Edwin C. Bridges Ex Officio Secretary, ADAH Board of Trustees Ed Bridges grew up in the wiregrass region of southwest Georgia (Bainbridge). He graduated from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. He taught history in high school in Greenville, South Carolina, and also taught at Georgia Tech before joining the staff of the Georgia Department of Archives and History in 1976. After six years at the Georgia Archives, where he last served as Assistant Director, he was appointed Director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History in 1982. The Alabama Archives, created in 1901, was the first state archives agency in the United States and is a major repository of material documenting the state's history. Ed's professional interests have centered on the historical background of current policy issues and on the management of modern records. He has been active in national archival organizations and also with information policy and Alabama history groups in the state. Ed and his wife Martha are the proud parents of three daughters. Return to Board of Trustees