Authors and Illustrators Database

Clara H. (Hantel) Brucker

Born: 12/22/1892  St. Ausger
Died: 03/24/1980
Parents: Emil and Regina Hantel
Spouse: Wilber
Children: Wilber, Jr.
image of Clara H. (Hantel) Brucker

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
To Have Your Cake and Eat It
- Memoir of her Washington experience between 1954 and 1961 when her husband was Secretary of the Army. 		Non Fiction Adult New York: Vantage Press 1968
What is the aim or goal of your writing: In the second edition of Michigan Authors she is credited with: "Because of my busy life collecting my husband's papers for U. of M. Bentley Library in Ann Arbor, and collecting his memorabilia for the Wilber M. Brucker Hall at Ft. Myers, Virginia, I have had little time for writing, but hope soon to continue working on my experiences while Governor's wife of Michigan. I have organized a school of government in Detroit-was first president and founder, and am still coordinator for programs. To Have Your Cake and Eat It is about our Washington experiences."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed., 3rd. ed.
- Included in 2nd and 3rd editions: 1980, 1993 		1980-1993
Honored by Northwood Institute (Midland) as one of the distinguished women in 1972 1972
In Washington D.C. her husband served as General Counsel for the Department of Defense, Secretary of the Army under President Eisenhower 1961-1966
Mrs. Brucker's husband, Wilber M. Brucker, was Governor of Michigan 1931-1932

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Authors - Obituary, volume(s) 97-100 		1981

Memberships:

Name Date
Rainbow Division Veterans Auxiliary
- 1950s
Active in International YMCA
- 1950s
Republican Ladies Auxilary while in D.C.
- 1950s

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) Economics, Master of Arts (M.A.) Political Science
- Early 1930s. 		Michigan State College now Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1930
Drexel Institute Philadelphia, PA 1918

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Statistician General Motors Corporation New York

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search/a?searchtype=X&searcharg=clara+h.+brucker&SORT=D&searchscope=15&submit.x=38&submit.y=5

Other Comments:

In 1923 she married Wilber Brucker, then Prosecuting Attorney of Saginaw County, later to become Attorney General and Governor of Michigan, as well as Secretary of the Army.

Last Modified On: 12/31/2016 12:00:00 AM