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Title: Letter from Ralph Yarborough to Jack Brooks, November 8, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001604
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1968-11-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Ralph Yarborough congratulates Jack Brooks on his congressional victory, as well as for his success campaigning locally for Hubert Humphrey and Edward Muskie in the presidential election. In a handwritten postscript, he states that Brooks's leadership aided the entire Democratic ticket in the election. Humphrey and Muskie lost the presidential election to Richard Nixon by 0.7 percentage points, one of the smallest margins in United States history.

Title: Letter from Texas legislator to Jack Brooks, June 2, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001391
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-06-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Cameron Hightower, a Texas State Representative whose district resides in the same area as Jack Brooks, writes to Brooks in order to alert him of the controversial redistricting of Texas in 1965.

Title: Letter from Texas legislator to Jack Brooks, June 23, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001392
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-06-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: D. Roy Harrington, a Texas State Senator, writes to Jack Brooks in order to alert him of the final map of the dedistricting of Texas.

Title: Letter from Yvonne B. Burke to Congressional colleagues, August 3, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001978
Creator: Burke, Yvonne Braithwaite
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from the Congressional Black Caucus, sent by Chairperson Yvonne B. Burke, regarding the Voter Registration Act.

Title: Map of Texas congressional districts, June 2, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001445
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-06-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An annotated map depicting proposed redistricting plans for Texas.

Title: Map of Texas congressional districts, June 23, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001446
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-06-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A map depicting final redistricting plans for Texas Congressional districts.

Title: Memorandum, February 4, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001967
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1975-02-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum regarding a Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Federal Elections Commission.

Title: Memorandum, May 3, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001968
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1976-05-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum regarding the major provisions of a Federal Election Commission conference report.

Title: Misc. Re Unopposed Nominees in Jefferson, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001884
Topic: Elections
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed note of vote tallies for candidates in Jefferson County from the 1958 primary election. Handwritten notes also appear.

Title: Note from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 14, 1994
Identifier: camh-dob-002435
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1994-11-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A note from Bernard Gregoire of Friendswood, TX expressing condolences over Jack Brooks's electoral defeat. Mr. Gregoire's note is written beneath a letter sent by Jack Brooks on October 31, 1994 regarding an issue Brooks and his office had been working on resolving for him.

Title: Note from a supporter to Jack Brooks, November 10, 1994
Identifier: camh-dob-002441
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1994-11-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A typed note from Floyd D. Holder, Jr. of Lubbock, TX expressing condolences over Jack Brooks's electoral defeat and reminding him of the time they met at a gas station in Charlottesville, VA.

Title: Note from Jack Brooks to Lindley Beckworth regarding redistricting letter, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001069
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Beckworth, Lindley
Topic: Legislation, Elections
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten note from Jack Brooks lending Texas state legislator John Allen's letter regarding redistricting to Lindley Beckworth.

Title: Note from Lindley Beckworth regarding redistricting letter, June 24, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001068
Creator: Beckworth, Lindley
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Elections
Dates: 1960-06-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten note from Lindley Beckworth thanking Jack Brooks for letting him read Texas state legislator John Allen's letter about proposed redistricting. This note is stapled to Allen's letter.

Title: Ordering an election for Alcalde
Identifier: camh-dob-021844
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Topic: Colonization, Elections
Dates: 1823-12-20, 1823-12-03
Resource: Austin papers
Description: A public notice from Stephen F. Austin inviting inhabitants of San Felipe to convene to elect an Alcalde for the district.

Title: Ordering an election for Alcalde
Identifier: camh-dob-021844
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Topic: Colonization, Elections
Dates: 1823-12-20, 1823-12-03
Resource: Austin papers
Description: A public notice from Stephen F. Austin inviting inhabitants of San Felipe to convene to elect an Alcalde for the district.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001411
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1977
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks speaking at a Democratic Party office in his district while campaigning for reelection. Campaign posters for Jimmy Carter, Lloyd Bentsen, and Jack Brooks are visible in the background.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Charlotte Brooks, November 5, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-002516
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1968-11-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks and his wife Charlotte Brooks waiting for election results with unidentified companions.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Charlotte Brooks with others, March 10, 1992
Identifier: camh-dob-002548
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1992-03-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks and his wife Charlotte Brooks awaiting the results of the primary election at an election night party in Beaumont. They are surrounded by friends and supporters.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Grace Brooks, November 8, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-002493
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1960-11-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with his mother Grace Brooks at his campaign headquarters on election night.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Jimmy Carter, June 30, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001252
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1976-06-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with Governor Jimmy Carter during the presidential campaign.

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