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Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 30, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001688
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Crime
Dates: 1959-11-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack brooks, received November 30, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001690
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democracy
Dates: 1959-11-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: High school student, Edward Parker's inquiry about Jack Brooks's opinion of democracy as a form of government.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002326
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Les Merrem of Beaumont expressing disapproval for Jack Brooks's conduct during the Iran-Contra hearings.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002325
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Anthony Boehm of Beaumont expressing disapproval for Jack Brooks's conduct during the Iran-Contra hearings.

Title: Letter from a friend to Jack Brooks, June 16, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001780
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1954-06-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from George T. Camp, a friend of Jack Brooks's, regarding Jack Neal, Brooks's likely opponent in the 1954 Democratic primary.

Title: Letter from a Gulf State Utilities employee to Jack Brooks, September 19, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001513
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Letters
Dates: 1962-09-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from John F. Irwin, training representative at Gulf State Utilities, asking Brooks how to convince his employees that congressmen do read and respond to constituent mail.

Title: Letter from a local party figure to Jack Brooks, March 25, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002259
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-03-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from James M. Gideon, Jefferson County Democratic Coalition, urging Jack Brooks to support the Voting Rights Act and highlighting Brooks's previous record on Civil Rights legislation.

Title: Letter from constituent to Jack Brooks, July 30, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-002321
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-07-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Maida Venza of Beaumont expressing support for Jack Brooks during the Iran-Contra hearings and his aggressive questioning of Lt. Col. Oliver North.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a Beaumont lawyer, October 18, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001347
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Dates: 1961-10-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter from Jack Brooks congratulating L.J. Beckenstein, Beaumont lawyer, on receiving a Masonic rite.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, December 10, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001689
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Crime
Dates: 1959-12-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Response letter from Jack Brooks to his constituent, Foster Provo about his son's arrest, December 10, 1959

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, December 3, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001691
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democracy
Dates: 1959-12-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks in response to a question from a high school aged constituent that describes the benefits of democracy as a form of government.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, October 8, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001467
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Thank-you notes
Dates: 1963-10-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks thanks constituent Kitty Hobbs for her work coordinating Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's visit to Jefferson County and discusses the various details of Johnson's visit to the area.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a reporter, October 22, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001764
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, School integration
Dates: 1970-10-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter written in response by Jack Brooks to a query from Grace Foote of the Port Arthur News. Brooks responds to Foote's questions regarding the investigation of Justice William O. Douglas and school integration.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a student, December 3, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001065
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1959-12-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter sent in reply by Jack Brooks to Norma Sebastian of Port Arthur, TX outlining his approach to legislation.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to potential constituents, August 19, 1952
Identifier: camh-dob-002297
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams
Dates: 1952-08-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks, on campaign letterhead, to potential constituents regarding his position on the McGee Bend Dam and E. L. Kurth, Sr., a local timber business owner who opposed the dam project.

Title: Letter from Joe Tonahill to Jack Brooks, October 16, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001466
Creator: Tonahill, Joe, 1913-2001
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns
Dates: 1963-10-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Joe Tonahill, a Beaumont lawyer, writes Jack Brooks to express his regrets about missing an event in Piney Woods honoring Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during his visit. Tonahill was Brooks's opponent in the 1952 congressional race. When Jack Ruby was prosecuted for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, Tonahill served as his defense lawyer.

Title: Letter from local business leader to Jack Brooks, March 21, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001078
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Dates: 1961-03-21
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Howard J. Hicks, Executive Vice President of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, to Jack Brooks regarding the rising influence of the John Birch Society in Beaumont and its influence on proposed city policies.

Title: Letter from Robert W. Akers to Jack Brooks, March 6, 1957
Identifier: camh-dob-002274
Creator: Akers, Robert
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams
Dates: 1957-03-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Robert W. Akers, Editor in Chief of the Beaumont Enterprise, responding to a letter Jack Brooks had sent to John Newton, a local figure, and copied to Mr. Akers. Brooks's letter was about support for the McGee Bend Dam project, Martin Dies, and local politics.

Title: Letter from the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce to Jack Brooks, August 5, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001633
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1960-08-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Howard Hicks, Vice President of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, writes to Jack Brooks regarding the Judiciary Committee's decision to cite three Port of New York Authority officials for contempt of Congress. The governors of New York and New Jersey refused to allow the Port Authority officials to furnish records requested by the Judiciary Committee. Since the Port Authority is under state jurisdiction, the governors believed that the federal government was overstepping its jurisdiction by requesting these documents. Hicks explains that the Chamber of Commerce is concerned that such a precedent might lead to the federal government claiming jurisdiction over local municipal matters.

Title: Letter from the Chairman of the Gulf States Utillities Company to Jack Brooks, February 24, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001413
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Energy industries, Energy policy
Dates: 1975-02-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Floyd Smith, the Chairman of the Gulf States Utillities Company in Beaumont, expresses concern regarding the national fuel shortage.

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