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Title: Blanket Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to architect and engineering representatives, February 12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-010262
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Architects and engineers, Letters, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1973-02-12, 1973-02-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congressman Jack Brooks's to many architect and engineering professionals in acknowledgement of their years of efforts dedicated to the passage of the bill.

Title: Card from constituent Guepert to Congressman Jack Brooks, July 19, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014360
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-07-19, 1987-07-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter stating that Congressman Jack Brooks's questioning of Lt. Col. Oliver North made her weep for him.

Title: Congressional correspondence, June 21, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-011093
Creator: Buchanan, John H. (John Hall), 1928-
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Architects and engineers, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1972-06-21, 1972-06-21
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Congressional correspondence expressing thanks.

Title: Copy of letter from Jack Brooks to Lady Bird Johnson, August 3, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-001569
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Topic: Trees, Care of
Dates: 1967-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter from Jack Brooks to Lady Bird Johnson regarding the trees on her property in Alabama.

Title: Correspondence from Congressman Jack Brooks to Colonel W.J. Baird, April 12, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-011140
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1967-04-12, 1967-04-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to Colonel W.J. Baird thanking Baird for the way Brooks's article was presented in Signal magazine.

Title: Correspondence from Congressman Jack Brooks to R.W. Bemer, August 4, 1971
Identifier: camh-dob-010929
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1971-08-04, 1971-08-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to R.W. Bemer, a representative of Phoenix Computer Operations, and Honeywell Information Systems, Inc. Brooks thanks Mr. Bemer for sending a copy of the Honeywell Computer Journal, which contained an article written by Brooks titled "Orienting the Computer to People." Brooks says he considers the topic "of vital importance."

Title: Correspondence from Congressman Jack Brooks to the Honorable A.S. Mike Monroney, March 25, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-010958
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1966-03-25, 1966-03-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to the Honorable A.S. Mike Monroney, Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress. The correspondence includes an outline of the Automatic Data Processing format that will be introduced into legislative process.

Title: Correspondence from R.W. Bemer, Editor of Honeywell Computer Journal, May 30, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-011138
Creator: Honeywell Information Systems, Inc.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1972-05-30, 1972-05-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from ret. Colonel R.W. Bemer, Editor of the Honeywell Computer Journal, with ten copies of a journal article written by Congressman Jack Brooks included. The title of Brooks's article is "Orienting the Computer to People." Bemer says that Honeywell Information Systems "is very proud" to have the contribution by Brooks.

Title: Correspondence from W.J. Baird to Congressman Jack Brooks, March 17, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-010924
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1967-03-17, 1967-03-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from retired Colonel and editor of Signal magazine, W.J. Baird, to Congressman Jack Brooks, with an enclosed issue of Signal magazine that includes an article written by Brooks. Baird says it was "a privilege for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association" and himself to have Brooks's article appear in their publication.

Title: Correspondence to Congressman Jack Brooks from G.L. Tucker, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-011216
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter to Congressman Jack Brooks from G.L. Tucker, writing on behalf of John S. Foster, Jr.

Title: Correspondence to Congressman Jack Brooks from J.R. Farst, August 11, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-011144
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1972-08-11, 1972-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter to Congressman Jack Brooks from J.R. Farst, expressing support of efforts to control computer costs.

Title: Correspondence to Congressman Jack Brooks from Keith W. Uncapher, May 11, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-011145
Creator: American federation of information processing societies
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1972-05-11, 1972-05-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter to Congressman Jack Brooks from Keith W. Uncapher, President of the American Federation of Information Processing Societies. Mr. Uncapher regrets that he cannot speak in front of the House Government Activities Subcommittee, but will be sending Bruce Gilchrist, the Executive Director of the American Federation of Information Processing Societies, Inc. to speak in his place.

Title: Datamation Magazine article and corresponding letter, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-016618
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1968, 1968, 1968-07-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Datamation Magazine article, titled "The Role of the Federal Government in the Computer Compatibility Effort." The article states the necessity of computers "to make an efficient, effective, and responsive government possible for a nation of more than 200 million people." The corresponding letter is from Datamation Magazine editor Robert B. Forest to Ernest Baynard requesting an article to be written by Jack Brooks about standardization.

Title: Draft of form letter announcing a short film titled "Space Show," created by Jack Brooks in cooperation with the U.S. Navy about the Mercury space project, [1959]
Identifier: camh-dob-001379
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Exploration of outer space
Dates: 1959
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An annotated draft of a letter distributed to schools announcing the availability of the film for use.

Title: Draft of letter from Congressman Jack Brooks thanking constituents for Iran-Contra controversy support, August 3, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014542
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-08-03, 1987-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A draft of a letter from Congressman Jack Brooks thanking constituents for sharing their thoughts with him during the Iran-Contra hearings.

Title: Draft of letter sent from Congressman Jack Brooks to supporters, August 8, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014458
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-08-05, 1987-08-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A brief form letter from Congressman Jack Brooks thanking constituents for support. The draft leaves space for sender to enter constituent addresses and names.

Title: Eligible Areas in Texas, attachment to Albert Rains letter, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001082
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Attachment to Rains letter detailing Texas counties that would benefit from the proposed legislation. Handdrawn marks drawn next to counties in Brooks's district.

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: 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.

Title: Form letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, undated [1970]
Identifier: camh-dob-001776
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A standard letter sent by Jack Brooks to constituents who wrote to his office to express their disapproval with the expansion of the Vietnam War into other regions of Southeast Asia including Cambodia.

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