Title: Dr. Edward B. Bright oral history interview, May 7, 2008

Identifier: UA45.05.01.02   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/1257)

Description: Interview covering the period 1940's to the present with Dr. Edward B. Bright, East Carolina College alumnus and educator. Dr. Bright is accompanied by his son, and describes his early family life in Chocowinity, N.C. and other places. After entering East Carolina Teachers College in the early 1940's, Dr. Bright was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942, stationed at Fort Bragg, and served in Europe during World War II. After leaving the military, Dr. Bright re-enrolled at ECTC, earning a bachelor's degree in Education in 1948 and master's degree in 1951. He describes classes, social life, and student activities at ECTC. Dr. Bright then outlines his career as a high-school teacher and administrator in Aurora and Grifton, N.C., and as Dean of Instruction at Pitt Community College. He also describes his service in Pitt County government and gives some history of Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Interviewer: Joanne Phipps.