Background
Bruce, Louis Rooks Son of Louis R. and Nellie (Rooks) Bruce.
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Louis Rooks Bruce
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Bachelor, Syracue U., 1930.
Career
Owner, operator dairy farm, Richfield Springs, New York, 1930-1934;
New York state director, Indian projects NYA, 1935-1942;
education and youth director, Dairymen's League Cooperative Association, 1946-1955;
vice president, Compton Advertising, New York City, 1955-1959;
with, Federal Housing Administration, aslo New York State Housing Authority, 1959-1969;
commissioner, Indian Affairs, Washignton, 1969-1989. Past board directors Yale Broadcasting Company. Founder, past executive director National Congress Indian Affairs.
Founder, past board directors Arrow, Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Member Association American Indian Affairs, Indian Council Five (Achievement award), New York state Village Indian Assns., Mid Eastern Cooperatives, Farm Bureau Federation, National Grange, Syracuse University Alumni Association (Achievement award 1970), Rotary, Masons, Zeta Psi (president 1962-1964), Sigma Delta Chi.
Connections
Married Anna Jennings Wikoff, November 19, 1930. Children: Charles Wikoff, Katherine (Mistress William H. Huxtable), Donald Kenneth.
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Religion
Methodist