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Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decision regarding unlawful employment practices at the Neches station of Gulf States Utilities, August 8, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001210
Topic: Civil Rights, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1968-08-08
Box: 2007-255/168
Folder: 150.28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) decision regarding unlawful employment practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the Neches Station of Gulf States Utilities. The document lists the Charging Parties vs. Gulf States Utilities Company, Port Neches, TX. A summary of the charge indicates that the Neches station continues to segregate its employees and "employs testing procedures that discriminate against Negroes in violation of Section 703 (a) (1) and (2) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." The Neches station of Gulf State Utilities was in Port Neches, Jefferson County, which was part of Brooks's district.

Title: Memo: 7/13/71, To: BJ, From: JB, re: Public Works Projects in our District
Identifier: camh-dob-002021
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Jones, Bill
Topic: Public works, Legislation
Dates: 1971-07-31
Box: 2007-255/263
Folder: 310.3
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum written by Jack Brooks for his aide, Bill Jones, advising that Congressman Joe Evins, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Public Works, told Brooks he approved every project from the 9th Congressional District.

Title: Memo from Jack Brooks to Lyndon B. Johnson on joint television show, February 16, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001694
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Interviews, Television programs
Dates: 1959-02-16
Box: 2007-255/72
Folder: 62.27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum from Jack Brooks that contains encouragement regarding Senator Lyndon B. Johnson's television appearance, as well as advice for future television appearances.

Title: Memo from Jack Brooks to Lyndon Johnson, January 19, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001070
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Political Campaigns
Dates: 1960-01-19
Box: 2007-255/73
Folder: 63.32c
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memo from Jack Brooks relating all the positive press appearing in Southeast Texas about Senator Lyndon B. Johnson over the years and detailing Brooks's long history of support for Johnson.

Title: Memo to Congressman Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001408
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Cattle, Screwworm--Control
Box: 2007-255/129
Folder: 123.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum from the Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation regarding the joint declaration of livestock producers of Mexico and the United States regarding the eradication of screwworms.

Title: Memorandum in support of S.1077 as amended by House Judiciary Committee, 1955
Identifier: camh-dob-001449
Topic: Federal aid, Industrial accidents
Dates: 1955
Box: 2007-255/5
Folder: 113.17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum discussing Jack Brooks's support for amending Senate legislation regarding financial relief for those affected by the Texas City disaster. The disaster was the deadliest industrial accident in United States history. The Senate drafted legislation to provide compensation for the victims in 1955 after the Supreme Court ruled against a class action lawsuit brought on their behalf. Brooks worked to make the victims the beneficiaries of the legislation, rather than insurance companies and large corporations.

Title: Sam Rayburn Dam contract signing preliminary check list, February 7, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-002176
Topic: Dams, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1964-02-07
Box: 2007-255/121
Folder: Projects--88th Congress, Sam Rayburn, 1963
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A typed list of things to have ready for the contract signing ceremony at the McGee Bend Dam.