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Title: Appointment book page, January 1, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-002361
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1953-01-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A page from Jack Brooks's appointment book marking his arrival in Washington, D.C. as a newly-elected Congressman.

Title: Appointment book page, January 2, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-002362
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1953-01-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A page from Jack Brooks's appointment book showing his first meeting with the Texas Congressional delegation as a newly-elected Congressman.

Title: Appointment book page, January 3, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-002363
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1953-01-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A page from Jack Brooks's appointment book showing his swearing in ceremony as a newly-elected Congressman.

Title: Clocks in the White House Collection Acquired Prior to 1961, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001531
Topic: Clocks and watches--Collectors and collecting
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Attached to a letter from the Office of the Curator of the White House to Jack Brooks [camh-dob-001530]. The packet contains information on the make, model, and history of the clocks in the White House. Brooks had requested the list on behalf of Mr. A.E. Huson, Treasurer of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (NAWCC), of which Brooks was also a member.

Title: Handwritten note from Barbara Jordan to Jack Brooks, May 31, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002417
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-05-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A note from Congresswoman Barbara Jordan granting Jack Brooks her proxy on all votes before the Judiciary Committee on May 31, 1974.

Title: Handwritten notes by Congressman Jack Brooks for his letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, undated [approximately September 1955]
Identifier: camh-dob-001677
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1955-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes attached to Brooks's September 10, 1955 typed letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. The notes are an outline for the final draft of the letter and indicate Johnson is in Austin, Texas. At the time, Johnson was recovering from a heart attack.

Title: Invitation from Albert Thomas to Jack Brooks, December 1, 1958
Identifier: camh-dob-001074
Creator: Thomas, Albert, 1898-1966
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1958-12-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note from Rep. Albert Thomas inviting Jack Brooks to a dinner at his home to meet, along with the rest of the Texas delegation, new Texas congressman Bob Casey and his wife.

Title: Letter from Bryce Harlow to Jack Brooks, December 26, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001137
Creator: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Parties
Dates: 1969-12-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Bryce Harlow, special assistant to President Richard Nixon, acknowledging Jack Brooks's letter. Harlow says he will be pleased to convey Brooks's appreciation for Charlotte and Jeb's visit to the White House. He says, "I am sure Santa Claus will be pleased to know that one small boy was overwhelmed. I know the President will be pleased."

Title: Letter from Charles Rangel to Jack Brooks, November 9, 1994
Identifier: camh-dob-002438
Creator: Rangel, Charles B.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1994-11-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman Charles Rangel to Jack Brooks expressing his condolences over Brooks's electoral loss. The letter is typed with a handwritten note at the bottom.

Title: Letter from Charles Robb to Jack Brooks, November 10, 1994
Identifier: camh-dob-002437
Creator: Robb, Charles S.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1994-11-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Senator Charles Robb of Virginia to Jack Brooks expressing his condolences over Brooks's electoral defeat. Robb, the former Governor of Virginia, is the husband of Lynda Bird Johnson, the daughter of President B. Lyndon Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.

Title: Letter from Elmer Staats to Jack Brooks, December 2, 1994
Identifier: camh-dob-002442
Creator: Staats, Elmer B., 1914-2011
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1994-12-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Elmer Staats, former Comptroller General of the United States, expressing his condolences over Jack Brooks's electoral defeat and highlighting the work they accomplished together.

Title: Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders to Jack Brooks, March 17, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002268
Creator: Sanders, Barefoot, 1925-2008
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1965-03-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Harold "Barefoot" Sanders, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, to Jack Brooks attached to a copy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Bryce Harlow, December 24, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001136
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Topic: Parties
Dates: 1969-12-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a handwritten letter from Brooks asking Harlow to tell President Nixon that his Christmas party was very nice. Although Brooks was unable to attend, Charlotte Brooks took Jeb, age two, who had a "wonderful visit with Santa Claus."

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Lyndon B. Johnson, May 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-002243
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1969-05-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the safety of Johnson's Bell helicopter.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Lyndon B. Johnson, September 10, 1955
Identifier: camh-dob-001007
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1955-09-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten letter from Jack Brooks to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson wishing him a healthy recovery in reference to the heart attack Johnson suffered in July 1955. Brooks expresses gratitude for Johnson's role in passing Brooks's McGee Bend Dam legislation through the Senate, and expresses his belief that Johnson will do great things once he has physically recovered.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to William L. Dawson, November 6, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001080
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1962-11-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to Congressman William L. Dawson wishing him well during a hospital stay.

Title: Letter from John S. Monaghan to Jack Brooks, May 6, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001300
Creator: Monaghan, John S.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Clocks and watches--Collectors and collecting
Dates: 1964-05-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Connecticut Congressman John S. Monaghan infroming Jack Brooks of an antique clock available for purchase from the Mattatuck Historical Society in Waterbury, Connecticut. Brooks collected and repaired clocks as a hobby.

Title: Letter from John S. Monaghan to Jack Brooks, September 9, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001302
Creator: Monaghan, John S.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Clocks and watches--Collectors and collecting
Dates: 1964-09-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congressman John S. Monaghan providing a description and photograph of an antique clock available for purchase in Connecticut.

Title: Letter from Lady Bird Johnson to Jack Brooks, July 3, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-002164
Creator: Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Trees, Friendship
Dates: 1968-07-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: First Lady Lady Bird Johnson thanks Jack Brooks for sending her magnolia trees.

Title: Letter from Larry L. King to Jack Brooks, November 9, 1994
Identifier: camh-dob-002440
Creator: King, Larry L.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1994-11-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Larry L. King, playwright and former congressional staffer to J.T. Rutherford and Jim Wright, expressing his condolences for Jack Brooks's electoral defeat.

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