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Title: Amendment to H.R. 6219, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002395
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Elections
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks enclosed the proposed amendment with a letter he wrote to Peter Rodino. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.

Title: House approves legislation to combat hate crimes
Identifier: camh-dob-000999
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release detailing Jack Brooks's proposed bill, H.R. 1152, which would direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to adopt sentencing guidelines to increase, by three offense levels, the sentence imposed on those convicted of hate crimes.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, April 1, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002225
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-04-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter sent by Jack Brooks in reply to a letter from a constituent, Leroy Bell, explaining his views on voting rights. The same letter was sent to several constituents.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, April 2, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002215
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-04-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter sent by Jack Brooks in reply to a letter from a constituent (the same letter was sent to several constituents) explaining his views on voting rights.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, April 26, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002223
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-04-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks in response to constituent Rodney Tizeno regarding the Voting Rights Act, the Taft-Hartley law, and Medicare.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, April 29, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002266
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1965-04-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a letter sent in reply by Jack Brooks to a constituent, Margie Cole, who wrote to him asking about employment protections in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, December 10, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001689
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Crime
Dates: 1959-12-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Response letter from Jack Brooks to his constituent, Foster Provo about his son's arrest, December 10, 1959

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, July 16, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001829
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-07-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written in response by Jack Brooks to constituent mail from Lela Millstead, a business owner who wrote to him to express her disapproval for the Civil Rights Act and its public accomodation provision.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, June 10, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001721
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-06-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a reply sent by Jack Brooks in response to a constituent letter expressing concern over the Poor People's March in Washington, D.C. Parts of the letter use language Brooks's office included in other letters responding to constituents not in favor of the march.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, June 15, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002213
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-06-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter sent by Jack Brooks in reply to a letter from a constituent explaining his position on the Voting Rights bill and the removal of the poll tax.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, March 10, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001822
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-03-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written in response by Jack Brooks to constituent mail from A.J. Holmes asking him to oppose the Civil Rights Act.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, May 19, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001583
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Protest movements
Dates: 1969-05-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a response from Jack Brooks to a constituent letter regarding campus protests. Same letter sent to two constituents.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, May 29, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001723
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-05-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a reply sent by Jack Brooks in response to a constituent letter expressing concern over damage caused to public land by the Poor People's Campaign's march on Washington. The letter uses some language Brooks's office included in other letters responding to constituents not in favor of the march.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a reporter, October 22, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001764
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, School integration
Dates: 1970-10-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter written in response by Jack Brooks to a query from Grace Foote of the Port Arthur News. Brooks responds to Foote's questions regarding the investigation of Justice William O. Douglas and school integration.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, April 20, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001826
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-04-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written in reply by Jack Brooks to constituent mail from three young children, Reba, Tommy, and Jimmy Davis. Brooks explains his support for the Civil Rights Act.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, July 9, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001725
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Protest movements
Dates: 1968-07-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a reply sent by Jack Brooks in response to a telegram from a constituent, Mrs. C. Morton, urging him to support the Poor People's Campaign. A similar letter was sent to another constituent, Mrs. Bruce Scott, expressing similar views.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, June 5, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001778
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Protest movements
Dates: 1970-06-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter written in response to a letter sent by Elton and Helen Eubanks of Port Arthur, TX to President Richard Nixon and Jack Brooks. Brooks expresses his support for the first amendment right to free expression though he is dismayed by the violence that occurred at protests. This letter is a standard response sent by Brooks to constituents regarding this issue.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Emanuel Celler, February 22, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001600
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Supreme Court
Dates: 1961-02-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks writes to Representative Emanuel Celler regarding misinformation on recent Supreme Court decisions concerning civil liberties. He suggests that the Judiciary Committee staff create a memorandum outlining the various decisions in order to aide Congressmen in replying to constituent letters about the subject. He then lays out the various decisions he is referencing.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Frances "Sissy" Farenthold, May 3, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001719
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Farenthold, Frances (Frances Tarlton), 1926-
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1968-05-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of letter sent in reply by Jack Brooks to Frances "Sissy" Farenthold regarding his vote on the 1968 Civil Rights Act. Sissy Farenthold ran for Governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974 losing to Dolph Briscoe both times.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Peter Rodino, April 28, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001166
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1975-04-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks requests support from Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino in regards to a proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act extension. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.

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