Biog. resource center (Contemp. authors), Oct. 23, 2006 (William Bright; b. Aug. 13, 1928, Oxnard, Calif.; University of California, Berkeley, Ph. D., 1955; University of California, Los Angeles, professor of linguistics and anthropology, 1966- )
Daily camera [Boulder, Colo.], Oct. 21, 2006 p. 3C (William Oliver Bright; d. Oct. 15, 2006, Boulder, Colo., aged 78)
Flyer, COGNA 2006 (In memory of Bill Bright)
His 1,500 California place names, 1998 CIP t.p. (William Bright) data sheet (b. Aug. 13, 1928)