This collection is arranged into one series that consists of nine boxes of materials.  It is further split into sub-series arranged alphabetically by subject to reflect the different cities and agencies that Bruce Davis worked with as well as one that contains his personal papers. The folders found within each sub-series are also arranged alphabetically and contain the same titles that were given to them by the collection creator, Bruce Davis.

Bruce Davis was a North Texas State Teachers College alumnus, lawyer, former Denton City Attorney, and World War II veteran who died in 1974.  This collection contains materials such as paperwork and photographs relating to Bruce Davis and his work as a lawyer in the Denton County Area of Texas.

During his time in Denton, Texas, Bruce Davis [also known as Bruce Lacy until he legally changed his name] lived with his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Davis. He graduated from Denton Senior High School in 1929 and was a student at North Texas State Teachers College from 1929 to 1933. In addition to being a UNT alumnus, Bruce was also an alumnus of the Southern Methodist University where he studied from 1933-1936.  After receiving his education, Bruce Davis was the Denton city attorney from 1938 until he entered the United States Army during World War II from 1942-1945.  Upon being Honorably Discharged, Bruce Davis began practicing law again. He died in 1974 at the age of 61 and was survived by his wife, Louise Davis [once Louise Green of Houston prior to her marriage to Bruce Davis in 1947].