Bruce, Herbert L., 1900-1990

Leading black Democratic politician during the 1930s-1950s. Bruce was district leader of the 12th and 21st Assembly Districts, and the first black Tammany Hall leader in New York City, 1935-1945.

From the guide to the Herbert Bruce papers, 1914-1982, 1934-1959, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)