner by Marquis Who's Who.
Works
Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents, Revised Edition Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents, Revised Edition
Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents (Elsevier series in forensic and police science) Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents (Elsevier series in forensic and police science)
Detecting and Deciphering Erased Pencil Writing Detecting and Deciphering Erased Pencil Writing
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For fifty years I have been a Document Examiner and that is how I earn my living.
For over 50 years I have also been a publicist for actors, singers, writers, composers, artists, comedians, and many progressive non-profit organizations.
I am a Librettist-Composer of a Broadway musical called, "Nellie Bly" and I am in the process of making small changes to it.
In addition, I have written over 100 songs that would be considered "popular music" in the genre of THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK. My family consists of four branches. The Norwegians and The Italians and the Norwegian-Americans and the Italian Americans.