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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 30, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001688
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Crime
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Dates
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1959-11-30
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Box
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2007-255/72
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Folder
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61.53
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Bennie Collins to Jack Brooks inquiring about the arrest of his neighbor, Foster Provo's son Clarence on a breaking and entering charge.
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Title
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Letter from executive director of the Edna Gladney Home to Charlotte Brooks, March 12, 1970
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001770
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Contributor
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Brooks, Charlotte Collins, 1935-2014
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Topic
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Moody Foundation (Galveston, Tex.)
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Dates
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1970-03-20
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.12
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Ruby Lee Piester, executive director of the Edna Gladney Home, thanking Charlotte Brooks for welcoming Piester during a recent home visit with the Brooks family. Piester asks Mrs. Brooks to pass on her thanks to Jack Brooks for his advice regarding the Moody Foundation.
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Title
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Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders to Jack Brooks, March 17, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002268
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Creator
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Sanders, Barefoot, 1925-2008
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1965-03-17
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Box
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2007-255/133
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Folder
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Legis: Judiciary Voting Rights
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, to Jack Brooks attached to a copy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Title
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Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, December 10, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001689
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Crime
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Dates
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1959-12-10
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Box
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2007-255/72
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Folder
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61.53
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Response letter from Jack Brooks to his constituent, Foster Provo about his son's arrest, December 10, 1959
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Letter from Jack Brooks to the executive director of the Edna Gladney Home, September 22, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001768
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Moody Foundation (Galveston, Tex.)
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Dates
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1969-09-22
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.12
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A letter from Jack Brooks advising Ruby Lee Piester, executive director of the Edna Gladney Home, regarding the Moody Foundation. Brooks explains the materials and information Piester should provide to increase her chances of receiving funding for the Edna Gladney Home.
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Title
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Letter from the executive director of the Edna Gladney Home to Jack Brooks, June 4, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001769
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Moody Foundation (Galveston, Tex.)
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Dates
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1969-06-04
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.12
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Ruby Lee Piester, executive director of the Edna Gladney Home, regarding bureaucratic challenges faced by children and youth services in Texas and the need for funding.
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Title
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Remarks of Hon[orable] Jack Brooks, Bmt. [Beaumont] YWCA Racial Justice Awards, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000988
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Congress. House
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Box
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2007-255/746
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Folder
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7
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks's remarks with handwritten notes expressing his gratitude to be honored at the Beaumont YWCA Racial Justice Awards for his contributions to racial equality throughout his career in Congress.
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Speech by Jack Brooks at the Brooks Chair Symposium, Lamar University, Friday, March 15, 2002
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000995
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States. Congress. House, African Americans--Civil Rights
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Dates
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2002-03-22
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Box
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2007-255/746
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Folder
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9
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks's remarks with handwritten notes at the Brooks Chair Symposium. Brooks talks about his philosophies when serving as a Congressman, including helping his constituents when they called his office for help, but sometimes voting against his constituents' interests when he could better serve the interests of the entire nation, including his work on the Civil Rights Act.