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Title: Draft of wire from Jack Brooks to local newspapers in his former district, June 1, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001396
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-06-01
Box: 2007-255/129
Folder: 122.33
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks laments the loss of his former constituents, promising to continue to serve them as well as possible for the next year and a half.

Title: Telegram from a political organization to Jack Brooks, March 10, 1065
Identifier: camh-dob-002258
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-03-10
Box: 2007-255/133
Folder: Legis: Judiciary Voting Rights
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram from John L. Gipson, Executive Director of the Community Affair Co-Ordinating Committee urging Jack Brooks to support the Voting Rights Act.

Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks urging McGee Bend Dam supporters to take action, April 12, 1955
Identifier: camh-dob-001056
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Easterling, E.W., Weed, W. F.
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Dates: 1955-04-12
Box: 2007-255/27
Folder: 23.24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram from Jack Brooks to Ed Easterling, an attorney for the Lower Neches Valley Authority, and W.F. Weed, the President of the Lower Neches Valley Authority, asking them to round up McGee Bend Dam supporters for a meeting with Budget Director Hughes in Longview.

Title: Telegram from Mark White to Jack Brooks, July 30, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001976
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-2017
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-07-30
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Texas Secretary of State Mark White proposes an amendment to the Voter Registration Act that would extend free postage to official voter registration information and absentee ballots.

Title: Telegram from the NAACP southwest regional office to Jack Brooks, February 11, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001823
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-02-11
Box: 2007-255/112
Folder: 88.18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram from Clarence A. Laws, field director of the Southwest Regional Office of the NAACP thanking Jack Brooks for his vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks regarding McGee Bend Dam and Majority Leader Johnson's role
Identifier: camh-dob-001055
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Box: 2007-255/27
Folder: 23.24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram statement from Jack Brooks to local media regarding Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson's role in McGee Bend Dam funding legislation.

Title: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks to Beaumont and Lufkin media regarding McGee Bend Dam, June 13, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001049
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Dates: 1956-06-13
Box: 2007-255/27
Folder: 23.24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks to Beaumont and Lufkin media regarding McGee Bend Dam, June 13, 1956.