Search results

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, June 5, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001722
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-06-05
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 161.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Ben Levy expressing concern over safety in Washington, D.C. during the Poor People's Campaign's march.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, March 23, 1956.
Identifier: camh-dob-001084
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1956-03-23
Box: 2007-255/27
Folder: 23.26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Constituent Travis Price of Center, TX writes to Jack Brooks about district events. Price references the Southern Manifesto and the fact Brooks didn't sign.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, May 14, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001724
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-05-14
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 161.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Mrs. Carroll Lord to Jack Brooks expressing concern over damage to public lands during the Poor People's Campaign's march on Washington, D.C.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, June 10, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001721
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-06-10
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 161.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a reply sent by Jack Brooks in response to a constituent letter expressing concern over the Poor People's March in Washington, D.C. Parts of the letter use language Brooks's office included in other letters responding to constituents not in favor of the march.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, May 29, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001723
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-05-29
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 161.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a reply sent by Jack Brooks in response to a constituent letter expressing concern over damage caused to public land by the Poor People's Campaign's march on Washington. The letter uses some language Brooks's office included in other letters responding to constituents not in favor of the march.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, July 9, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001725
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-07-09
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 161.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a reply sent by Jack Brooks in response to a telegram from a constituent, Mrs. C. Morton, urging him to support the Poor People's Campaign. A similar letter was sent to another constituent, Mrs. Bruce Scott, expressing similar views.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Emanuel Celler, February 22, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001600
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Supreme Court
Dates: 1961-02-22
Box: 2007-255/96
Folder: Judiciary Committee Legislation, Jan.-June 1961
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks writes to Representative Emanuel Celler regarding misinformation on recent Supreme Court decisions concerning civil liberties. He suggests that the Judiciary Committee staff create a memorandum outlining the various decisions in order to aide Congressmen in replying to constituent letters about the subject. He then lays out the various decisions he is referencing.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to the NAACP southwest regional office, February 18, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001824
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Elections
Box: 2007-255/112
Folder: 88.18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks thanking Clarence A. Laws, the field director of the Southwest Regional Office of the NAACP in Dallas, for his telegram. Reminding Laws about the dissolution of the poll tax, Brooks asks Laws and the NAACP to organize citizens in the second congressional district to register to vote and participate in elections.

Title: Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, February 2, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001580
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gratitude, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1959-02-02
Box: 2007-255/43
Folder: White House Correspondence & VIP, 1950-1968
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson thanking Brooks for sending along some newsclippings and for his work on the civil rights bill.

Title: Note from Jack Brooks to district leaders and local press regarding Lyndon B. Johnson's civil rights statements, January 25, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-000924
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Congress. Senate.
Dates: 1959-01-25
Box: 2007-255/77
Folder: Civil Rights, Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Lyndon B. Johnson was speaking in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader. The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson in 1964.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, association of trial lawyers of America, Lancaster Ballroom, Savoy Hotel, London, England, Tuesday, January 17, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001639
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1989-01-17
Box: 2007-255/661
Folder: 0.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's speech with handwritten notes in response to being honored by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Brooks reflects on his then thirty-four-year career in the House Judiciary Committee, from the 1950s onwards and the legislative battles over Civil Rights and government accountability, including the Presidency.He reflects on the beginning of his Chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee, concluding that he will endeavour to be fair.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, International Laborers' Union Hall, get out the vote rally, April 29, 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002354
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1980-04-29
Box: 2007-255/483
Folder: Brooks - Speeches, 1980
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed copy of a speech delivered by Jack Brooks at a labor hall in Port Arthur ahead of the primary election in May 1980. Brooks highlights his record, particularly his votes for civil rights and voting rights.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, NAACP Meeting, Ila Hall, 2801 Market Street, Galveston, Texas, Sunday, October 18, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-002010
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1970-10-18
Box: 2007-255/217
Folder: 192.9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks before the NAACP of Galveston regarding the upcoming election, his career, and criticizing the Nixon Administration.

Title: Remarks of Hon[orable] Jack Brooks, Bmt. [Beaumont] YWCA Racial Justice Awards, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-000988
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Congress. House
Box: 2007-255/746
Folder: 7
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Reply from Jack Brooks to a constituent, March 30, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001057
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1956-03-30
Box: 2007-255/27
Folder: 23.26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter written by Jack Brooks in reply to constituent Travis Price of Center, TX with some thoughts on the Southern Manifesto as well as speculation on his potential election opponents.

Title: Speech by Jack Brooks at the Brooks Chair Symposium, Lamar University, Friday, March 15, 2002
Identifier: camh-dob-000995
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 2002-03-22
Box: 2007-255/746
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Statement by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson on the Floor of the Senate, January 20, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001419
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Congress. Senate.
Dates: 1959-01-20
Box: 2007-255/77
Folder: Civil Rights, Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Lyndon B. Johnson speaking in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader. The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson in 1964.

Title: Telegram from a constituent to Jack Brooks, June 18, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001727
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-06-18
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 161.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram sent by Mrs. C. Morton asking Jack Brooks to support legislation to alleviate poverty.

Title: Telegram from a constituent to Jack Brooks, June 18, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001726
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-06-18
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 161.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram sent by Mrs. Bruce Scott urging Jack Brooks to support the Poor People's Campaign.

Name

Resource

Dates

Topic

Genre

Digital Origin

Collection Strength

Project

Theme

Enabled Filters