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Title: Comments made by Jack Brooks about gun control during interview with Jack Williams, March 12, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001119
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control, Legislation
Dates: 1975-03-12
Box: 2007-255/349
Folder: 285.5
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks speaks about his stance on gun control as it relates to the Subcommittee on Crime's briefing on "The Federal Firearms Act of 1975."

Title: District survey draft, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001418
Topic: Gun control, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1968
Box: 2007-255/83
Folder: 66C.86
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A draft of a constituent survey commissioned by Jack Brooks during the 1968 election in order to better understand the needs of voters in the 9th district. Brooks's original district, the 2nd district, was redistricted into the 9th district in 1966 after the Supreme Court ruled in Wesbery v. Sanders that Congressional districts had to be close to equal in population. Brooks lost 8 out of the 9 east Texas counties he originally represented in this redistricting. In the 1966 election in the 2nd district, Brooks ran unopposed and won. In the 1968 election in the new 9th district, he ran against Henry Charles Pressler, and won with 60.9% of the vote. This draft includes a name recognition question where, according to the script, the pollster pretends to 'forget' the name of Brooks in order to judge whether or not the constituent knows that Brooks is their Representative.

Title: District survey draft, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001447
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Gun control
Dates: 1968
Box: 2007-255/83
Folder: 66C.86
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A draft of a constituent survey commissioned by Jack Brooks during the 1968 election in order to better understand the needs of voters in the 9th district. Brooks's original district, the 2nd district, was redistricted into the 9th district in 1966 after the Supreme Court ruled in Wesbery v. Sanders that congressional districts had to be close to equal in population. Brooks lost 8 out of the 9 east Texas counties he originally represented in this redistricting. In the 1966 election in the 2nd district, Brooks ran unopposed and won. In the 1968 election in the new 9th district, he ran against Henry Charles Pressler, and won with 60.9% of the vote. The draft includes a question regarding gun control, which in a corresponding note, Brooks recommends removing and replacing with a question about race relations.

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
Box: 2007-255/176
Folder: 160.13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Form letter regarding gun control legislation sent to constituents by Jack Brooks.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 2, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002415
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1966-08-02
Box: 2007-255/145
Folder: 141.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Herbert W. Miller of Nederland expressing his opposition to gun control in the wake of the University of Texas at Austin tower shooting, which occurred the day prior on August 1, 1966.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, March 14, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000940
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1973-03-14
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Miss J. Zanderbergen in support of gun control.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, March 29, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000939
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1973-03-29
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Mrs. W.E. Edinburgh in opposition to gun control.

Title: Letter from constituent to Jack Brooks, April 16, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000937
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1973-04-16
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Betty Jo Retzlaff in opposition to gun control.

Title: Letter from constituent to Jack Brooks, March 5, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000936
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1973-03-05
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Galen H. Remmers of Alta Loma, TX expressing his opposition to gun control legislation. Alta Loma was incorporated into Santa Fe, TX in 1978.

Title: Letter from constituent to Jack Brooks, March 8, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000938
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1973-03-08
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Mrs. Hollingshead in opposition to gun control.

Title: Letter from constituents to Jack Brooks, July 28, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002211
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control, Legislation
Dates: 1965-07-28
Box: 2007-255/133
Folder: Judiciary (Firearms) Legislation - 89th Congress
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter sent by a Mr. and Mrs. Langhoff urging Jack Brooks to vote against one proposed gun control measure and for another.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituent, April 10, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001185
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1973-04-10
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 266.5
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A reply to a constituent letter from Miss J. Zanderbergen in support of gun control,

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituent, April 16, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001184
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1973-04-16
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A reply to a constituent letter from Betty Jo Retzlaff in opposition to gun control.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, August 3, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002210
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control, Legislation
Dates: 1965-08-03
Box: 2007-255/133
Folder: Judiciary (Firearms) Legislation - 89th Congress
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a letter sent by Jack Brooks in reply to a constituent letter regarding proposed gun control legislation. Brooks reaffirmed his own personal use of guns as well as his support for gun control measures.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, August 9, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002416
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control
Dates: 1966-08-09
Box: 2007-255/145
Folder: 141.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter sent by Jack Brooks to constituents who wrote to him about gun control.

Title: Notes regarding edits to surveys, August 12, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001448
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Gun control
Dates: 1968-08-12
Box: 2007-255/83
Folder: 66C.86
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Notes written by Jack Brooks regarding various edits to a draft of a public opinion survey commissioned by Brooks. The survey, conducted during the 1968 election, seeks to better understand the needs of voters in the 9th congressional district. The notes critique the style of a few questions, which are considered leading, and suggest that a question about gun control be replaced with one about race relations.

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