Mary Jo Bratton

Background

Bratton, Mary Jo was born on July 18, 1926 in Matoaka, West Virginia, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Montreat College, 1948. Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1949. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1966.

Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1969.

Career

Research associate, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1950-1953; instructor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1963-1967; assistant professor, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, 1967-1973; associate professor, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, 1974-1982; professor, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1982; university historian, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1980; chair department history, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1992.

Achievements

• Mary Jo Bratton has been listed as a noteworthy history educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • East Carolina University: The Formative Years, 1907-1982

    (The early history of East Carolina University.)

  • Greenville, Heart of the East: An Illustrated History

    (Greenville, NC.)

Membership

Member Southern History Association, Southern Association for Women Historians, Association Historians in North Carolina.

Connections

Daughter of Thomas Josiah and Mary Irene (McKinstry) Jackson. Divorced; children: Katherine, Jess, Jackson.

Father:

Thomas Josiah Jackson

Mother:

Mary Irene (McKinstry) Jackson

child:

Jess Bratton

child:

Katherine Bratton

child:

Jackson Bratton