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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
Box: 2007-255/11
Folder: Personal - Camp, George T.
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 Jack Brooks to E.L. Kurth, Sr., undated [1952]
Identifier: camh-dob-002296
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Kurth, Ernest L. (Ernest Lynn), 1885-1960
Topic: Dams
Dates: 1952
Box: 2007-255/35
Folder: McGee Bend Dam, July 1952 thru Dec 1953, Projects
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to E.L. Kurth seeking to clear up comments regarding reimbursement of timber interests whose land may be flooded by the proposed McGee Bend Dam. The letter is undated, but Brooks makes reference to Joe Tonahill who was his opponent in the 1952 election.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Joe Tonahill, June 4, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001390
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Tonahill, Joe, 1913-2001
Topic: Criminal defense lawyers
Dates: 1965-06-04
Box: 2007-255/129
Folder: 122.15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks commends lawyer Joe Tonahill for representing Jack Ruby who shot Lee Harvey Oswald. Tonahill was Brooks's opponent in the 1952 election.

Title: Letter from Joe Tonahill to Jack Brooks, April 3, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001609
Creator: Tonahill, Joe, 1913-2001
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Political Campaigns
Dates: 1968-04-03
Box: 2007-255/167
Folder: 150.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Joe Tonahill, a lawyer from Beaumont who ran against Jack Brooks in his first race in the 1952 primary, discusses President Lyndon B. Johnson's televised announcement that he would not seek reelection on March 31, 1968. He describes his respect for both Johnson and Brooks.

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
Box: 2007-255/110
Folder: 86.13
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: Note from Joe Tonahill to Jack Brooks, March 2 [year unclear]
Identifier: camh-dob-001064
Creator: Tonahill, Joe, 1913-2001
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Records and Correspondence
Box: 2007-255/27
Folder: 24.12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note from Joe Tonahill, Jack Brooks's 1952 primary opponent, to Brooks thanking him for sending along a news clipping and commenting on local matters.

Title: Staff correspondence, October 8, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001567
Topic: Court proceedings
Dates: 1953-10-08
Box: 2007-255/43
Folder: General - Beaumont Office
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter between Brooks office staff regarding court proceedings in the district seeking information on Joe Tonahill. Jack Brooks defeated Tonahill in the 1952 election.