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Photograph of Jack Brooks and Allan Shivers, 1981
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002535
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Dates
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1981
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Color photograph of Jack Brooks shaking hands with former Governor of Texas Allan Shivers at an event at Brooks's alma mater, Lamar University.
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Title
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Program, Unveiling of the statue of U.S. Congressman Jack Brooks, August 14, 1989, Lamar University, Beaumont
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001657
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Dates
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1989-08-14
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A program for the unveiling of a statue of Jack Brooks at Lamar University. It includes a brief biography of Jack Brooks. Brooks attended Lamar when it was a Junior College and worked to make Lamar a four-year university when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. After one failed attempt, he succeeded and Lamar became a four-year state college on June 14, 1949.
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Pi Sigma Alpha, Lamar University, April 28, 1980
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002353
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States. Congress. House
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Dates
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1980-04-28
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Typed copy of a speech delivered by Jack Brooks at Lamar University. Brooks discusses his own history with the school (he was a student and introduced a bill to make it a four year university while he served in the Texas State Legislature) as well as his work as a congressman.
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Title
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, statue unveiling, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Monday, August 14, 1989
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001656
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Dates
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1989-08-14
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks's speech with handwritten notes expressing his gratitude to his alma mater, Lamar University, for erecting a statue in his honor.