Kathleen Bruce

Kathleen Eveleth Bruce (October 21, 1885 – April 26, 1950) was an American historian.

Early life Kathleen Eveleth Bruce was born on October 21, 1885, in Richmond, Virginia, to Mary Bruce (née Anderson) and T. Seddon Bruce. Her paternal grandparents lived at Staunton Hill. Her maternal grandfather was Joseph R. Anderson. Her uncles were Philip Alexander Bruce and William Cabell Bruce. She grew up in West Franklin Street Historic District. She graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1918, Master of Arts in 1919 and a PhD in 1924. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 1946, she moved back to Richmond and was professor of history at Westhampton College (part of University of Richmond).

Bruce contributed articles to Army Ordnance, the Dictionary of American Biography and other publications. She was a life member of the American Historical Society. She wrote articles for the Agricultural History. She wrote Virginia Iron Manufacture in the Slave Era, Massachusetts Women of the Revolution (1716–1789), a chapter in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Colony, Province and State, and Virginia Agricultural Decline Before 1860, A Fallacy. She was chairperson of the program committee of the Southern Historical Association. She was a member of the board of editors of the Mississippi Valley Historical Review for three years. She was also on the executive committee of the Southern Historical Association.

Personal life Bruce lived some years in the western United States. She traveled abroad, including a trip to Leningrad, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Manchuria, Korea and Japan.

Bruce became chronically ill in January 1949. Bruce died on April 26, 1950, at a nursing home in Richmond. She was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.