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Title: Edison Diamond Disc, Jack Brooks, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-002592
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Edison Diamond Disc which was used to record a broadcast from Jack Brooks to his district about the Eisenhower Administration, statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, and other issues.

Title: Edison Diamond Disc, Jack Brooks and George Mahon [1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-002593
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Mahon, George Herman, 1900-1985
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photographs of sides A and B of the Edison Diamond Disc which was used to record an interview between Jack Brooks and Congressman George Mahon.

Title: Edison Diamond Disc, Jack Brooks and Sam Rayburn [1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-002590
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Sides A and B of the Edison Diamond Disc which was used to record a radio interview between Jack Brooks and Speaker Sam Rayburn.

Title: Emoluments Detailed, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001842
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined charges of tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Emoluments General, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001844
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined charges of tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

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
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: Excerpt from column by Walter Lippmann, entitled "Brownell and McCarthy", published in New York Herald Tribune, December 15, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001426
Creator: Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The speech discusses accusations made by Republican Party members regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Excerpt from Texas Monthly article, May 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001213
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An excerpt from an article that ranks all twenty-two Texas Congresspeople from Best to Worst. Jack Brooks ranks eleventh, falling in the "Fair-to-Middlin'" category. The excerpt contains quotes from other Representatives about Brooks, both positive and negative. It describes his position as Chairman of the Government Operations Committee and his involvement in the Nixon impeachment as a member of the House Judiciary Committee.

Title: Excerpts from a leaflet put out by the National Finance Director of the Republican National Committee, headed "We Ought to Talk More," undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001425
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The speech discusses accusations made by Republican Party members regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Excerpts from a Republican campaign speech by Robert G. Ingersoll, Republican, in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 21, 1876
Identifier: camh-dob-001427
Creator: Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The speech discusses accusations made by Republican Party members regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Excerpts from a speech by Governor Dewey of New York at Hartford, Connecticut, December 16, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001424
Creator: Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The speech discusses accusations made by Republican Party members regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Excerpts from an address by Leonard W. Hall, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Before the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Convention at Houston, Texas, October 13, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001422
Creator: Hall, Leonard W. (Leonard Wood), 1900-1979
Topic: United States. Congress, Democratic party (U.S.)
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The speech discusses accusations made by Republican Party members regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Excerpts from an address by Leonard W. Hall, Republican National Chairman, at Columbus, Ohio, October 20, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001423
Creator: Hall, Leonard W. (Leonard Wood), 1900-1979
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The speech discusses accusations made by Republican Party members regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Explanatory statements re: obstuction of justice and abuse of power, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001849
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum explaining supporting evidence for impeachment charges of obstruction of justice and abuse of power.

Title: Factual justifications, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001848
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Fact sheet listing supporting evidence for impeachment charges.

Title: Fax from Mark White to Jack Brooks and Richard Crawford White, August 3, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001972
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-2017
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, White, Richard Crawford, 1923-1998
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The fax was sent from Texas Secretary of State Mark White to Representatives Richard Crawford White and Jack Brooks. It comments on the success of voter registration by mail in Texas. White proposed an amendment to the Voter Registration Act that would make Texas exempt from the Act, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail. Texas already had a similiar program in place at the time.

Title: Fax from Mark White to Jack Brooks, August 3, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001974
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-2017
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Texas Secretary of State Mark White provides a draft of the wording of the amendments he proposes regarding the Voter Registration Act. White wished to exempt states that already had systems in place to allow voters to register by mail, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail.

Title: The Feasibility of a Congressional Staff Journal as a "Process for Communication," a Report of the House Commission on Information Facilities, Washington: 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001980
Topic: United States. Congress, Interpersonal communication
Dates: 1976
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Report discussing the efficacy of using a staff journal as a way to improve congressional communication. Jack Brooks, as the chairman of the House Commission on Information and Facilities, headed the project.

Title: First Annual Johnson-Rayburn Dinner, March 31, 1989, Houston, Texas
Identifier: camh-dob-001648
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1989-03-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The program for the First Annual Johnson-Rayburn Dinner honoring Jack Brooks. It features short biographies of Lyndon Johnson, Sam Rayburn, Jack Brooks, and guest speaker Joe Biden. This program is attached to Brooks's thank you speech for being honored with the award [camh-dob-001647]. The annual award tradition continues today as the Johnson-Rayburn-Richards Dinner honoring the late Ann Richards in addition to Johnson and Rayburn.

Title: Form letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, July 15, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001728
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control, Legislation
Dates: 1968-07-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Form letter regarding gun control legislation sent to constituents by Jack Brooks.

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