Background
Danson, Edward Bridge was born on March 22, 1916 in Glendale, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward Bridge and Ann (Allen) Danson.
Danson, Edward Bridge was born on March 22, 1916 in Glendale, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward Bridge and Ann (Allen) Danson.
Bachelor, University Arizona, 1940. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1953.
Assistant professor anthropology University Colorado, 1948-1950, University Arizona, 1950-1956. Assistant director Museum Northern Arizona, 1956-1958, director, 1959-1975. President Museum of Northern Arizona, 1975-1979, board directors, 1979-1984.
Adjunct professor anthropology Northern Arizona University, 1973-1975.
Member advisory board National Park Service, 1958-1964, member advisory council, 1964-1985. Member Arizona History Advisory Committee, 1966-1984. Chairman Colorado Plateau Environmental Advisory Council, 1970-1974.
Member Arizona Council Humanities and Public Policy, 1973-1975. Member advisory board Southwestern Parks and Monuments Association, 1958-1985. Trustee Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1976-1985, chairman, 1979.
Board directors Flagstaff Symphony Association, 1962-1971, chairman, 1967-1969. Board directors Fred Harvey Fine Arts Foundation, 1970-1977, Arizona History Society, 1975-1984, Robert T. Wilson Foundation, 1971-1974, vice president, 1972-1974. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945.
Fellow American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Arizona Academy of Sciences (president 1958-1959). Member Society of America Archaeology, American Anthropological Society, American Association Museums, Sigma Xi.
Married Jessica Harriet MacMaster, November 7, 1942. Children: Jessica Ann, Edward Bridge III.