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Title: Correspondence between Bernard Rapoport and Clarence Ayres
Identifier: e_rap_0229
Creator: Rapoport, Bernard, 1917-2012, Ayres, Clarence Edwin, 1891-1972
Dates: 1951-03-20
Resource: Clarence Edwin Ayres papers
Description: Correspondence between Clarence Ayres and Bernard Rapoport regarding the Texas state legislature's accusations that Ayres was a Communist, dated March 1951

Title: Draft of letter to Bernard Rapoport from Geoff Rips, Lou Dubose, and Michael King
Identifier: e_rap_0938
Creator: Rips, Geoff, Dubose, Lou., King, Michael
Topic: Press
Dates: 1997-03-24
Resource: Molly Ivins papers
Description: Draft of a letter to Bernard Rapoport from Geoff Rips, Lou Dubose, and Michael King regarding Rapoport's decision to end his financial support of the Texas Observer, dated March 24, 1997

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: Letter from a Texas legislator to Jack Brooks, February 8, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001401
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1965-02-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Gus F. Mustcher, a Texas State Representative who presided over the committee in charge of redistricting, writes a letter encouraging Jack Brooks to share any suggestions or concerns he has about the 1965 congressional redistricting.

Title: Letter from a Texas state legislator, June 16, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001067
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Elections
Dates: 1960-06-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Texas state legislator John Allen regarding proposed redistricting in H.R. 73.

Title: Letter from Allan Shivers to Jack Brooks, February 7, 1955
Identifier: camh-dob-001008
Creator: Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1955-02-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten letter from Governor Allan Shivers in response to a telegram from Congressman Brooks. Shivers thanks Brooks and hopes he will benefit from Brooks's advice, friendship, and prayers over the next two years.

Title: Letter from Ann Richards to Frances "Sissy" Farenthold
Identifier: e_rap_0116
Creator: Richards, Ann, 1933-2006
Topic: Politics and government, History
Dates: 1972-01-20
Resource: Creekmore Fath papers
Description: Letter from Ann Richards encouraging Frances "Sissy" Farenthold to enter the Attorney General race, dated January 20, 1972

Title: Letter from Ben Ramsey to Jack Brooks, October 4, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002271
Creator: Ramsey, Benjamin Turner
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Elections
Dates: 1965-10-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Ben Ramsey, Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission, requesting a copy of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and lamenting that Jack Brooks is no longer his congressman.

Title: Letter from Bernard Rapoport with op-ed article to the Daily Texan
Identifier: e_rap_0845
Creator: Rapoport, Bernard, 1917-2012
Dates: 1995-11-30
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter to the editor of the Daily Texan by Bernard Rapoport, dated November 30, 1995, with his op-ed denying charges that William Cunningham has a conflict of interest as a board member of Freeport-McMoRan.

Title: Letter from Cactus Pryor to John Henry Faulk
Identifier: e_rap_0453
Creator: Pryor, Cactus
Dates: 1958
Resource: John Henry Faulk papers
Description: Letter from Cactus Pryor discussing his attempt to help John Henry Faulk find work, circa 1958

Title: Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, April 2, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001377
Creator: Briscoe, Dolph
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Thank-you notes
Dates: 1973-04-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe thanks Jack Brooks for helping him with congressional issues, describing Brooks's finesse in getting Briscoe past "sticky" situations.

Title: Letter from Fagan Dickson to Bernard Rapoport with enclosures
Identifier: e_rap_0995
Creator: Dickson, Fagan, Lee, Nell, United States. District Court. Western District of Texas
Dates: 1974-05-28
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from Fagan Dickson to Bernard Rapoport with enclosed Austin American-Statesman article and copy of court opinion on Fagan Dickson vs. Richard Nixon and Elmer Staats, May 1974

Title: Letter from Fagan Dickson to J.R. Parten, Walter Hall, Bernard Rapoport, and W.V. Ballew, Jr.
Identifier: e_rap_0478
Creator: Dickson, Fagan
Topic: Politics and government
Dates: 1971-12-13
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from Fagan Dickson to J.R. Parten, Walter Hall, Bernard Rapoport, and W.V. Ballew, Jr., regarding Ralph Yarborough's status among Texas liberals and his chances of winning the 1972 governor's race, dated December 13, 1971

Title: Letter from Fred Schmidt to Bernard Rapoport
Identifier: e_rap_0268
Creator: Schmidt, Fred H.
Dates: 1955-07-20
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from Fred Schmidt to Bernard Rapoport stating that he started a new job as the Executive Secretary of the Texas State CIO Council, dated July 20, 1955

Title: Letter from Governor Allan Shivers to Jack Brooks, September 17, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001063
Creator: Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Records and Correspondence
Dates: 1956-09-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Allan Shivers thanks Jack Brooks for his note and for sending a copy of the Agriculture Yearbook.

Title: Letter from John Connally to Jack Brooks, August 7, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001364
Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Thank-you notes, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1962-08-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from John Connally thanking Jack Brooks for sending along the statement of support and for all of his work helping get Democrats elected.

Title: Letter from John Henry Faulk to Bernard Rapoport
Identifier: e_rap_0332
Creator: Faulk, John Henry
Dates: 1970-01-01
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from John Henry Faulk to Bernard Rapoport regarding the importance of their friendship, dated January 1, 1970

Title: Letter from Lou Dubose to Bernard Rapoport
Identifier: e_rap_0939
Creator: Dubose, Lou.
Topic: Press
Dates: 1997-06-06
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from Lou Dubose thanking Bernard Rapoport for his offer to match $20,000 in funds for the Texas Observer, dated June 6, 1997

Title: Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, May 5, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-002244
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1969-05-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by President Lyndon B. Johnson in response to a letter from Jack Brooks expressing concern about the safety of Johnson's Bell helicopter.

Title: Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson's executive secretary to Jack Brooks, February 12, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001073
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1960-02-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Larry Blackmon, executive secretary of Lyndon B. Johnson for President, inviting Brooks to share insights and advice.

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