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Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001611
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, W.H. Coffey, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He criticizes Sam Rayburn's proposals regarding labor legislation.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 24, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001507
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1962-08-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Robert Patten to Jack Brooks regarding his subcommittee's investigations of government spending. Patten mentions a conversation between Sam Rayburn and Jack Brooks.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 21, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001342
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1961-11-21
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Bill Bradley, a constituent from Orange, TX, who is concerned that Rep. John McCormack will succeed Sam Rayburn as Speaker of the House and put his religious preferences ahead of his governmental duty.

Title: Letter from George Mahon to Jack Brooks, November 15, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001340
Creator: Mahon, George Herman, 1900-1985
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1961-11-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman George Mahon to Jack Brooks clearing up Mahon's comments quoted in a Robert Allen column regarding Sam Rayburn and his potential successor. Rayburn died November 16, 1961.

Title: Letter from Ralph Yarborough to Jack Brooks, May 16, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-002394
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, National parks and reserves -- Management
Dates: 1977-05-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from former Senator Ralph Yarborough thanking Jack Brooks for sponsoring a bill to designate a unit of the Big Thicket National Preserve as the Ralph Yarborough Unit.

Title: Letter from Sam Rayburn to Jack Brooks, December 3, 1955
Identifier: camh-dob-001576
Creator: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1955-12-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Sam Rayburn regarding membership in the House Democratic Caucus.

Title: Letter from Sam Rayburn to Jack Brooks, October 26, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001578
Creator: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Republican party (U.S. : 1854-), United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1956-10-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Sam Rayburn informing Brooks that he received complaints from Republican members of his Government Operations subcommittee.

Title: Telegram from Sam Rayburn to Jack Brooks November 4, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001782
Creator: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Elections
Dates: 1954-11-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram sent by Speaker Sam Rayburn congratulating Jack Brooks on his re-election to the House.