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Title: Draft of introductory remarks delivered by Jack Brooks for Dolph Briscoe at the Texas AFL-CIO COPE convention, March 3, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-001374
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1972-03-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: During Dolph Briscoe's campaign for Governor of Texas, Jack Brooks introduced him at the Texas AFL-CIO convention. The speech is annotated by Brooks.

Title: Handwritten notes, [February 1968]
Identifier: camh-dob-002380
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1968-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes discussing individuals important to Dolph Briscoe's campaign for Governor of Texas during the 1968 primary. Briscoe lost in 1968, but ran again in 1972 and was elected Governor.

Title: Note form Jack Brooks, June 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001412
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1976-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A typed note from Jack Brooks describing phone conversations with various Democratic party members, including Frank Moore and Dolph Briscoe, regarding Jimmy Carter working with Briscoe to help him with his presidential campaign in Texas.

Title: Photograph of Dolph Briscoe, Texas Governor
Identifier: e_uttsp_01455
Creator: Blankenmeister, Paul, Daily Texan
Dates: 1976-08-04
Resource: UT Texas Student Publications photographs
Description: Photograph of Texas Governor, Dolph Briscoe, speaking during a press conference at the capitol in Austin, 1976/08/04

Title: Photograph of Dolph Briscoe, Texas Governor
Identifier: e_uttsp_01456
Creator: Blankenmeister, Paul, Daily Texan
Dates: 1976-08-04
Resource: UT Texas Student Publications photographs
Description: Photograph of Texas Governor, Dolph Briscoe, speaking during a press conference at the capitol in Austin, 1976/08/04

Title: Photograph of Dolph Briscoe, Texas Governor
Identifier: e_uttsp_01457
Creator: Blankenmeister, Paul, Daily Texan
Dates: 1976-08-04
Resource: UT Texas Student Publications photographs
Description: Photograph of Texas Governor, Dolph Briscoe, speaking during a press conference at the capitol in Austin, 1976/08/04

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Dolph Briscoe, December 17, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001257
Dates: 1977-12-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks with Governor Dolph Briscoe at Lamar University. Brooks attended Lamar when it was a college and worked to have it promoted to a four-year university.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Dolph Briscoe, October 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001197
Topic: Political Campaigns
Dates: 1974-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks campaigning in Texas with his friend Governor Dolph Briscoe.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Janey Briscoe, June 3, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002523
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1972-06-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks with his wife Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Janey Briscoe on election night in Austin. Briscoe won a primary race against Frances "Sissy" Farenthold and went on to win the general election for Governor of Texas.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, Janey Briscoe, and Jimmy Carter, July 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002524
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Political conventions
Dates: 1972-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with his wife Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, Janey Briscoe, and Governor Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Russell Long, December 5, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001256
Dates: 1977-12-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with Governor Dolph Briscoe and Senator Russell Long. Senator Long was the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, but it is not clear what this meeting was about.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Governor's conference on handicapped individuals, Galveston, Texas, Saturday, September 23, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-001550
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, People with disabilities
Dates: 1978-09-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's speech, with handwritten edits, at Governor Dolph Briscoe's Conference on Handicapped Individuals. The conference followed Briscoe's issuance of Executive Order No. 38, which created the Committee on Problems of the Handicapped. In his speech, Brooks highlights legislation in recent years that provide services and legal protections for handicapped individuals, including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. He describes additional amendments and bills to support handicapped individuals and promises to continue supporting such legislation.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Lamar University, Beaumont, Commencement Exercises, Beaumont, Texas, May 20, 1995
Identifier: camh-dob-000989
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1995-05-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's commencement speech at Lamar University discussing the highlights of his career, including working with Dolph Briscoe to make Lamar a four-year college, and working with Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson in Congress.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, luncheon for Dolph Briscoe, Galveston, Texas, May 19, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002425
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1972-05-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech delivered by Jack Brooks on the campaign trail for Dolph Briscoe.

Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks to Dolph Briscoe, January 15, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001376
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Briscoe, Dolph
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1973-01-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a telegram sent by Jack Brooks congratulating Dolph Briscoe on his election as Governor of Texas.

Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks to Dolph Briscoe, Jr., June 28, 1957
Identifier: camh-dob-001126
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Briscoe, Dolph
Topic: Loans, Cattle
Dates: 1957-06-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram from Jack Brooks alerting Dolph Briscoe of a $5 million loan to the Agricultural Bank of Mexico to be used for dairy or beef cattle. Brooks tells Briscoe "polish up your Spanish."