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Title: Advance notice form for construction companies to prepare bid proposals for the Sabine-Neches waterway project, February 19, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001458
Topic: Intracoastal waterways
Dates: 1960-02-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The form outlines the scope and estimated cost of the Sabine-Neches waterway project.

Title: Annotated map from Army Corp of Engineers depicting the improvements needed for the Sabine Neches waterway, circa 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001455
Topic: United States--Sabine-Neches Waterway, Intracoastal waterways
Dates: 1953
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The map, originally printed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1938, depicts the Sabine-Neches waterway and the surrounding area. The locations of proposed improvements to the waterway are marked in red pencil.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to the Chairman of the Waterways Committee of the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, March 23, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001457
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Dams
Dates: 1960-03-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks writes to Munger T. Ball, Chairman of the Waterways Committee of the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, telling him that he will have the opportunity to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works on the McGee Bend Dam. He mentions that written statements regarding the other projects important to the district, including the Sabine-Neches waterway, should be prepared and submitted, but that in the interest of time, the oral arguments should be saved for discussing the McGee Bend Dam only.

Title: Major industries, waterways & highways, Port Arthur, Beaumont, Orange, & Lake Charles areas, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001463
Topic: Intracoastal waterways, Industries
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A detailed map depicting the various industries in the area and the locations of these industries in relation to waterways and roads. Port Arthur, Beaumont, and Orange were fledgling industrial centers in Jack Brooks's district. Brooks played an integral role working with his constituents to appropriate federal funding for projects that would benefit industry, including the Sabine-Neches waterway and the McGee Bend Dam.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, September 10, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-002488
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1960-09-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks campaigning for the Kennedy/Johnson ticket in his district.